Carey Scurry

{{Short description|American basketball player}}

{{Use American English|date=December 2016}}

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{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Carey Scurry

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 188

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|12|04}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

| high_school = Alexander Hamilton
(Elmsford, New York)

| college =

• {{nowrap|NE Oklahoma A&M (1981–1982)}}
• LIU Brooklyn (1982–1985)

| draft_year = 1985

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 37

| draft_team = Utah Jazz

| career_start = 1985

| career_end = 1997

| career_number = 22, 20

| career_position = Small forward

| years1 = {{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}}

| team1 = Utah Jazz

| years2 = {{nbay|1987|end}}

| team2 = New York Knicks

| years3 = 1988–1989

| team3 = Olympiacos

| years4 = 1989–1990

| team4 = Rapid City Thrillers

| years5 = 1990

| team5 = Granollers

| years6 = 1992

| team6 = GEPU San Luis

| years7 = 1992–1993

| team7 = ASA Sceaux

| years8 = 1993

| team8 = Damme BAC

| years9 = 1995

| team9 = UDE Temuco

| years10 = 1996

| team10 = Ferro Carril Oeste

| years11 = 1996–1997

| team11 = Colo-Colo

| highlights =

• 2× NEC Player of the Year (1984, 1985)

}}

Carey Scurry (born December 4, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player. A {{height|ft=6|in=7}} forward from Long Island University, Scurry played three seasons (from 1985 to 1988) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Utah Jazz and New York Knicks. He averaged 4.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game over the course of his NBA career.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/scurrca01.html|title=Carey Scurry Stats - Basketball-Reference.com|work=basketball-reference.com|access-date=December 28, 2016}} Scurry also played in Greece, Spain, and Brazil.

In January 2006, Scurry was named to the Northeast Conference 25th Anniversary Men's Basketball Team.[http://www.northeastconference.org/News/nec25/2006/1/5/mbb-25thanniversaryteam.asp?path=nec25&printable=1 northeastconference.org, January 5, 2006] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070804191115/http://www.northeastconference.org/News/nec25/2006/1/5/mbb-25thanniversaryteam.asp?path=nec25&printable=1 |date=August 4, 2007 }}

Carey is the older brother of Moses Scurry, who played on the 1990 UNLV team that won the NCAA championship.

Brazilian coach Helio Rubens Garcia ranked Scurry as the third-most talented player whom he ever coached.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/bau-do-esporte/noticia/2013/04/top-5-helio-rubens-faz-dream-team-dos-seus-melhores-comandados.html|title=Top 5: Hélio Rubens faz 'dream team' dos seus melhores comandados|work=globo.com|access-date=December 28, 2016}}