DeWayne Scales

{{short description|American basketball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = DeWayne Scales

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 208

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|12|28}}

| birth_place = Dallas, Texas

| nationality = American

| high_school = David W. Carter (Dallas, Texas)

| college = LSU (1977–1980)

| draft_year = 1980

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 36

| draft_team = New York Knicks

| career_start = 1980

| career_end = 1986

| career_number = 31, 32

| career_position = Power forward

| years1 = {{nbay|1980|start}}–{{nbay|1981|end}}

| team1 = New York Knicks

| years2 = 1982

| team2 = Ohio Mixers

| years3 = 1983–1984

| team3 = Detroit Spirits

| years4 = {{nbay|1983|end}}

| team4 = Washington Bullets

| years5 = 1984–1986

| team5 = Evansville Thunder

| highlights =

• SEC tournament MVP (1980)

}}

DeWayne Jay Scales (born December 28, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'8" forward from Louisiana State University, Scales played in the NBA from 1980 to 1984 as a member of the New York Knicks and Washington Bullets. Scales averaged 4.6 points per game in his NBA career.{{cite basketball-reference |id=s/scalede01 |name=DeWayne Scales |accessdate=August 31, 2007}}