Devon Scott (basketball)

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Devon Scott

| image =

| caption =

| position = Power forward / center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 225

| league = The League

| team = Bishrelt Metal

| number = 22

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|4|7}}

| birth_place = Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

| high_school = Northland (Columbus, Ohio)

| college =

Dayton (2012–2015)
Philander Smith (2015–2016)

| draft_year = 2016

| career_start = 2016

| years1 = 2016–2017

| team1 = Wellington Basketball Club

| years2 = 2017–2018

| team2 = CEB Puerto Montt

| years3 = 2018

| team3 = Super City Rangers

| years4 = 2018

| team4 = Ohio Bootleggers

| years5 = 2018–2019

| team5 = Club Deportivo Hispano Americano

| years6 = 2019–2020

| team6 = Minas Tênis Clube

| years7 = 2020

| team7 = Hapoel Eilat

| years8 = 2020–2021

| team8 = Ironi Nahariya

| years9 = 2021

| team9 = Incheon Electroland Elephants

| years10 = 2021–2022

| team10 = Basket Torino

| years11 = 2022

| team11 = Indios de San Francisco de Macorís

| years12 = 2022

| team12 = Fuerza Regia de Monterrey

| years13 = 2022

| team13 = San Miguel Beermen

| years14 = 2023

| team14 = Daegu KOGAS Pegasus

| years15 = 2024

| team15 = Flamengo

| years16 = 2024–present

| team16 = Bishrelt Metal

| highlights =

All-NBB Team (2020)

}}

Devon Henry Scott (born April 7, 1994){{Cite web|url=https://daytonflyers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/devon--scott/13|title=Devon Scott - Men's Basketball|website=University of Dayton Athletics}} is an American basketball player for Bishrelt Metal of The League. He is a 6 ft 9 in (206 m), 215 lb (98 kg) forward/center.{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Devon-Scott/Summary/27991|title=Devon Scott Player Profile, Dayton, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards - RealGM|website=basketball.realgm.com}}

Basketball career

In the Amateur Athletic Union, Scott played for the 17U All-Ohio Red team that won the 2011 AAU national championship. In 2014-15 he averaged 9.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/61785/devon-scott|title=Devon Scott Stats, News, Bio|website=ESPN}}

Scott attended Northland High School ('12) in Columbus.{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Devon-Scott/Israel/Ironi-Nahariya/258894|title=Devon Scott Basketball Player Profile, Ironi Nahariya, News, Winner League, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards|website=Eurobasket LLC}} As a junior, he averaged 11.5 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 2.3 blocked shots per game. As a senior, he averaged 17.2 points per game, and was named Division I Second Team All-Ohio and First Team All-District.

File:Devon Scott - Boca vs Flamengo BCLA - 2024-02-10.jpg]]

He attended the University of Dayton ('15), playing on its basketball team, the Dayton Flyers. In 2014-15 Scott averaged 9.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, and had a .636 field goal percentage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/devon-scott-1.html|title=Devon Scott College Stats|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}} In August 2015, Scott was sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years probation after pleading guilty to several burglaries.{{cite news |title=Former Northland, Dayton player Devon Scott sentenced |url=https://www.dispatch.com/article/20150806/opinion/308069857 |access-date=November 29, 2020 |work=The Columbus Dispatch |date=August 6, 2015}} He then attended and played basketball for Philander Smith College ('16).{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/news/639478/Devon-Scott-signs-at-Nahariya|title=Devon Scott signs at Nahariya|website=www.eurobasket.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.philanderathletics.com/roster/19/1/560|title=Devon Scott 2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster | Philander Smith College Athletics|website=www.philanderathletics.com}}

Scott began his professional career with the Wellington Basketball Club of the Canadian Basketball League.{{cite web |title=Wellington Basketball Club Names Jackson Head Coach |url=https://www.guelphbasketball.com/canadian-basketball-league/wellington-basketball-club-names-jackson-head-coach/ |website=Guelph Youth Basketball Association |access-date=November 29, 2020}} On October 4, 2018, he signed with the Club Deportivo Hispano Americano of the Liga Nacional de Básquet{{cite web |url=https://basquetplus.com/articulo/devon-scott-estoy-preparado-para-trabajar-y-estar-la-altura-de-la-liga |title= Devon Scott: "Estoy preparado para trabajar y estar a la altura de la Liga" |accessdate=November 28, 2020 |date= October 13, 2018 |website= Basquetplus|language=es}} Scott averaged 15.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.{{cite web |url=https://basquetplus.com/articulo/hispano-encontr%C3%B3-al-reemplazante-de-carter-se-suma-devon-scott |title= Hispano encontró al reemplazante de Carter: se suma Devon Scott |accessdate=November 28, 2020 |date=October 3, 2018 |website= Basquetplus|language=es}} During the 2019–20 season, he played with Minas Tênis Clube of the Novo Basquete Brasil, and in 26 games averaged 14.3 points per game.{{cite web |url=https://canchalatina.com/2019/07/30/tyrone-curnell-y-devon-scott-nuevas-confirmaciones-para-minas/ |title= Tyrone Curnell y Devon Scott nuevas incorporaciones de Minas |accessdate=November 28, 2020 |last= Mérida |first= Daniel |website= Canchalatina|date= 30 July 2019 |language=es}}

On May 20, 2020, Scott signed with Hapoel Eilat. On August 7, 2020, he signed with Ironi Nahariya of the Israel Basketball Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://basket.co.il/player.asp?PlayerId=12408&lang=en|title=ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | Israel Basketball | 2019-20 Season | Hapoel Eilat | Devon Scott|website=basket.co.il}} In 2020-21 he was second in the Israel Basketball Premier League in two-point field goal percentage (72.3 per cent).{{cite web | url=http://old.scouting4u.com/35,3,0,0/israel-basketball-leaders | title=Israel basketball stats, results, box score, scout report and video online | Scouting4U }}

In October 2022, he signed with the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to replace Diamond Stone as the team's import for the 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup.{{cite web|url=https://pba.ph/news/beermen-tap-scott-to-replace-stone|title=Beermen tap Scott to replace Stone|website=pba.ph|date=October 17, 2022|accessdate=October 17, 2022}}

He signed with Bishrelt Metal team of The League (Mongolia) in 2024. But after altercation with opposing player in the first game of the Finals on April 21, 2025, The Mongolian Basketball Association suspended him from playing until the end of 2025.{{cite web|url=https://ikon.mn/n/3e16|title=Дэвон Скотт ₮2 саяар торгуулж, ирэх оны нэгдүгээр сарын 1-нийг дуустал МСБХ-ны үйл ажиллагаанд оролцох эрхгүй болов|website=ikon.mn|date=April 22, 2025|accessdate=April 22, 2025}}