Scott Machado

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Scott Machado

| image = Scott Machado cropped.jpg

| caption = Machado with the Cairns Taipans in 2019

| position = Point guard

| height_cm = 185

| weight_kg = 93

| league = NBB

| team = Minas

| number = 3

| nationality = Brazilian / American

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1990|06|08}}

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

| high_school =

| college = Iona (2008–2012)

| draft_year = 2012

| career_start = 2012

| career_end =

| years1 = {{nbay|2012|full=y}}

| team1 = Houston Rockets

| years2 = 2012–2013

| team2 = →Rio Grande Valley Vipers

| years3 = 2013

| team3 = Santa Cruz Warriors

| years4 = {{nbay|2012|end}}

| team4 = Golden State Warriors

| years5 = 2013–2014

| team5 = →Santa Cruz Warriors

| years6 = 2014

| team6 = Idaho Stampede

| years7 = 2014

| team7 = ASVEL Basket

| years8 = 2014–2015

| team8 = BC Kalev/Cramo

| years9 = 2015–2016

| team9 = EWE Baskets Oldenburg

| years10 = 2016

| team10 = Rasta Vechta

| years11 = 2016–2017

| team11 = ICL Manresa

| years12 = 2017–2019

| team12 = South Bay Lakers

| years13 = {{nbay|2018|end}}

| team13 = Los Angeles Lakers

| years14 = 2019–2022

| team14 = Cairns Taipans

| years15 = 2021

| team15 = Mandurah Magic

| years16 = 2022

| team16 = Hapoel Eilat

| years17 = 2022–2023

| team17 = Avtodor Saratov

| years18 = 2023–2024

| team18 = Flamengo

| years19 = 2024–present

| team19 = Minas

| highlights =

NBL Fans MVP (2020)
All-NBL First Team (2020)
NBA D-League All-Rookie First Team (2013)
All-NBL1 West First Team (2021)
NBL1 West Golden Hands (2021)
NCAA assists leader (2012)
Haggerty Award (2012)
MAAC Player of the Year (2012)
2× First-team All-MAAC (2011, 2012)
Second-team All-MAAC (2010)
MAAC Rookie of the Year (2009)
MAAC All-Rookie Team (2009)

}}

Michael Scott Machado (born June 8, 1990){{Cite web |url=http://turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid//ot//pid/6076690/season/2013/tid/0/tidstat/6004908/playerView.html |title=Michael Scott MACHADO {{!}} Season 2012/2013 |access-date=2014-09-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904122830/http://turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gameCent/p/leagueid//ot//pid/6076690/season/2013/tid/0/tidstat/6004908/playerView.html |archive-date=2014-09-04 |url-status=dead }} is an American-Brazilian professional basketball player for Minas Clube of Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). He played college basketball for the Iona Gaels and represents the Brazilian national team.

High school career

Machado played for three years at St. Mary's High School in Manhasset, New York, where he was teammates with future NBA player Danny Green. He transferred to Saint Benedict's Preparatory School for his senior year, where he played for Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley's son, Danny.{{cite web| title = #3 Scott Machado| work = ICGaels.com | url =http://www.icgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1567438 | access-date = February 24, 2012}}

College career

As a freshman at Iona, Machado led the Gaels in points scored (288, a 9.2 per game average), set a school record for assists by a freshman (150) and was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference rookie of the year. As a sophomore, he averaged 12.5 points and 3.9 assists, leading the Gaels to a 21-win season. He was selected second team All-Conference. As a junior, Machado broke out, averaging 13.2 points and 7.6 assists per game (second in the nation). He set a school record for assists in a season (281) and was named first team all-conference.

As a senior, Machado broke the school record for assists in the first game of the season and broke Siena's Ronald Moore's MAAC record in a February 18 game against Nevada.{{cite web| last=Singelais | first=Mark | title = Iona's Machado passes Siena's Moore on MAAC assist list| work = TimesUnion.com| date = February 21, 2012 | url =http://blog.timesunion.com/collegesports/ionas-machado-passes-sienas-moore-on-maac-assist-list/13246/| access-date = February 24, 2012}} After emerging as one of the top point guards in the country, he was named a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award{{cite web| title = 2012 Bob Cousy Award 20 Finalists Announced| work = SlamOnline.com| date = January 4, 2012 | url =http://www.slamonline.com/college-hs/college/2012-bob-cousy-award-20-finalists-announced/| access-date = February 24, 2012}} and the Wooden Award.{{cite web| title = John R. Wooden Award 2011-12 Midseason Top 25 Candidates Announced| work = WoodenAward.com| date = January 17, 2012 | url=http://www.woodenaward.com/?p=1136| access-date = February 24, 2012}}

Professional career

=2012–13 season=

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Machado joined the Houston Rockets for the 2012 NBA Summer League.{{cite news| title = Iona's Machado agrees to join Rockets for Summer League | work = NYPost.com | date = July 2, 2012 | url =https://nypost.com/2012/07/02/ionas-machado-agrees-to-join-rockets-for-summer-league/ | access-date = July 3, 2012 | first=Zach | last=Braziller}} In five games, he averaged 8.0 points, 5.6 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/summer-league/2012/players/sl_scott_machado/index.html|title=2012 Summer League Statistics – Scott Machado|work=NBA.com|access-date=July 18, 2012}} On September 7, 2012, he signed with the Rockets.[http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/rockets-sign-scott-machado Rockets Sign Scott Machado][https://www.espn.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/8350334/houston-rockets-sign-guard-scott-machado-ncaa-assists-leader-last-season Rockets sign Scott Machado]

On November 14, 2012, Machado was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League.[http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/houston_rockets_assign_machado_montejunas_to_rio_grande_valley_2012_11_14.html Machado, Motiejūnas assigned to D-League] On November 26, 2012, he was recalled by the Rockets.[http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=11531 Houston Rockets recall guard Scott Machado from D-League] Two days later, he made his NBA debut with the Rockets, recording two points and one assist in a 98–120 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.[http://www.nba.com/games/20121128/HOUOKC/gameinfo.html Notebook: Thunder 120, Rockets 98] On November 30, 2012, he was reassigned to the Vipers.[http://www.nba.com/dleague/riograndevalley/RocketsAssignment113012.html Rockets Assign Jones and Machado to Vipers] On December 22, 2012, he was recalled by the Rockets.[http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=11804 Rockets recall Scott Machado from D-League] On January 7, 2013, he was waived by the Rockets.[http://www.nba.com/rockets/rockets-sign-beverley Rockets Sign Beverley]

On January 29, 2013, Machado was acquired by the Vipers. On March 8, 2013, he was traded to the Santa Cruz Warriors in exchange for Chris Daniels and a second-round draft pick.[http://www.nba.com/dleague/santacruz/warriors_acquire_machado_030813.html Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Guard Scott Machado from Vipers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219050411/http://www.nba.com/dleague/santacruz/warriors_acquire_machado_030813.html |date=2015-12-19 }}

On April 7, 2013, Machado signed a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors.[http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-sign-scott-machado-10-day-contract Warriors Sign Scott Machado To 10-Day Contract] The next day, he was assigned back to Santa Cruz.[http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/warriors_assign_machado_2013_04_08.html Golden State Warriors Assign Santa Cruz Warriors Guard Scott Machado to NBA D-League Affiliate Santa Cruz Warriors] On April 17, 2013, he signed with Golden State for the rest of the season.[http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-sign-scott-machado-remainder-season Warriors Sign Scott Machado for Remainder of Season] Machado stayed with the Santa Cruz Warriors for the team's D-League playoff run until Santa Cruz lost the best-of-three 2013 NBA D-League Finals series to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers on April 26. Two days later, he returned to Golden State and made his debut in Game 4 of the Warriors' first-round series against the Denver Nuggets, recording two points and one rebound in the Warriors' 115–101 victory.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20130428/DENGSW/gameinfo.html|title=Notebook: Warriors 115, Nuggets 101|work=NBA.com|date=April 28, 2013|access-date=April 28, 2013}}

=2013–14 season=

In July 2013, Machado joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On July 24, 2013, he was waived by the Warriors.[http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/golden-state-warriors-waive-dwayne-jones-scott-machado-and-kevin-murphy-0 Golden State Warriors Waive Dwayne Jones, Scott Machado and Kevin Murphy]

On September 26, 2013, he signed with the Utah Jazz.[http://www.nba.com/2013/news/09/26/jazz-sign-harris-mcguire-machado.ap/ Jazz round out roster with three camp invites] However, he was later waived by the Jazz on October 26, 2013.{{Cite web |url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=14657 |title=Utah Jazz waive Brian Cook, Dominic McGuire, Justin Holiday, Lester Hudson and Scott Machado |access-date=2013-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102942/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=14657 |archive-date=2014-10-06 |url-status=dead }} On January 14, 2014, he was re-acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors.[http://www.nba.com/dleague/santacruz/machado_reacquired_011414.html Santa Cruz Warriors Re-Acquire Scott Machado] On February 26, 2014, he was traded to the Idaho Stampede.[http://www.nba.com/dleague/idaho/stampede_trade_for_cj_leslie__2014_02_26.html Stampede trade for CJ Leslie, Scott Machado] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107001634/http://www.nba.com/dleague/idaho/stampede_trade_for_cj_leslie__2014_02_26.html |date=2015-11-07 }}

On April 7, 2014, he signed with ASVEL Basket of France for the rest of the 2013–14 LNB Pro A season.{{cite news|title=ASVEL Villeurbanne announces Scott Machado|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/116379/asvel-villeurbanne-announces-scott-machado.html|access-date=April 7, 2014|work=Sportando.com|date=April 7, 2014}}

=2014–15 season=

In July 2014, Machado joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On September 3, 2014, he signed with BC Kalev/Cramo of Estonia for the 2014–15 season.{{cite news|title=Scott Machado signs in Estonia with Kalev/Cramo|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/estonia/133594/scott-machado-signs-in-estonia-with-kalevcramo.html|access-date=September 3, 2014|work=Sportando.com|date=September 3, 2014}}

=2015–16 season=

On July 24, 2015, Machado signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of Germany for the 2015–16 season.{{cite news|title=Scott Machado signs with EWE Baskets Oldenburg|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/170275/scott-machado-signs-with-ewe-baskets-oldenburg.html|access-date=July 24, 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=July 24, 2015}}

=2016–17 season=

On August 7, 2016, Machado signed with Rasta Vechta of Germany for the 2016–17 season.{{cite news|title=Rasta Vechta inks Scott Machado|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/208938/rasta-vechta-inks-scott-machado.html|access-date=August 7, 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=August 7, 2016}} On December 5, 2016, he parted ways with Vechta.{{cite news|title=Rasta Vechta parted ways with Scott Machado|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/219437/rasta-vechta-parted-ways-with-scott-machado.html|access-date=December 5, 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=December 5, 2016}} Eight days later, he signed with Spanish club ICL Manresa for the rest of the 2016–17 ACB season.[http://www.basquetmanresa.com/scott-machado-un-nou-lider-per-a-licl-manresa/ Scott Machado, un nou líder per a l’ICL Manresa] {{in lang|es}} In its second game in Spain, its first at home, Machado scored a winning layup against Movistar Estudiantes.{{cite web|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=128321|title=Machado da al ICL Manresa su segunda victoria de la temporada (77-75)|date=27 December 2016|access-date=27 December 2016|language=es|publisher=ACB.com}}

=2017–18 season=

In October 2017, Machado joined the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League.{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Scott-Machado/Summary/18146|title=Scott Machado|work=realgm.com|access-date=November 22, 2020}} In 46 games (22 starts), he averaged 15.9 points (.450 FG%, .405 3P%), 8.7 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 31.4 minutes per game.

=2018–19 season=

On October 12, 2018, Machado signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, but was waived a day later.{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/lakers/lakers-waive-machado-and-williams|title=Lakers Waive Machado and Williams|work=NBA.com|date=October 13, 2018|access-date=October 16, 2018}} He subsequently signed with the Lakers' G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers.{{cite web |title=South Bay finalizes training camp roster and schedule |url=https://southbay.gleague.nba.com/news/south-bay-finalizes-training-camp-roster-and-schedule/ |website=NBA.com |access-date=October 23, 2018 |date=October 20, 2018}} On March 21, 2019, Machado signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. He had a career high 7 points and 3 assists on March 27 against the Utah Jazz.

=2019–20 season=

On August 9, 2019, Machado signed with the Cairns Taipans in Australia for the 2019–20 NBL season.{{cite web |title=Cairns Confirm Scott Machado Signing|url=http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/cairns-confirm-scott-machado-signing |work=National Basketball League |date=9 August 2019 |access-date=9 August 2019}} He finished the season with averages of 16.6 points, 7.7 assists and 3.9 rebounds across his 31 games. He narrowly missed out on being named NBL MVP but was named the Fan's MVP and Taipans Club MVP.{{cite web |title=Taipans Make Machado Re-Signing Official |url=https://nbl.com.au/news/taipans-make-machado-re-signing-official |website=NBL.com.au |access-date=22 November 2020 |date=22 November 2020}} He was also named to the All-NBL First Team.{{cite news |last1=Gilhooly |first1=Daniel |title=NBL award winners announced |url=https://www.espn.com/nbl/story/_/id/28714451/nbl-award-winners-announced |access-date=February 21, 2020 |work=ESPN |date=February 16, 2020}}

=2020–21 season=

On November 22, 2020, Machado re-signed with the Cairns Taipans on a two-year deal. In the 2020–21 NBL season, he averaged 15.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 7.0 assists in 34 games.{{cite news |title=Magic adds Machado to their roster |url=https://www.australiabasket.com/Australia/news/688560/Magic-adds-Machado-to-their-roster |access-date=June 12, 2021 |work=australiabasket.com |date=June 11, 2021}}

On June 12, 2021, Machado signed with the Mandurah Magic in Western Australia for the rest of the 2021 NBL1 West season.{{cite news |title=HUGE NEWS!! |url=https://www.facebook.com/mandurahbasketball/posts/179996090796963 |access-date=June 12, 2021 |work=facebook.com/mandurahbasketball |date=June 12, 2021}}{{cite news |title=Machado brings the Magic to NBL1 |url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/machado-brings-the-magic-to-nbl1/west/ |access-date=June 12, 2021 |work=NBL1.com.au |date=June 12, 2021}} In 12 games, he averaged 21.41 points, 6.16 rebounds, 7.33 assists and 2.75 steals per game.{{cite news |title=Scott Machado |url=https://nbl1.com.au/player/e5e4a11c-7b55-11eb-815c-de81c44d5767/9287c040-cfdc-11eb-b1ce-4ea3218bc9b3/scott-machado/west |access-date=September 23, 2021 |work=NBL1.com.au}} He was named to the All-NBL1 West First Team.{{cite web|url=https://nbl1.com.au/news/pozoglou-and-sharp-named-nbl1-west-mvps/west/|title=Pozoglou and Sharp named NBL1 West MVPs|work=NBL1.com.au|date=15 August 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815020507/https://nbl1.com.au/news/pozoglou-and-sharp-named-nbl1-west-mvps/west/|archive-date=15 August 2021|access-date=15 August 2021}}

=2021–22 season=

Machado sustained a heel injury in round two of the 2021–22 NBL season.{{cite web|url=https://www.taipans.com/news/injury-update-scott-machado|title=Injury Update: Scott Machado|work=taipans.com|date=December 14, 2021|access-date=February 12, 2022}} He missed more than six weeks with the injury.{{cite web|url=https://www.taipans.com/news/scott-machado-sidelined-for-4-6-weeks|title=Scott Machado sidelined for 4-6 weeks|work=taipans.com|date=December 15, 2021|access-date=February 12, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.taipans.com/news/taipans-injury-report-round-11|title=Taipans Injury Report – Round 11|work=taipans.com|date=February 11, 2022|access-date=February 12, 2022}} In April 2022, he re-injured his heel and missed the rest of the season.{{cite web|last=Barrett|first=Steve|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/basketball/machado-hurt-tasmania-stay-alive-in-nbl-c-6386178|title=Machado hurt, Tasmania stay alive in NBL|work=thewest.com.au|date=April 8, 2022|access-date=June 3, 2022}}{{cite web|last=Matosevic|first=Ashleigh|url=https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/nbl22-season-review-cairns-taipans/|title=NBL22 Season Review: Cairns Taipans|work=theinnersanctum.com.au|date=May 17, 2022|access-date=June 3, 2022|quote=Import guard Scott Machado was sidelined first after an Achilles injury that saw him return in early February before a second injury spell hit the 31-year-old which saw him miss the remainder of the 2022 season.}} He parted ways with the Taipans in June 2022.{{cite web|url=https://nbl.com.au/news/machado-confirms-taipans-departure|title=Machado Confirms Taipans Departure|work=NBL.com.au|date=June 3, 2022|access-date=June 3, 2022}}

= 2022–23 season =

On June 11, 2022, Machado signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.{{Cite web |title=Bem-vindo: סקוט מצ'אדו חתם בקבוצה! |url=http://hapoeleilat.com/news.asp?id=10864 |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=הפועל יוסי אברהמי אילת}}

On December 7, 2022, he signed with Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latinbasket.com/Brazil/news/782173/Scott-Machado-(ex-H.Eilat)-signs-at-Avtodor|title=Scott Machado (ex H.Eilat) signs at Avtodor|last=|first=|date=December 7, 2022|website=|publisher=Eurobasket|language=En|access-date=December 8, 2022}}

National team career

In 2018, Machado debuted for the Brazilian national team during the FIBA World Cup Americas qualifiers. He averaged 8.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists in four games.{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019/americas-qualifiers/player/Scott-Machado|title=Scott Machado|work=fiba.basketball|access-date=13 June 2021}}

Career statistics

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2012}}

| style="text-align:left;"| Houston

| 6 || 0 || 3.5 || .500 || .000 || 1.000 || .2 || 1.0 || .3 || .0 || 1.3

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2018}}

| style="text-align:left;"| LA Lakers

| 4 || 0 || 4.8 || .667 || 1.000 || 1.000 || .0 || .8 || .3 || .0 || 2.5

| style="text-align:left;"| Career

| style="text-align:left;"|

| 10 || 0 || 4.0 || .583 || .500 || 1.000 || .1 || .9 || .3 || .0 || 1.8

==Playoffs==

| style="text-align:left;"| 2013

| style="text-align:left;"| Golden State

| 5 || 0 || 1.6 || .500 || – || .500 || .2 || .2 || .0 || .0 || .6

Personal life

Machado is the son of Brazilian parents Luiz and Solenir Machado.[https://nypost.com/2011/07/13/iona-colleges-machado-set-to-tryout-for-brazilian-national-team/ Iona College’s Machado set to tryout for Brazilian National Team] As a child, Machado started referring to himself by his middle name "Scott" instead of his birth name "Michael" after his childhood favorite team, the New York Knicks, were constantly beaten in the playoffs by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.[http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/iona-junior-point-guard-scott-machado-division-leader-assists-article-1.138470 Iona's junior point guard Scott Machado makes name for self as Division I leader in assists]

References

External links

[http://www.icgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1567438 Iona Gaels bio]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160820095625/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6076690/playerview.html FIBA profile]

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