Byron Scott From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Byron Scott Position(s): Shooting guard Jersey #(s): 4 Born: March 28, 1961 (1961-03-28) (age 47) Ogden, Utah, USA Career information Year(s): 1983–1998 NBA Draft: 1983 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4 Selected by San Diego Clippers College: Arizona State Professional team(s) Los Angeles Lakers (1983–1993, 1996–1997) Indiana Pacers (1993–1995) Vancouver Grizzlies (1995–1996) Panathinaikos (1997–1998) Career stats Points 15,097 Steals 1,224 Assists 2,729 Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com Career highlights and awards 1983-84 NBA All-Rookie First Team 3x NBA Champion (1985, 1987–1988 as player) 1x Greek Champion (1998) 1998 Greek League Finals MVP 2007-08 NBA Coach of the Year Coaching New Jersey Nets (2000–2003) New Orleans Hornets (2004–present) Byron Antom Scott (born March 28, 1961 in Ogden, Utah) is a retired American National Basketball Association player and current head coach of the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. He attended Arizona State University. He was well-known as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers. Scott grew up in Inglewood, California and played at Morningside High School, in the shadow of what was then the Lakers' home arena, The Forum. Contents [hide] 1 Professional basketball career 1.1 NBA 1.2 Europe 1.3 Coaching 2 Personal life 3 Coaching record 4 External links [edit] Professional basketball career [edit] NBA Selected by the San Diego Clippers with the 4th pick of the 1983 NBA Draft, he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 1983 in exchange for Norm Nixon. During his playing career, Scott suited up for the Lakers, Indiana Pacers and Vancouver Grizzlies. Scott was a key player for the Lakers during the Showtime era, being a starter alongside Magic Johnson, James Worthy, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He played for the Lakers for 10 consecutive seasons (1983–1993). During that time he won 3 NBA championships (1985, 1987, 1988). As a rookie, he was a member of the 1984 all-rookie team, averaging 10.6 PPG in 22 MPG. He led the NBA in three-point field goal percentage (.433) in 1984-85. 1987-88 was his best season, leading the world champion Lakers in scoring, averaging a career-best 21.7 ppg, and in steals (1.91 spg). Although he was an excellent player and an integral part of one of the greatest teams in NBA history, Byron Scott was never selected to play in the NBA All-Star game. He was the Lakers' starting shooting guard from 1984 until 1993. In 1996-97, the last year of Scott's playing career, he went back to the Lakers and proved to be a valuable mentor for a team led by Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. During his playing days he was known to be one of the best shooters and dunkers in the NBA[citation needed]. [edit] Europe In the summer of 1997 Scott signed with the Greek League team Panathinaikos for the 1997–1998 season. Byron Scott was finals MVP, leading his team to the Championship by scoring many crucial baskets. [edit] Coaching Byron Scott began his NBA coaching career in 1998, when he began the first of two seasons as an assistant with the Sacramento Kings. He specialized in teaching perimeter shooting during his tenure with the Kings and helped to lead the team to an excellent three-point shooting percentage during a pair of playoff seasons. In 2000, Scott took over a struggling New Jersey Nets team. His team performed poorly in his first year, but he was able to build a nucleus for a winning franchise. The next season, Scott led New Jersey to a franchise record 52 wins, their first Atlantic division crown, and an appearance in the NBA Finals. After a loss to the LA Lakers in the championship series, Scott guided his team to another successful year during the 2002-03 campaign. For the second year in a row, his Nets reached the NBA Finals, but lost to the San Antonio Spurs. New Jersey was up by double figures in game six, but the Spurs tightened up their defense and won the game and the championship. During the 2003–04 season, New Jersey performed poorly early in the season, and Scott was fired. Scott has been the head coach of the New Orleans Hornets since 2005. In the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, he guided the team to a pair of competitive, but sub .500 seasons. However, he was coaching in imperfect circumstances, coaching a team that played most of its home games in Oklahoma City because of the impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. In the 2007–08 season, Scott had his first winning season as the Hornets head coach. They had a winning percentage of .683 with a record of 56–26. They became Southwest Division champions and finished 2nd overall in the Western Conference. The Hornets clinched the Southwest Division title in their win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Hornets had a 30–11 home record and a 26–15 road record and clinched the second seed in the Western Conference Playoffs. The Hornets won their first round series against the Dallas Mavericks, posting a 4–1 record for the series. They would go on to face the defending Champion San Antonio Spurs in the conference semifinals. An unusual trend of home court blow outs would mark the series until the deciding game 7 when the veteran Spurs would pull out a gutsy 91–82 win on the Hornets rowdy home court. The win marked the 100th playoff victory for Spurs coach, Greg Popovich. Byron Scott was named the head coach of the 2008 Western Conference All-Star team, and a few months after, he was awarded the 2007–2008 NBA coach of the year award. Due to his success the Hornets awarded Scott with a two year extension. [edit] Personal life The Inglewood, California raised Scott has an equally impressive record off the court. His non-profit organization, The Byron Scott Children’s Fund, has raised more than $3 million over the past decade, with the proceeds going to various children’s charities. Scott continued to broaden his résumé this season when he served as a studio analyst for ABC's NBA telecasts. Scott and his wife, Anita, have three children, Thomas, LonDen and DaRon. [edit] Coaching record Legend Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost Post season PG Games coached PW Games won PL Games lost Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL Result NJN 2000–01 82 26 56 .317 6th in Atlantic — — — Missed Playoffs NJN 2001–02 82 52 30 .634 1st in Atlantic 20 11 9 Lost in NBA Finals NJN 2002–03 82 49 33 .598 1st in Atlantic 20 14 6 Lost in NBA Finals NJN 2003–04 42 22 20 .524 (fired) — — — — NOH 2004–05 82 18 64 .220 5th in Southwest — — — Missed Playoffs NOH 2005–06 82 38 44 .463 4th in Southwest — — — Missed Playoffs NOH 2006–07 82 39 43 .476 4th in Southwest — — — Missed Playoffs NOH 2007–08 82 56 26 .683 1st in Southwest 12 7 5 Lost in Conf. Semifinals NOH 2008–09 25 16 9 .640 — — — — — Career 641 316 325 .493 52 32 20 [edit] External links nba.com historical playerfile Scott's statistics as a player Scott's statistics as a coach [show] Links to related articles Preceded by Don Casey New Jersey Nets Head Coach 2000–2003 Succeeded by Lawrence Frank Preceded by Tim Floyd New Orleans Hornets Head Coach 2004–present Succeeded by Incumbent [show]v • d • e1983 NBA Draft First Round Ralph Sampson • Steve Stipanovich • Rodney McCray • Byron Scott • Sidney Green • Russell Cross • Thurl Bailey • Antoine Carr • Dale Ellis • Jeff Malone • Derek Harper • Darrell Walker • Ennis Whatley • Clyde Drexler • Howard Carter • Jon Sundvold • Leo Rautins • Randy Breuer • John Paxson • Roy Hinson • Greg Kite • Randy Wittman • Mitchell Wiggins • Stewart Granger Second Round Sidney Lowe • Leroy Combs • John Garris • Rod Foster • Larry Micheaux • Mark West • Glenn Rivers • Michael Britt • Dirk Minniefield • Guy Williams • Darrell Lockhart • Scooter McCray • David Russell • Chris McNealy • Granville Waiters • Jim Thomas • Ted Kitchel • Mike Davis • Pace Mannion • Horace Owens • Paul Williams • Kevin Williams • Ken Lyons NBA Drafts 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 [show]v • d • eLos Angeles Lakers 1984–85 NBA Champions 4 Scott | 11 McAdoo | 12 Lester | 21 Cooper | 25 Kupchak | 31 Rambis | 32 Johnson | 33 Abdul-Jabbar (Finals MVP) | 35 Spriggs | 40 McGee | 42 Worthy | 43 Nevitt | 52 Wilkes | Coach Riley [show]v • d • eLos Angeles Lakers 1986–87 NBA Champions 1 Matthews | 4 Scott | 21 Cooper | 24 Branch | 31 Rambis | 32 Johnson (Finals MVP) | 33 Abdul-Jabbar | 42 Worthy | 43 M. Thompson | 45 Green | 52 Smrek | 55 B. Thompson | Coach Riley [show]v • d • eLos Angeles Lakers 1987–88 NBA Champions 1 Matthews | 4 Scott | 19 Campbell | 20 Wagner | 21 Cooper | 31 Rambis | 32 Johnson | 33 Abdul-Jabbar | 42 Worthy (Finals MVP) | 43 M. Thompson | 45 Green | 52 Smrek | 55 B. Thompson | Coach Riley [show]v • d • eMinneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles, California The Franchise Franchise • Team History • All-Time roster • Draft history • Seasons • Records • Head coaches • Current season Arenas Minneapolis Auditorium • Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena • Great Western Forum • Staples Center Coaches Kundla • Mikan • Castellani • Pollard • Schaus • van Breda Kolff • Mullaney • Sharman • West • McKinney • Westhead • Riley • Dunleavy • Pfund • Johnson • Harris • Rambis • Jackson • Tomjanovich • Hamblen • Jackson D-League Affiliate Los Angeles D-Fenders Administration Dr. Jerry Buss (Majority Owner) • Anschutz Entertainment Group (Minority Owner) • Mitch Kupchak (Vice President & GM of Basketball Ops.) • Phil Jackson (Head Coach) Notable Figures Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Elgin Baylor • Kobe Bryant • Wilt Chamberlain • Michael Cooper • Vlade Divac • Derek Fisher • Gail Goodrich • Chick Hearn • Robert Horry • Magic Johnson • Clyde Lovellette • Slater Martin • George Mikan • Vern Mikkelsen • Lamar Odom • Shaquille O'Neal • Jim Pollard • Kurt Rambis • Byron Scott • Nick Van Exel • Jerry West • Jamaal Wilkes • James Worthy Retired Numbers 13 • 22 • 25 • 32 • 33 • 42 • 44 • Chick Hearn (Microphone) Minneapolis Lakers Hall of Famers (Mikan, Mikkelsen, Martin, Lovellette, Pollard, Coach Kundla) NBA Championships (14) 1949 • 1950 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1972 • 1980 • 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • 1988 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 Superstars Kobe Bryant • Wilt Chamberlain • Magic Johnson • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Jerry West • Shaquille O'Neal • Pau Gasol • James Worthy • Gail Goodrich Media TV: KCAL • FSN West • Radio: KLAC-AM • KWKW • Announcers: Joel Meyers • Stu Lantz • Spero Dedes • Mychal Thompson [show]v • d • eNBA Coach of the Year Award 1963: Gallatin | 1964: Hannum | 1965: Auerbach | 1966: Schayes | 1967: Kerr | 1968: Guerin | 1969: Shue | 1970: Holzman | 1971: Motta | 1972: Sharman | 1973: Heinsohn | 1974: R. Scott | 1975: P. Johnson | 1976: Fitch | 1977: Nissalke | 1978: H. Brown | 1979: Fitzsimmons | 1980: Fitch | 1981: McKinney | 1982: Shue | 1983: Nelson | 1984: Layden | 1985: Nelson | 1986: Fratello | 1987: Schuler | 1988: Moe | 1989: Fitzsimmons | 1990: Riley | 1991: Chaney | 1992: Nelson | 1993: Riley | 1994: Wilkins | 1995: Harris | 1996: Jackson | 1997: Riley | 1998: Bird | 1999: Dunleavy | 2000: Rivers | 2001: L. Brown | 2002: Carlisle | 2003: Popovich | 2004: H. Brown | 2005: D'Antoni | 2006: A. Johnson | 2007: Mitchell | 2008: B. Scott [show]v • d • eNew Jersey Americans-New York/New Jersey Nets East Rutherford, New Jersey The Franchise Franchise • History • All-time roster • Head coaches • Seasons • Current season Arenas Teaneck Armory • Long Island Arena • Island Garden • Nassau Coliseum • Louis Brown Athletic Center • Izod Center • Barclays Center Coaches Zaslofsky • Larese • Carnesecca • Loughery • MacKinnon • Brown • Blair • Albeck • Wohl • MacKinnon • Reed • Fitch • Daly • Beard • Calipari • Casey • Scott • Frank D-League Affiliate Colorado 14ers Administration Owners: Forest City Enterprises led by Bruce Ratner (majority owner) Mary Higgins Clark, Shawn Carter, Lewis Katz (minority owners) President: Rod Thorn • General Manager: Kiki Vandeweghe • Head Coach: Lawrence Frank Notable Figures Vince Carter • Derrick Coleman • Julius Erving • Richard Jefferson • Jason Kidd • Bernard King • Stephon Marbury • Kenyon Martin • Drazen Petrovic • Keith Van Horn • Buck Williams • Jayson Williams Retired Numbers 3 • 4 • 23 • 25 • 32 • 52 ABA Championships (2) 1974 • 1976 Rivals Boston Celtics • New York Knicks • Philadelphia 76ers • Toronto Raptors Media TV: WWOR-TV • YES Network • Radio: WFAN • Announcers: Marv Albert • Ian Eagle • Mike Fratello • Jim Spanarkel • Chris Carrino • Tim Capstraw [show]v • d • eCharlotte/NO-OKC/New Orleans Hornets New Orleans, Louisiana The Franchise Franchise • All-Time roster • Seasons • Broadcasters • Draft history • Current season Arenas Charlotte Coliseum • Ford Center • Pete Maravich Assembly Center • Lloyd Noble Center • New Orleans Arena Head Coaches Harter • Littles • Bristow • Cowens • Silas • Floyd • Scott D-League Affiliate Rio Grande Valley Vipers [show]v • d • eNew Orleans Hornets current roster 3 Paul | 4 Marks | 6 Chandler | 9 Peterson | 12 Armstrong | 16 Stojaković | 23 Brown | 30 West | 32 Wright | 33 Ely | 40 Bowen | 41 Posey | 45 Butler | 50 Daniels | Coach Scott [hide]v • d • eCurrent head coaches of the National Basketball Association East Atlantic D. Rivers (Boston) L. Frank (New Jersey) M. D'Antoni (New York) T. DiLeo (Philadelphia) J. Triano (Toronto) Central V. Del Negro (Chicago) M. Brown (Cleveland) M. Curry (Detroit) J. O'Brien (Indiana) S. Skiles (Milwaukee) Southeast M. Woodson (Atlanta) L. Brown (Charlotte) E. Spoelstra (Miami) S. Van Gundy (Orlando) E. Tapscott (Washington) West Southwest R. Carlisle (Dallas) R. Adelman (Houston) M. Iavaroni (Memphis) B. Scott (New Orleans) G. Popovich (San Antonio) Northwest G. Karl (Denver) K. McHale (Minnesota) S. Brooks (Oklahoma City) N. McMillan (Portland) J. Sloan (Utah) Pacific D. Nelson (Golden State) M. Dunleavy (L.A. Clippers) P. Jackson (L.A. Lakers) T. Porter (Phoenix) K. 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