Scott Burrell
American basketball player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Scott David Burrell (born January 12, 1971) is an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the men's basketball head coach at Southern Connecticut State University. He has played internationally and was also a professional baseball player. In 1990, Burrell was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays of MLB. He played in Minor League Baseball during the 1990 and 1991 seasons. After ending his baseball career, he was drafted in 1993 by the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA. He was later traded to the Golden State Warriors and then the Chicago Bulls, where he won a championship ring. He next played with the New Jersey Nets and then finished his NBA career with the Hornets in 2000–01. He played in other professional basketball leagues through the 2005–06 season.
Southern Connecticut Owls | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Northeast-10 Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | (1971-01-12) January 12, 1971 (age 53) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Hamden (Hamden, Connecticut) |
College | UConn (1989–1993) |
NBA draft | 1993: 1st round, 20th overall pick |
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets | |
Playing career | 1993–2006 |
Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
Number | 24, 23, 2 |
Coaching career | 2006–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1993–1997 | Charlotte Hornets |
1997 | Golden State Warriors |
1997–1998 | Chicago Bulls |
1999–2000 | New Jersey Nets |
2001 | Charlotte Hornets |
2001–2002 | Fayetteville Patriots |
2002–2003 | Shaanxi Gaitianli Kylins |
2003–2004 | Red Bull Barako |
2004–2005 | Idaho Stampede |
2005 | Bilbao Berri |
2005–2006 | Hitachi SunRockers |
As coach: | |
2006–2007 | Colorado 14ers (assistant) |
2007–2015 | Quinnipiac (assistant) |
2015–present | Southern Connecticut |
Career highlights and awards | |
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As head coach:
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,649 (6.9 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,332 (3.5 rpg) |
Assists | 527 (1.4 apg) |
Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |