Growing up on Pelican Island near Toms River, New Jersey, Scott played baseball, basketball and football at Toms River High School East, where he set the school's basketball career scoring record.

Scott's time as assistant coach included a 1996 win over defending champion UCLA in the NCAA Tournament and a no.

[6] In 2003–04, Scott led Air Force to a 22–7 record, Mountain West Conference regular season title, and an at-large NCAA tournament appearance.

[5] Scott succeeded John Thompson III as the head coach at Princeton in 2004 and had a 38–45 record through three seasons.

[6] The team finished sixth in the Ivy League in 2004–05, his first season, with a 6–8 record, before rebounding to a 10–4 mark good for second place in the conference in 2005–06.

An associate vice chancellor at Denver commented: "We want to get to the NCAA Tournament in men’s basketball.

[10] After two seasons with Holy Cross, Scott was hired by Tom Crean to be an assistant at the University of Georgia.