Scott Douglas Bamforth (born August 12, 1989) is an American-Kosovan professional basketball player who last played for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
In 2022, the Albuquerque Journal said that Bamforth had "[strung] together one of the most accomplished professional basketball careers ever for a New Mexico-born player".
After his father died of a heart attack when he was 12 years old in 2002, Bamforth was left to care for his ill mother, often missing school to tend to her daily needs.
[12][13] Bamforth left Del Norte as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,259 points,[14][a] as well as the leader in both three-point and free throw shooting percentage.
"[15] In his first season in 2008–09, Bamforth hit 88 three-pointers and averaged 18.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, earning all-NJCAA Region 9 honors.
Despite tearing his labrum during the first week of his sophomore season with Weber State, Bamforth ranked fourth in the nation with a 48.8 three-point shooting percentage, earning Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year honors.
In March 2013, he was named to the Weber State Men's Basketball 50th Anniversary Team, as one of the school's best 50 players in its history.
[25] Bamforth signed for Le Mans Sarthe Basket of the French LNB Pro A for a one-year contract on June 22, 2020.
[27] He won the LNB Pro A Three-point Contest in December after filling in for an injured Nicolas Lang, scoring 24 points in the final round to beat Brandon Jefferson for the title.
[30] On July 17, 2023, he signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).
[31] In the summers of 2016 and 2017, Bamforth played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for The Wasatch Front (Weber State Alumni).
He competed for the $2 million prize in 2017, and for The Wasatch Front, he scored 27 points in their first round loss to Team Challenge ALS 97–81.