Ted Scott (basketball)

Ted Scott (born June 19, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player who last played with Club Melilla Baloncesto in the LEB Oro, the Spanish second division.

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Scott started his basketball career competing at Whetstone High School, and that led to receiving a scholarship at West Virginia State University, playing for the NCAA Division II team, West Virginia State.

[1] He returned to Poland in the following season, making an immediate impact, averaging 25.4 points per game and leading the league in the scoring charts.

[1] Scott then made a move to the Portuguese Basketball League to join Benfica,[4] being an important part in the league title campaign, averaging 16.97 points per game in the regular season, and increasing to 18.72 in the playoffs, being instrumental on the game 5 of the final against Porto, on 23 May 2012.

[1][5] Following the performances in Portugal, he moved to the more competitive BBL in the summer of 2013, to play for the Skyliners Frankfurt under coach Muli Katzurin.