Scott Burrell
Southern Connecticut Owls | |
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Position | Southern Connecticut |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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 | |
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
Early life
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Burrell was raised in nearby Hamden and attended Hamden High School.[1][2] At Hamden High, in addition to basketball, Burrell was a quarterback on the football team and pitcher on the baseball team.[3] Burrell was named to the ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America Second Team as a senior in 1989.[4] He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the first round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft after graduating from high school.[5] Burrell initially planned on attending the University of Miami to play baseball, before University of Connecticut assistant basketball coach Howie Dickenman convinced Burrell to commit to Connecticut.[6]
College career
From 1989 to 1993, Burrell played at guard and forward for the
As a junior in 1991–92, Burrell averaged a career high 16.3 points, and he had a career high 7.5 rebounds in 1990–91.[1] Burrell became the first player in NCAA basketball history to compile over 1,500 points, 750 rebounds, 275 assists and 300 steals.[2] Burrell is known for his full-court pass with one second on the clock to Tate George, who hit a shot as time expired to beat Clemson in the East Regional semi-final of the 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[7][8]
Burrell went back to school and received his bachelor's degree in general studies from the University of Connecticut on May 8, 2010.[9]
Professional career
Minor league baseball (1990–1991)
After being drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth round of the
Charlotte Hornets (1993–1997)
Burrell was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 20th overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft.[1]
He averaged 4.8 points per game during his rookie season, during which he missed 31 games due to knee, ankle, and Achilles tendon injuries.
Later NBA career (1997–2001)
On February 20, 1997, the Hornets traded Burrell to the
Shortly after the 1998–99 NBA lockout ended, the Bulls released Burrell on January 25, 1999.[1][10] Burrell signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets nearly a week later on February 3; he would average 6.6 points in 1999 and 6.1 points in 1999–2000 with the Nets.[1] Burrell had successful hand and knee surgery on April 27, 2000.[2]
On April 10, 2001, Burrell returned to the Charlotte Hornets, where he played four games off the bench in what would be his final NBA season.[2]
NBDL and overseas career (2001–2006)
Burrell signed with National Basketball Development League (NBDL, now NBA G League) team Fayetteville Patriots on March 8, 2002.[12] In six games with five starts, Burrell averaged 5.5 points and 3.7 rebounds in his only NBDL season.[13]
After leaving the NBDL, Burrell finished much of his professional basketball career internationally, starting with the
Burrell returned to the U.S. signing with the
Coaching career
In the 2006–07 season, Burrell was an assistant coach for the
On August 17, 2007, Burrell became an assistant coach for the
On July 13, 2015, Burrell was hired as head men's basketball coach at
As of the 2019–20 season, Burrell has a 91–56 cumulative record at Southern Connecticut .[24]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Southern Connecticut Fighting Owls (Northeast-10 Conference ) (2015–present)
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2015–16 | Southern Connecticut | 22–8 | 17–3 | 1st (Southwest)[25] | NCAA Division II first round | ||||
2016–17 | Southern Connecticut | 18–13 | 13–7 | 3rd (Southwest)[26] | NCAA Division II second round | ||||
2017–18 | Southern Connecticut | 16–12 | 11–9 | 4th (Southwest)[27] | |||||
2018–19 | Southern Connecticut | 19–12 | 12–8 | 4th (Southwest)[28] | |||||
2019–20 | Southern Connecticut | 16–11 | 11–8 | T–2nd (Southwest)[29] | No postseason held | ||||
Southern Connecticut: | 91–56 (.619) | 64–35 (.646) | |||||||
Total: | 91–56 (.619) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Personal life
Following the Chicago Bulls' 1998 championship, Connecticut Governor
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
† | Won an NBA championship |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1993–94 | Charlotte | 51 | 16 | 15.0 | .419 | .333 | .657 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .7 | .3 | 4.8 |
1994–95 | Charlotte | 65 | 62 | 31.0 | .467 | .409 | .694 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | .6 | 11.5 |
1995–96 | Charlotte | 20 | 20 | 34.7 | .447 | .378 | .750 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | .7 | 13.2 |
1996–97 | Charlotte | 28 | 2 | 17.2 | .344 | .345 | .792 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .5 | .4 | 5.4 |
1996–97 | Golden State | 29 | 0 | 15.8 | .379 | .361 | .652 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .5 | .3 | 4.9 |
1997–98† | Chicago | 80 | 3 | 13.7 | .424 | .354 | .734 | 2.5 | .8 | .8 | .5 | 5.2 |
1998–99 | New Jersey | 32 | 0 | 22.1 | .361 | .389 | .810 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .3 | 6.6 |
1999–2000 | New Jersey | 74 | 9 | 18.1 | .394 | .353 | .780 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .9 | .6 | 6.1 |
2000–01 | Charlotte | 4 | 0 | 10.3 | .467 | .333 | .250 | .8 | .3 | .8 | .0 | 4.3 |
Career | 383 | 122 | 19.8 | .418 | .373 | .723 | 3.5 | 1.4 | .9 | .5 | 6.9 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1998† | Chicago | 21 | 0 | 12.4 | .438 | .300 | .909 | 2.0 | .5 | .9 | .1 | 3.8 |
2001 | Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | .667 | 0 | .500 | 1.5 | .5 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.5 |
Career | 23 | 0 | 11.9 | .447 | .286 | .846 | 2.0 | .5 | .9 | .1 | 3.7 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1989–90 | Connecticut | 32 | 20 | 25.8 | .386 | .313 | .623 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .9 | 8.2 |
1990–91 | Connecticut | 31 | – | 34.7 | .440 | .343 | .592 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 12.7 |
1991–92 | Connecticut | 30 | 30 | 35.3 | .453 | .396 | .611 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
1992–93 | Connecticut | 26 | – | 33.1 | .411 | .345 | .760 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 16.1 |
Career | 119 | 50+ | 32.1 | .426 | .357 | .640 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 13.1 |
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External links
- Scott Burrell on Twitter
- Scott Burrell player profile at NBA.com via Wayback Machine
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)