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Jersey Number 5
Derrick Scott
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbia, S.C.
- High School:
- Spring Valley HS
Outlook:
Returns as one of four starters and four seniors for UNF ... brings the most experience to the floor for the Ospreys ... will be expected to provide a strong scoring threat from the shooting guard position ... a solid shooter and excellent free-throw shooter, he can play any of the team[apos]s three guard positions ... with 854 career points, will likely become the fifth member of UNF[apos]s 1,000-point club this season ... currently ranks sixth in UNF history in scoring, sixth in field goals made, fifth in field goals attempted, 12th in 3-pointers made, fifth in free throws made, fifth in assists and eighth in steals ... is capable of carrying the team on any given night.
Quoting Kilcullen:
[quote]Derrick provides our team with proven experience in the backcourt. He has worked hard on improving his game off the dribble to go along with an outstanding jump shot. His experience will be a contributing factor with our youthful backcourt.[quote]
As a junior, 2004-05:
Played in 26 games at shooting guard, starting 24 ... averaged 12.3 points per game, which ranked second on the team and 12th in the Peach Belt Conference ... second on team in 3-pointers made with 29 but ranked just fifth on squad in 3-point percentage (.330, 29-of-88) ... scored in double figures 19 times, including three games with 20 points or more ... scored in double figures in 11 consecutive games and in 14 of his last 16 contests ... led team in scoring six times ... finished second on the team with 81 assists, which ranked 11th in the PBC (3.12 per game) ... ranked eighth in the PBC and led the team in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.19) ... was also team[apos]s top free-throw shooter, hitting nearly 77 percent from the stripe (93-of-121), which ranked eighth in the PBC ... shot 41 percent from the floor ... missed five games in December due to a foot injury ... returned to the floor for the Ospreys in early January and rarely came off ... averaged 32.1 minutes played per game, which ranked eighth in the PBC and second on the team behind Chris Timberlake ... played 30 minutes or more in 13 of his final 17 games ... tallied a season-high 38 minutes played twice -- against USC Upstate on Jan. 8 and Augusta State on Jan. 15 ... scored his first career double-double on Jan. 8 against USC Upstate, collecting 13 points and 10 rebounds ... season scoring high came against Kennesaw State on Feb. 25, when he finished with 24 ... hit three 3-pointers in a game twice, against Armstrong Atlantic on Feb. 9 and KSU on Feb. 25 ... posted top shooting performances against Eckerd (8-of-13, 12/3/04), UNC Pembroke (8-of-11, 2/5/05) and KSU (8-of-13, 2/25/05) ... was 10-of-12 from the free-throw line against Clayton State on Nov. 14 at the Disney Tip-Off Classic ... tallied career-high seven assists against Lander on Jan. 29 ... finished season by hitting 63 of his final 75 free-throw attempts (84 percent).
As a sophomore, 2003-04:
Played in every game, starting 27 of the 28, as a guard ... led the team in total points scored (403), averaging 14.4 per contest ... ranked second in steals (34) and assists (60) ... also led squad in total rebounds (121), averaging 4.3 per game ... shot 42 percent from the floor (148-of-349) and 30 percent from 3-point range (38-of-126) ... ranked second on team in 3-pointers made ... tied for team lead in free throws made (69-of-91), shooting a team-best 75.8 percent ... averaged more than 33 minutes played per game ... played 30 or more minutes in a game 22 times and played all 40 minutes four times, including three straight games from Jan. 14-21 ... scored in double figures 22 times and 20 or more points five times ... ranked eighth in scoring in the Peach Belt and 10th in free throw percentage ... scored 17 points in 38 minutes in the season opener at Fayetteville State (Nov. 16) ... scored 24 points at Nova Southeastern (Dec. 5), hitting 10-of-15 field goals ... scored in double figures in first eight games ... scored a career-best 30 points against New Jersey Tech (Jan. 3), hitting 10-of-17 field goals while playing all 40 minutes ... hit 31 of his first 37 free throws attempted to start the season.
As a freshman in 2002-2003:
Played in 20 games, all off the bench ... sat out the first two months of the season with a knee injury ... totaled 374 minutes of play, highest playing time among all UNF freshmen ... averaged 6.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game ... ranked second on the team with 54 assists ... shot 42.7 percent from the floor and 30.2 percent from beyond the arc ... scored 14 points against Columbus State for a season high ... had a season-high six assists on two separate occasions ... hit double-digit point totals on four separate occasions.
High School:
Attended Spring Valley High School (Class 4-A) in Columbia, S.C., as a sophomore, junior and senior ... finished his career as the Vikings[apos] all-time leading scorer with 1,159 points ... as a two-time all-area and all-region pick, averaged 17 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals per game as a senior in helping team to a 19-10 overall record ... led team to a 20-9 mark as a junior and earned all-state honors with averages of 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals per game.
Personal:
Majoring in history ... born on Jan. 7, 1983, in Fort Benning, Ga. ... his hometown is Columbia, S.C. ... son of Romy and Esther Scott ... married to the former Marika Antoinette Scott ... the couple has a daughter, Taliah Michelle.
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2002-03 20-0 374/18.7 47-110 .427 7-22 .318 30-43 .698 11-27 38 1.9 37-0 54 57 1 20 131/6.6
2003-04 28-27 924/33.0 148-349 .424 38-126 .302 69-91 .758 35-86 121 4.3 83-3 60 88 0 34 403/14.4
2004-05 26-24 835/32.1 99-244 .406 29-88 .330 93-121 .769 22-77 99 3.8 62-2 81 68 1 24 320/12.3
TOTAL 74-51 2133/28.8 294-703 .418 74-236 .314 192-255 .753 68-190 258 3.5 182-5 195 213 2 78 854/11.5
NORTH FLORIDA MEN'S BASKETBALL | BOOT CAMP EXTENDED CUT
Wednesday, October 01
Men's Basketball Post Game Presser vs UNC Greensboro
Sunday, December 15
Coach Driscoll Postgame Interview at Georgia Tech
Monday, November 11
River City Rumble Cinematic Recap
Tuesday, January 16
