Scott Suggs

Scott Suggs
No. 2 – ICL Manresa
Position Shooting guard
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1989-10-11) October 11, 1989
Washington, Missouri
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Washington HS (Washington, Missouri)
College Washington (2008–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Erie BayHawks
2014–2015 Élan Chalon
2015–2016 Raptors 905
2016–present ICL Manresa
Career highlights and awards

Scott Suggs (born November 10, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for ICL Manresa of Spain's Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the University of Washington.

High school career

Suggs attended local Washington High School where he averaged 22.5 points as well as a Gateway Athletic Conference-leading 9 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots per game as a senior, leading Washington to a 20-5 record and a trip the Class 5 sectional round.[1] For this he was named Mr. Show-Me Basketball award as the state's top player. When he graduated he was ranked as the 11th best shooting guard and a top-100 overall prospect by Scout.com and Rivals.com.[2]

College career

Suggs played college basketball for Washington, where he led the Huskies and was third in the Pac-10 Conference in three-point field goal percentage (45 percent) as a junior. As a senior, Suggs averaged 12.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game for the Huskies. He ended his career in seventh place all-time in school history in three-point shooting percentage (.401), sixth in free-throw percentage (.821) and sixth all-time with 144 three-pointers made.[1][2][3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Suggs joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2013 NBA Summer League.[1] On November 1, 2013, Suggs was selected by the Santa Cruz Warriors with the fifteenth overall pick in the 2013 NBA Development League Draft. Three days later, he was acquired by the Erie BayHawks as part of a multi-team trade.[3][4] On November 22, he made his professional debut in a 102–91 loss to the Canton Charge, recording nine points, one rebound, two assists and one steal in 14 minutes.[5] He averaged 18.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as a rookie.[6]

In July 2014, Suggs played with the Miami Heat[7] and the Orlando Magic in the 2014 NBA Summer League.[8] On July 23, 2014, he signed with Élan Chalon of the French League for the 2014–2015 season,[6] averaging 10.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.7 steals in 35 games.[9]

After his stint in France, Suggs joined the Washington Wizards for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[10] On October 31, 2015, he was acquired by the Raptors 905.[11] On November 14, he made his debut with the Raptors in an 83–80 loss to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, recording 20 points, five rebounds and one steal in 39 minutes.[12] On February 11, 2016, he was named in the East All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game as a replacement for Keith Appling, after averaging 16.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 34.6 minutes in 32 games.[13] On April 21, he was named the recipient of the 2016 NBA Development League's Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award.[14]

On August 5, 2016, Suggs signed with ICL Manresa of Spain's Liga ACB.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Vonder Haar, Craig (July 3, 2013). "Suggs to Play in NBA Summer League for Milwaukee Bucks". EMissourian.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Scott Suggs bio". GoHuskies.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "BayHawks Complete Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 4, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Parham, Nate (November 4, 2013). "Santa Cruz Warriors trade the rights of Jeremy Tyler, Scott Suggs, Shane Gibson to Erie Bayhawks". GoldenStateOfMind.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Canton Opens 2013-14 Season with Victory Over Erie". NBA.com. November 22, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Elan Chalon adds Scott Suggs". Sportando.com. July 23, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "HEAT Announce Summer League Information". NBA.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  8. ↑ Allen, Percy (July 2, 2014). "Scott Suggs heads to NBA summer league in Orlando". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Scott Suggs Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ Castillo, Jorge (July 2, 2015). "Wizards announce summer league minicamp roster". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Raptors 905 Announces NBA D-League Draft Results, Training Camp". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Thames' Buzzer-Beater Spoils Raptors 905's First-Ever Game". NBA.com. November 14, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  13. ↑ "RAPTORS 905'S SCOTT SUGGS NAMED AS A REPLACEMENT IN THE 2016 NBA D-LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME PRESENTED BY KUMHO TIRE". NBA.com. February 11, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Raptors 905's Scott Suggs Receives NBA D-Leagues's Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award". NBA.com. April 21, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Scott Suggs: talent i anotació per a l'ICL Manresa". BasquetManresa.com (in Catalan). August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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