| Akeem Scott | |
| Birth Place: | Harlem, New York, U.S. |
| Birth Date: | 3 September 1983 |
| Nationality: | American / Jamaican |
| Position: | Shooting guard |
| Team: | Borneo Hornbills |
| Years1: | 2006–2007 |
| Team1: | Korihait |
| Years2: | 2007–2008 |
| Team2: | PuHu Juniorit |
| Years3: | 2008–2009 |
| Team3: | Espoon Honka |
| Years4: | 2009 |
| Team4: | BK Ventspils |
| Years5: | 2009–2010 |
| Team5: | Lappeenrannan NMKY |
| Years6: | 2011–2012 |
| Team6: | KK Mornar Bar |
| Years7: | 2012–2013 |
| Team7: | Pioneros de Quintana Roo |
| Years8: | 2013 |
| Team8: | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
| Years9: | 2013 |
| Team9: | Bakersfield Jam |
| Years10: | 2014 |
| Team10: | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
| Years11: | 2014–2015 |
| Team11: | Orangeville A's |
| Years12: | 2015–2016 |
| Team12: | AB Ancud |
| Years13: | 2016 |
| Team13: | Biguá |
| Years14: | 2016 |
| Team14: | London Lightning |
| Years15: | 2016–2017 |
| Team15: | Universidad de Concepción |
| Years16: | 2017–2018 |
| Team16: | Saigon Heat |
| Years17: | 2018 |
| Team17: | Lobos UAD Mazatlán |
| Years18: | 2018–2019 |
| Team18: | Laguneros de La Comarca |
| Years19: | 2019 |
| Team19: | Venados de Mazatlán |
| Years20: | 2019 |
| Team20: | Laguneros de La Comarca |
| Years21: | 2020 |
| Team21: | KW Titans |
| Years22: | 2021 |
| Team22: | Danang Dragons |
| Years23: | 2022–2023 |
| Team23: | RANS Simba Bogor |
| Years24: | 2024–present |
| Team24: | Borneo Hornbills |
| Highlights: |
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| Number: | 1 |
| League: | IBL |
| Height Cm: | 185 |
| Weight Kg: | 82 |
| High School: | Gar-Field (Woodbridge, Virginia) |
| Draft Year: | 2006 |
| College: | High Point University |
Akeem Wayne Byron Scott (born September 2, 1983) is an American-Jamaican professional basketball player for the Borneo Hornbills of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He plays for the Jamaica national basketball team.[1]
A native of Harlem, Scott starred at Gar-Field Senior High School in Woodbridge, Virginia.[2] He attended Garrett College for two years, earning All-American honors, before transferring to High Point ahead of his junior season.[1]
Scott began his professional career with Finnish club Korihait in 2006 and averaged 17.3 points, 1.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game.[3] He signed with second-tier club PuHu Juniorit the following season,[3] recording 29.2 points and 2.9 assists per game across 23 games before he was moved up to first-tier club Espoon Honka in February 2008.[4] He played in the final seven regular season games before leading his team to a Korisliiga league title, scoring 36 points and the game-winning basket to earn Finals MVP honors.[1] [4] He played with Espoon Honka again during the 2008–09 season,[1] then appeared in two EuroCup games with Latvian team BK Ventspils in late 2009. Scott returned to Finland soon after, playing with Lappeenrannan NMKY in 2009–10.[1] He subsequently played in Montenegro, Mexico and Venezuela.
Scott attended a two-day open tryout in Atlanta for the Bakersfield Jam in October 2014 and was invited to their training camp the following month.[5] [6] He made the final roster[7] and averaged 10.4 points, three assists and 1.8 rebounds per game in five games.
Scott signed with the Brampton A's of Canada in November 2014.[8]
He spent the 2015–16 season with AB Ancud in Chile, averaging 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists across 30 games.[9] He then signed with Uruguayan club Biguá in February 2016.[9]
He played with Chilean team Universidad de Concepción in 2016–17, earning first-team all-league and defensive player of the year honors.
He joined the Saigon Heat in October 2017.[10]
In August 2018, he signed with the Laguneros de La Comarca ahead of the 2018–19 LNBP season.[11] He then played for the Venados de Mazatlán during the 2019 CIBACOPA season. He recorded 35 points, five assists and five rebounds in his team debut, a 93–90 victory against the Tijuana Zonkeys on April 12.[12]
Scott signed with the Danang Dragons in Vietnam in June 2021.[13]
Scott signed with the RANS Simba Bogor in Indonesia in March 2022 [14]
Scott signed with the Borneo Hornbills in Indonesia in March 2024