Scott Suggs Explained

Scott Suggs
Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:195
League:Swiss Basketball League
Team:Lions de Genève
Birth Date:10 November 1989
Birth Place:Washington, Missouri
Nationality:American
High School:Washington HS
(Washington, Missouri)
College:Washington (2008–2013)
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2013
Years1:2013–2014
Team1:Erie BayHawks
Years2:2014–2015
Team2:Élan Chalon
Years3:2015–2016
Team3:Raptors 905
Years4:2016–2017
Team4:ICL Manresa
Years5:2017–2018
Team5:New Basket Brindisi
Years6:2018–2019
Team6:Kymi
Years7:2019–2020
Team7:Maccabi Haifa
Years8:2020–2021
Team8:Iraklis Thessaloniki
Years9:2021–present
Team9:Lions de Genève
Highlights:

Scott Suggs (born November 10, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Iraklis of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the University of Washington before playing professionally in the NBA G League, France, Spain, Italy, Greece and Israel.

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.[3]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Suggs joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2013 NBA Summer League. 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.[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, 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]

On August 15, 2019, Suggs signed with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League.[16] He averaged 13.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game. On July 30, 2020, Suggs returned to Greece and signed with Iraklis Thessaloniki.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Craig. Vonder Haar. Suggs to Play in NBA Summer League for Milwaukee Bucks. EMissourian.com. July 3, 2013. February 11, 2016.
  2. Web site: Scott Suggs bio. GoHuskies.com. February 11, 2016.
  3. Web site: BayHawks Complete Training Camp Roster. NBA.com. November 4, 2013. February 11, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151007060747/http://www.nba.com/dleague/erie/TrainingCampRoster.html. October 7, 2015.
  4. News: Nate. Parham. Santa Cruz Warriors trade the rights of Jeremy Tyler, Scott Suggs, Shane Gibson to Erie Bayhawks. GoldenStateOfMind.com. November 4, 2013. February 11, 2016.
  5. Web site: Canton Opens 2013-14 Season with Victory Over Erie. NBA.com. November 22, 2013. February 11, 2016.
  6. Web site: Elan Chalon adds Scott Suggs. Sportando.com. July 23, 2014. February 11, 2016.
  7. Web site: HEAT Announce Summer League Information. NBA.com. July 1, 2014. February 11, 2016.
  8. Web site: Percy. Allen. Scott Suggs heads to NBA summer league in Orlando. SeattleTimes.com. July 2, 2014. February 11, 2016.
  9. Web site: Scott Suggs Player Profile. RealGM.com. February 11, 2016.
  10. Web site: Jorge. Castillo. Wizards announce summer league minicamp roster. WashingtonPost.com. July 2, 2015. February 11, 2016.
  11. Web site: Raptors 905 Announces NBA D-League Draft Results, Training Camp. OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. February 11, 2016.
  12. Web site: Thames' Buzzer-Beater Spoils Raptors 905's First-Ever Game. NBA.com. November 14, 2015. February 11, 2016.
  13. Web site: 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. February 11, 2016.
  14. Web site: Raptors 905's Scott Suggs Receives NBA D-Leagues's Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award. NBA.com. April 21, 2016. April 21, 2016.
  15. Web site: Scott Suggs: talent i anotació per a l'ICL Manresa. BasquetManresa.com. August 5, 2016. August 7, 2016. Catalan.
  16. Web site: Scott Suggs joins Maccabi Haifa. August 15, 2019. Sportando. En. August 15, 2019.
  17. Web site: Iraklis Thessaloniki signs Scott Suggs . Sportando . July 30, 2020 . July 30, 2020.