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Byron Scott is a former National Basketball Association player and current head coach of the New Orleans Hornets. Scott began coaching in 1998 and took over the Hornets in 2005.
Despite the Hornets losing in the first round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs, the team announced on May 7, 2009, that Scott would return as the Hornets head coach in the 2009-2010 season.ESPN.com: Scott Still on Job as Hornets Coach
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Playing Career
Scott was drafted by the San Diego Clippers in 1983 and was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers immediately after, where he played for 10 seasons. He played alongside Magic Johnson, James Worthy, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, winning three NBA championships, in 1985, 1987 and 1988. Scott played until 1997 and was known as one of the best shooters and dunkers during his career as a player. -
Coaching Career
Scott began coaching as an assistant with the Sacramento Kings in 1998. In 2000, he was hired as head coach of the New Jersey Nets, a team he would take to the NBA Finals in 2002. Scott was fired during the 2003-2004 season, taking over the Hornets in 2005. The Hornets would snag a #2 seed in the 2008 Western Conference playoffs. -
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Official Site: Coach Byron Scott
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Byron Scott on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Byron Scott stunned to hear of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's leukemia http://bit.ly/10vV00
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Byron Scott stunned to hear of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's leukemia http://tinyurl.com/y8etqjj
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Byron Scott stunned to hear of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's leukemia - New Orleans Times-Picayune http://bit.ly/4rc0Hz
@duffer47 | November 12, 2009 06:32 AM -
@NBA Lets count the days before the Hornets let Byron Scott go. He won't make it to Thanksgiving!!
@JocksNbeats | November 12, 2009 06:23 AM -
@imryan preferably yea...I'd still sign-n-trade him... maybe they'll make Paul available when he chokes Byron Scott out
@Browismyhero | November 12, 2009 05:40 AM
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adidas Los Angeles Lakers #4 Byron Scott Gold Soul Swingman Throwback Basketball Jersey - $59.95
NBA Swingman jersey! Body is mesh with a 2" drop tail and many features which duplicate the On-Court jersey. The jersey features a screen printed tackle twill front word mark, player name and front and back number. Any logos which appear on...
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Bug Music: Music Of The Raymond Scott Quintette, John Kirby & His Orchestra, And The Duke Ellington Orchestra - $18.98
When Duke Ellington began to slip classical motifs and structures into his jazz compositions in the '30s, two fellow composers took his example as a challenge to do the same. Raymond Scott played movie music, led the house band on the popul...
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Steel helps House brothers build strong homes. (Scott, Byron III and John House; House Family Homes) (Construction): An article from: Arkansas Business - $5.95
This digital document is an article from Arkansas Business, published by Journal Publishing, Inc. on March 20, 1995. The length of the article is 820 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is del...
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Hamlet - $14.98
Campbell Scott directs and stars in this not-quite-modern-dress version of Hamlet. A production can easily lose itself in attempting such a notorious great work of literature, but this one largely keeps its head. The film starts with...
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View All Byron Scott Questions (63) | Ask a QuestionWhat happened to Scott and Alex on TWIP? (2 Answers)On a previous episode (it may have even been an episode of MacBreak Weekly where Leo was introducing Scott and Alex from TWIP) a comment was made saying that Scott ... read moreThe Hornets are keeping Byron Scott another year? How does this make sense? (1 Answer)Last season, Byron Scott was coach of the year and had a franchise-record 56 wins. This season is different as there are so many injuries. They still manage to finish ... read moreSo why wouldnt Scott Petersons parents spend their time more wisely by looking for the people who did this (which I believe was Scott)? (1 Answer)You are right @cd150. Not only in the Lacy Peterson case, but many other cases where there is supposed to be another perpetrator, not much of anything is ever done ... read moreIs Scott Speed better for NASCAR or Formula One? (2 Answers)I think he will do better than some of the other drivers that made the jump. He had a respectable finish in the Daytona 500. Compare his finish with Montoya ... read more
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Byron Scott Vital Stats
- Mahalo's Guide to the New Orleans Hornets
- Basketball-Reference.com: Byron Scott Stats | Coaching Record
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 195
- Rookie Year: 1983
