Last Updated on April 17, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Shannon Dean Scott is an American professional basketball player known for his skills as a point guard.

Player Profile

  • Full Name: Shannon Dean Scott.
  • Nickname: Unverified.
  • Nationality: American. (RealGM Basketball)
  • Date of Birth: December 21, 1992. (The NBA G League)
  • Hometown: Alpharetta, Georgia, United States. (RealGM Basketball)
  • Height: 6’1″ (185 cm). Some databases have listed him at 6’2″, but G League and RealGM list 6’1″. (The NBA G League)
  • Weight: 185 lbs (84 kg). (The NBA G League)
  • Wingspan: Unverified.
  • Shoe Size: Unverified.
  • Jersey Number: 3 — Ohio State. (RealGM Basketball)
  • Position: Point guard / guard. (Wikipedia)
  • High School: Milton High School in Milton, Georgia. (RealGM Basketball)
  • College: Ohio State (2011–2015). (The NBA G League)
  • NBA Draft: Undrafted in the 2015 NBA Draft, so no team selected him and there was no pick number. (The NBA G League)
  • Teams Played For:
    • Ohio State (2011–2015)
    • Raptors 905 (2015–2016)
    • Doxa Lefkadas (2016–2017)
    • Long Island Nets (2017–2018)
    • Panteras de Miranda (2018)
    • Long Island Nets (2018–2019)
    • Juventus Utena (2019–2020)
    • Long Island Nets (2021)
    • Brose Bamberg (2021–2022)
    • Cairns Taipans (2022–2023)
    • Brisbane Bullets (2023–2024)
    • Kaohsiung Aquas (2024)
  • Championship Rings: None that I could verify from the major leagues and teams documented in the sources I checked.
  • Parents: Charles “Charlie” Scott and Trudy Scott. (Ohio State)
  • Children: I could not verify any publicly documented children from the sources I checked.
  • Siblings: Simone Scott and Shaun Scott. (Ohio State)
  • Athlete Relatives: His father, Charlie Scott, is a former NBA and ABA player and a Hall of Famer. (Ohio State)

Player Archetype / Play Style

Shannon Scott’s player archetype is that of a defensive-minded pass-first point guard, the kind of lead ball-handler whose game is built more on disruption, tempo control, and decision-making than on volume scoring. Defensively, his role has long centered on hounding opposing guards at the point of attack, generating steals, and using anticipation and effort to make life difficult for primary creators, while offensively he works best as a table-setter who organizes the floor, gets teammates involved, pushes the pace, and picks his spots rather than dominating possessions as a pure shot-maker. Physically, Scott is a solidly built guard with good quickness, active hands, and enough strength to compete through contact, and his overall play style reflects that: practical, competitive, unselfish, and geared toward helping a team function cleanly on both ends. When he is at his best, he gives a lineup defensive bite, ball movement, and steady guard play without needing to be the focal scorer. (Brisbane Bullets)

Sources:

Ohio State Buckeyes — Shannon Scott | 2014-15 | Men’s Basketball | Ohio State
NBA G League — Shannon Scott
RealGM — Shannon Scott Player Profile, Long Island Nets
Brisbane Bullets — Bullets welcome import point guard Shannon Scott
NBL — The Huddle: Shannon Scott