Ray Scott

Ray Scott (basketball)

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Ray Scott
No. 22, 12, 31
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born	July 12, 1938 (1938-07-12) (age 73) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
High school	West Philadelphia
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
College	Portland
NBA Draft	1961 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Pro career	1961–1972
Career history
As player:
1961–1967	Detroit Pistons
1967–1970	Baltimore Bullets
1970–1972	Virginia Squires (ABA)
As coach:
1972–1976	Detroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
NBA Coach of the Year (1974)
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points	11,269 (14.3 ppg)
Rebounds	7,979 (9.8 rpg)
Assists	1,781 (2.2 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

John Raymond (Ray) Scott (born July 12, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a retired American professional basketball player and former head coach of the Detroit Pistons. A 6'9" forward/center who played collegiately at the University of Portland, Scott was selected with the fourth pick of the 1961 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons, and was a deadly shooter near the perimeter of the court. Scott had an 11-year career in the NBA and the ABA, with the Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, and Virginia Squires.

Scott would later coach the Pistons for three and a half seasons, from 1972-1976. In 1974, he won the Red Auerbach Trophy, better known as the NBA Coach of the Year Award, after guiding the Pistons to a 52-30 regular season record.

Scott was fired by the Pistons on January 26, 1976, and replaced with assistant Herb Brown. At the time he was fired, the Pistons were 17-25.

In March 1976, Scott was hired as the head coach at Eastern Michigan University. Over three seasons, he guided EMU to a 29-52 record. EMU fired Scott in March 1979. After his coaching career, Scott went into private business.

In February 2008, Scott was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. In April 2008, during a celebration of the Pistons' 50th anniversary, he was named one of the "30 All-Time Pistons."

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NBA Awards

Preceded by Earl Lloyd	Detroit Pistons head coach 1972–1976	Succeeded by Herb Brown

v t e 1961 NBA Draft

First round	Walt Bellamy Tom Stith Larry Siegfried Ray Scott Wayne Yates Ben Warley Tom Meschery Cleo Hill Gary Phillips

Second round	Whitey Martin Bob Wiesenhahn Johnny Egan Fred Sawyer Chris Smith Ted Luckenbill Ron Horn Al Butler Jack Turner Jerry Graves York Larese Don Kojis Doug Moe Jeff Cohen

NBA Coach of the Year Award

1963: Gallatin
1964: Hannum
1965: Auerbach
1966: Schayes
1967: Kerr
1968: Guerin
1969: Shue
1970: Holzman
1971: Motta
1972: Sharman
1973: Heinsohn
1974: R. Scott
1975: P. Johnson
1976: Fitch
1977: Nissalke
1978: H. Brown
1979: Fitzsimmons
1980: Fitch
1981: McKinney
1982: Shue
1983: Nelson
1984: Layden
1985: Nelson
1986: Fratello
1987: Schuler
1988: Moe
1989: Fitzsimmons
1990: Riley
1991: Chaney
1992: Nelson
1993: Riley
1994: Wilkens
1995: Harris
1996: Jackson
1997: Riley
1998: Bird
1999: Dunleavy
2000: Rivers
2001: L. Brown
2002: Carlisle
2003: Popovich
2004: H. Brown
2005: D'Antoni
2006: A. Johnson
2007: Mitchell
2008: B. Scott
2009: M. Brown
2010: Brooks
2011: Thibodeau

v t e Eastern Michigan Normalites / Hurons / Eagles men's basketball head coaches

L. P. Whitcomb (1897–1898) E. E. Crook (1898–1899) Leslie A. Butler (1899–1900) M. Everett Dick (1900–1901) Clayton Teetzel (1901–1903) Wilbur Bowen (1903–1909) Clare Hunter (1909–1911) Frederick Beyerman (1911–1912) LeRoy Brown (1912–1914) Thomas Ransom (1914–1915) Elmer Mitchell (1915–1917) Elton Rynearson (1917–1921) Joseph McCulloch (1921–1925) Elton Rynearson (1925–1932) Harry Ockerman (1932–1935) Elton Rynearson (1935–1940) Frank Worzniak (1940–1941) Ray Stites (1941–1944) Elton Rynearson (1944–1946) Ray Stites (1946–1947) William Crouch (1947–1953) Robert Hollway (1953–1954) James Skala (1954–1960) Richard Adams (1960–1966) Jim Dutcher (1966–1972) Allan Freund (1972–1976) Ray Scott (1976–1979) Jim Boyce (1979–1985) Ben Braun (1985–1996) Milton Barnes (1996–2000) Jim Boone (2000–2005) Charles Ramsey (2005–2011) Rob Murphy (2011– )

The athletic teams of Eastern Michigan University were known unofficially as the "Normalites" prior to 1929, known as the "Hurons" from 1929 to 1990, and known as the "Eagles" from 1991 to the present.

v t e Detroit Pistons

Formerly the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons and the Fort Wayne Pistons • Founded in 1941 • Based in Auburn Hills, Michigan

Franchise	Detroit Pistons • All-time roster • Seasons • Draft history • Head coaches • Current season

Arenas	North Side High School Gym • Allen County War Memorial Coliseum • Olympia Stadium • Cobo Arena • Pontiac Silverdome • Joe Louis Arena • The Palace

Head coaches	Carl Bennett • Curly Armstrong • Murray Mendenhall • Paul Birch • Charley Eckman • Red Rocha • Dick McGuire • Charles Wolf • Dave DeBusschere • Donnie Butcher • Paul Seymour • Butch van Breda Kolff • Terry Dischinger • Earl Lloyd • Ray Scott • Herb Brown • Bob Kauffman • Dick Vitale • Richie Adubato • Scotty Robertson • Chuck Daly • Ron Rothstein • Don Chaney • Doug Collins • Alvin Gentry • George Irvine • Rick Carlisle • Larry Brown • Flip Saunders • Michael Curry • John Kuester • Lawrence Frank

D-League affiliate	Fort Wayne Mad Ants

Retired numbers	William Davidson • Jack McCloskey • 2 • 4 • 10 • 11 • 15 • 16 • 21 • 40

Hall of Famers	Bobby McDermott • Dave DeBusschere • Walt Bellamy • Dave Bing • Larry Brown • Chuck Daly • Adrian Dantley • Joe Dumars • Harry Gallatin • Bob Houbregs • Bailey Howell • Bob Lanier • Earl Lloyd • Bob McAdoo • Dick McGuire • Andy Phillip • Dennis Rodman • Isiah Thomas • George Yardley • Fred Zollner

NBA Championships (3)	1989 • 1990 • 2004

Culture and lore	Hooper • Jordan Rules • John Mason • Pacers–Pistons brawl

Rivals	Chicago Bulls • Boston Celtics • Los Angeles Lakers

Broadcasters	TV: Fox Sports Detroit • Radio: WXYT-AM, WXYT-FM, WWJ • Announcers: George Blaha • Greg Kelser • Mark Champion • Rick Mahorn • Matt Dery • John Long • Eli Zaret

Persondata
Name	Scott, Raymond
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	July 12, 1938
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of death
Place of death

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