Akeem Wayne Byron Scott (born September 2, 1983) is an American-Jamaican assistant

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for the

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of the

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(IBL). He played for the

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Early life

A native of

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, Scott starred at

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. He attended

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for two years, earning All-American honors, before transferring to High Point ahead of his junior season.

Professional career

Scott began his professional career with Finnish club

Korihait Korihait () is a Finnish basketball team from Uusikaupunki. It was formed as Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat, shortly UU, in 1898 and has won one Korisliiga The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top ...

in 2006 and averaged 17.3 points, 1.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game. He signed with second-tier club PuHu Juniorit the following season, recording 29.2 points and 2.9 assists per game across 23 games before he was moved up to first-tier club

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in February 2008. He played in the final seven regular season games before leading his team to a

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league title, scoring 36 points and the game-winning basket to earn Finals MVP honors. He played with Espoon Honka again during the 2008–09 season, then appeared in two EuroCup games with Latvian team

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in late 2009. Scott returned to Finland soon after, playing with

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in 2009–10. He subsequently played in Montenegro, Mexico and Venezuela. Scott attended a two-day open tryout in

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for the

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in October 2014 and was invited to their training camp the following month. He made the final roster and averaged 10.4 points, three assists and 1.8 rebounds per game in five games. Scott signed with the

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of Canada in November 2014. 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. He then signed with Uruguayan club Biguá in February 2016. He played with Chilean team

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in 2016–17, earning first-team all-league and defensive player of the year honors. He joined the

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in October 2017. In August 2018, he signed with the Laguneros de La Comarca ahead of the

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. He then played for the

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during the 2019 CIBACOPA season. He recorded 35 points, five assists and five rebounds in his team debut, a 93–90 victory against the

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on April 12. Scott signed with the

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in Vietnam in June 2021. Scott signed with the

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in Indonesia in March 2022 Scott signed with the

in Indonesia in March 2024

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