Scott Suggs (born November 10, 1989
) is an American professional
basketball player who last played for
Iraklis
Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Mace ...
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.
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.
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.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the
2013 NBA draft, Suggs joined the
Milwaukee Bucks for the
2013 NBA Summer League
The 2013 NBA Summer League is a pro basketball league run by the NBA just after the 2013 NBA draft. It gives newly drafted players a chance to test their skills against each other, and to give them a feel for professional basketball. All 30 NBA ...
.
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.
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. He averaged 18.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game as a rookie.
In July 2014, Suggs played with the
Miami Heat and the
Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The franchise was establ ...
in the
2014 NBA Summer League
The 2014 NBA Summer League consists of two pro basketball leagues organized by the NBA and the Orlando Magic just after the 2014 NBA Draft. Ten teams took part in the week-long summer league at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, from July 5 t ...
. On July 23, 2014, he signed with
Élan Chalon of the
French League The French League (: "French League for purging, mutual aid and European collaboration") was a collaborationist French movement founded by Pierre Costantini in September 1940. Its journal was entitled '' L'Appel''.
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for the 2014–2015 season,
averaging 10.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.7 steals in 35 games.
After his stint in France, Suggs joined the
Washington Wizards for the
2015 NBA Summer League
The 2015 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the NBA: the Orlando Pro Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League.
Ten teams participated in the week-long Orlando Pro Summer League a ...
. On October 31, 2015, he was acquired by the
Raptors 905. 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. On February 11, 2016, he was named in the East All-Star team for the 2016
NBA D-League All-Star Game
The NBA D-League All-Star Game was an annual exhibition basketball game held by the NBA Development League (D-League). The D-League was founded in 2001 as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) and later as the NBA Development League. ...
as a replacement for
Keith Appling, after averaging 16.3 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 34.6 minutes in 32 games. On April 21, he was named the recipient of the 2016 NBA Development League's
Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award.
On August 5, 2016, Suggs signed with
ICL Manresa of Spain's
Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...
.
On August 15, 2019, Suggs signed with
Maccabi Haifa of the
Israeli Premier League. 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.
References
External links
Washington Huskies bioRealGM profile
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1989 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Canada
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Missouri
Bàsquet Manresa players
Erie BayHawks (2008–2017) players
Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players
Kymis B.C. players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Liga ACB players
Maccabi Haifa B.C. players
New Basket Brindisi players
People from Washington, Missouri
Raptors 905 players
Shooting guards
Small forwards
Sportspeople from Greater St. Louis
Washington Huskies men's basketball players