On the other side of his early adversity emerged a gritty, wise individual ready to conquer professional basketball in Germany. His experience across the globe helped him see the game in a new light. \u201cPlaying overseas gave me a different feel for the game. It gave me a different perspective on spacing on the floor, how fluid the ball needs to move, and how good of a shooter you need to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following his playing career in Germany, Scott turned to coaching, making stops at Wayland Baptist, Texas A&M International, and Paris Junior College before landing at CSUB. \u201cI\u2019ve had some really good coaches throughout my career that have put me in the right spot and given me the right opportunities to learn and grow,\u201d he said. Those lessons built the foundation for the coach he is today: grounded, adaptable, and ready to lead.<\/p>\n
Now, as he steps into a head coaching opportunity, Scott sees this moment as the natural continuation of that journey. \u201cFor me it\u2019s always been a journey,\u201d he said. \u201cI believe in taking basketball one day at a time, one shot at a time, one practice at a time to try to get better, and I\u2019ve taken life the same way.\u201d It\u2019s a philosophy that fits perfectly with a program built on persistence and growth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Off the court, Scott preaches growth. On it, he wants the Roadrunners running. \u201cWe want to pick up the pace of the game to get more possessions,\u201d he said. With a roster full of length and athleticism, expect a faster, freer brand of Bakersfield basketball. This year\u2019s team features no shortage of athleticism, mobility, and positional versatility, and Coach Scott\u2019s philosophy of getting up and down the floor should be a language easy to understand for the 2025 `Runners.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On the other side of his early adversity emerged a gritty, wise individual ready to conquer professional basketball…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36713,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-36712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}