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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

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1 Zach Scott

  • Class Sophomore
  • Position G
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 173
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.

Biography

As A Sophomore [2019-20]:
Finished the season third in scoring with 10.8 points per game … Started 23 of 32 games played averaging 27.5 minutes per night … Averaged 4.1 rebounds … Led the team and ranked third in the ASUN with 43 steals … Led FGCU in free throw shooting going 53-of-61 (.869) … Opened the season with a season-high 23 points going 8-of-17 from the floor and 5-of-10 from deep at defending A-10 champion Saint Louis (11/5) … Reached double figures in each of the five games of the year … At North Dakota (11/30), had 17 points alongside a career-high six steals … Against St. Thomas (12/21), scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting with four three pointers … Tied his career-high three times during the year with eight rebounds at VCU (11/23), at FIU (12/4), and at Liberty (2/1) … Improved his scoring average by 2.4 points and his rebounding average by one compared to his 2018-19 season … Finished his FGCU career playing in 64 career games (44 starts, 25 minutes per game) averaging 9.6 points and 3.6 rebounds while posting 70 steals.

As A Freshman [2018-19]:
Named to the ASUN All-Freshman Team … Became just the fourth freshman in program history to start at least 20 games while his 8.5 points per game ranked fourth in school history for a true freshman … Led all ASUN rookies in three-point field goal percentage (41.9%) … Averaged 8.4 points in 22.5 minutes per contest – scoring total increased to 9.8 points in ASUN action … Played in 32 games with 21 starts … Averaged 3.3 rebounds along with 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals … Named ASUN Newcomer of the Week following 87-85 win against Keiser in which had a career-high 25 points (12/19) … Recorded 13 points, four steals and five rebounds against Colgate (12/2) … Finished with 18 points, two steals, two assists, and three rebounds in a 73-60 win against Jacksonville (2/2) … Against North Alabama (2/6), scored 17 points highlighted by 5-of-6 from beyond the arc – the five triples were a season-high … Notched 16 points against Kennesaw State (2/23) and 14 against North Florida (1/27).

High School: 
Played at Westminster Academy for coach Ehren Wallhoff ... Two-time all-state selection and two-time state champion for the Lions ... Averaged 22.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 2.8 steals per game during his senior campaign ... Dairy Farmer’s Player of the Year in 2018 ... Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald Player of the Year in 2016 ... Westminster’s all-time leading scorer pouring in 2,740 career points ... The total placed him in the top 20 in all-time in the state of Florida in scoring and 3rd in Broward County behind only Brandon Knight and Kenny Boynton ... Played with a pair of other Division I athletes at Westminster including Paul Atkinson (Yale) and Jason Strong (Northeastern).  

Personal:
Born October 14, 1999... Son of Latosha & Zachary Scott, Sr. ... Favorite athlete is Klay Thompson ... Favorite book is the Old Man and the Sea ... Favorite sports movie is Space Jam ... Chose FGCU because of Coach Fly and the winning culture in the program ... Also recruited by Florida State, UCF, Wichita State, Virginia Tech, UAB, and DePaul ... Majoring in communications.

Last updated 3/30/20

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2018-19Freshman

    G
    6'4" 180 lbs
    4
  • 1

    2019-20Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 173 lbs
    1