Byron Antom Scott born March 28 1961 is an American former professional basketball player and head coach in the National Basketball Association NBA As a player Scott won three NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers during their Showtime era in the 1980s He was named the NBA Coach of the Year with the New Orleans Hornets now Pelicans in 2008 Scott grew up in Inglewood California and played at Morningside High School in the shadow of what was then the Lakers home arena The Forum He played college basketball at Arizona State University for three years and had a successful career with the Sun Devils He was Pac10 Freshman of the Year in 1980 and Firstteam AllPac10 in 1983 He averaged 175 points per game in his career for the Sun Devils He left after his junior year entering the 1983 NBA Draft In 2011 his No 11 was retired by the Arizona State Sun Devils
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