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Alex Scales

College: Oregon
Height: 6-4
Weight: 185 lbs.
Position: Guard
BirthDate: July 3, 1978
Birthplace: Racine, WI


Highlights

Named team co-MVP for the 1999-00 season along with A.D Smith and Darius Wright. Earned First Team All-Pac-10 honors, helping to lead Ducks to a third-place conference finish and an NCAA Tournament berth. Named to the Pac-10 All-Newcomer squad as a junior after transferring from San Jacinto Junior College. At Nike Desert Classic, averaged 7.0 ppg in 21 minutes per game.

College highlights at Oregon

As a senior, led the Ducks in scoring and ranked fourth in the Pac-10 (16.3 ppg). Was second on the team in rebounding (4.3 rpg). In conference games, averaged 18.1 ppg on 48 percent shooting. Led the team in scoring 16 times, in steals 12 times and in rebounding three times. Became the first Oregon player since 1992 to register back-to-back 30-point games, scoring a career-high 31 against Arizona State and 30 against USC. Scored 20 points in a home win over No. 3 Arizona. Scored 26 points and hit the game-winner with five seconds left against Wake Forest.

As a junior, shared team MVP with Darius Wright. Led the Ducks in scoring (14.3 ppg) and steals (29), while ranking second in rebounding (5.9 rpg) and blocked shots (24). Paced the team 11 times in scoring and eight times in rebounding. Scored 19 points in Oregon debut. Followed that up with a 14-point, 10-rebound, five-block effort vs. SIU. Scored a season-high 22 points at UCLA, adding five rebounds and four assists. Contributed 21 points, seven rebounds and five assists at Arizona State. Scored in double figures in 29 games. Recorded 15 points and seven rebounds against Texas Christian to help the Ducks advance to the NIT Semifinals.

As a sophomore at San Jacinto, earned All-Region 14 First Team honors by averaging 14.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game. Ranked by The Sporting News as the third-best shooting guard among junior college players.

As a freshman, helped San Jacinto to a No. 1 ranking and a runner-up finish at the NJCAA Tournament, averaging 10.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per outing.

San Jacinto JC (TX)
SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AST PTS AVG
1996-97 37 137 320 .428 35 45 .778 186 89 363 10.4
1997-98 30 150 337 .445 82 104 .788 196 73 434 14.5
TOTALS 65 287 657 .437 117 149 .785 382 162 797 12.3
Three-point field goals: 1996-97, 54-for-164 (.329); 1997-98, 52-for- 166 (.313); Totals, 104-for-330 (.321).
University of Oregon
SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AST PTS AVG
1998-99 32 164 406 .404 79 107 .738 188 101 457 14.3
1999-00 30 179 393 .455 78 100 .780 129 75 490 16.3
TOTALS 62 343 799 .429 157 216 .727 317 176 947 15.3
Three-point field goals: 1998-99, 50-for-162 (.309); 1999-00, 54-for-160 (.338). Totals, 104-for-322 (.323).


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