• Brian Scalabrine
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2009-10 Statistics

PPG
3.3
RPG
0.00
APG
0.3
EFF
+ 4.00
Born: Mar 18, 1978
Height: 6-9 /  2,06
Weight: 235  lbs. / 106,6  kg.
College: USC
Years Pro: 8

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Background

Brian Scalabrine was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the second round (35th pick overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft. He missed the first half of his rookie season with an injury but has found a niche as a hustling and fearless worker.

2003-04:
Averaged 3.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg in 69 games… Started in two games, at Washington on 11/1 and vs. Houston on 11/4… Averaged 9.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 2.0 apg in two starts this season… Team was 1-1 in those games… Missed a total of four games due to injury… Missed three games with a strained hip flexor (at Boston on 11/7, at Detroit on 11/9 and vs. San Antonio on 11/12) and one game with a strained left hamstring at Miami on 4/14… Recorded a DNP- Coach’s Decision in nine games… Recorded 10+ points seven times… Team went 3-4 when he scored 10 or more points and 1-0 when he scored 15 or more points… Led the team three times in rebounds and seven times in blocks… Registered a season-high 15 points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench vs. Orlando on 4/8… Grabbed the 300th rebound of his career at Denver on 3/2… Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds vs. Golden State on 12/31… Came off the bench to total 14 points on 3-4 shooting, including a career-high 8-8 from the free-throw line, four rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots in 27 minutes vs. New Orleans on 11/18… Made first start of the season, scoring 12 points and grabbing six rebounds, in 31 minutes at Washington on 11/1.

PRO CAREER:
In three NBA seasons, has career averages of 3.1 ppg and 2.3 rpg in 156 career games… 2002-03: Averaged 3.1 ppg and 2.4 rpg in 59 games… Averaged 7.4 ppg and 6.3 rpg while shooting (6-12) 50.0% from three-point range in seven starts… Team went 4-3 with him in the starting lineup… Improved numbers in nine categories from rookie season including: games, starts, minutes, ppg, rpg, bpg, FG%, FT% and 3-PT%… Scored in double figures three times, while grabbing 10 or more rebounds once… Led team twice in rebounding and eight times in blocks… Team went 6-2 when he scored seven or more points in a game… Recorded 21 DNP-Coach’s Decisions on the season… Made fifth start of the season, finishing with four points, nine rebounds and tied a career-high with five assists vs. Houston on 3/31… Came off the bench to tie a career-high with 16 points on 7-9 shooting from the floor at New Orleans on 3/9… Tallied 12 points on 4-7 shooting from the field and team-highs of eight rebounds and two blocks at Philadelphia on 2/5… Tied a career-high with 16 points, including 3-3 from downtown, while grabbing seven rebounds in 41 minutes in second career start at Detroit on 2/1… Made first career start, finishing with five points, seven rebounds and a team-high two blocks in a career-high 42 minutes vs. New Orleans on 1/31… Scored four points, while pulling down a career-high 10 rebounds at Golden State on 1/23… 2001-02: Averaged 2.1 ppg and 1.8 rpg in 28 games… Missed the first 43 games of the season (10/30- 1/26) with a fractured fifth metatarsal bone in his right foot… Led team once in scoring and once in rebounding… Logged a season-high 31 minutes, recording career-highs of 16 points on 6-11 shooting from the field and nine rebounds at Toronto on 4/14… Made NBA debut on 1/31, scoring two points with one rebound and one assist in 12 minutes off the bench vs. Milwaukee.

PLAYOFF CAREER:
Holds career playoff averages of 1.6 ppg and 0.9 rpg in 22 career games… 2004: Appeared in nine playoff games, averaging 3.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg and 0.3 spg in 8.1 mpg.… Recorded playoff career-highs for points (17), three pointers made (4), three pointers attempted (4), minutes (23), field goals made (6), field goals attempted (7) and rebounds (3) in a triple overtime victory in Game 5 at Detroit on 5/14… Recorded six points on 2-2 shooting from the field and three rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench in Game 3 vs. Detroit on 5/9… Recorded seven points, one rebound and logged four minutes off the bench in Game 1 vs. New York on 4/17… 2003: Appeared in seven playoff games, averaging 0.6 ppg and 0.6 rpg.… 2003 NBA Finals: Played one minute of Game 6, collecting one rebound… 2002: Averaged 0.3 ppg and 0.5 rpg in six games… 2002 NBA Finals: Logged one scoreless minute off the bench in Game 2… Scored two points on 1-1 shooting from the floor in four minutes in Game 4 at Indiana on 4/30… Grabbed two rebounds and blocked one shot in two minutes off the bench vs. Indiana on 4/22.

COLLEGE CAREER:
Started 91 of 92 games in three-year USC career… Ranks 6th all-time in school history in points (1,441) and seventh in blocks (81)… Honored as All Pac-10 Conference Honorable Mention selection and as an NABC District 15 Second Team pick… As a senior, was second on the team in scoring (14.7 ppg) and assists (2.8 apg) and third in rebounds (5.9 rpg)… As a junior, earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from The Sporting News and was an All Pac-10 and NABC All-District 15 First Team pick… As a sophomore, was named Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year and received All Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors.


Personal

Has two brothers and one sister… Married Kristen Couch in August, 2003, in Hawaii... Enjoys going to movies, playing video games and practicing yoga… Lists Survivor as his favorite TV show, Gladiator as his favorite movie and Jay-Z as his favorite musical artist… Favorite NBA players are Larry Bird and Michael Jordan… Earned his degree in social science from USC… Aspired to be a high school teacher and basketball coach before realizing his dream of becoming an NBA player… Started the Brian Scalabrine “Take it to the Hoop” Basketball Camp in Stamford, CT and runs several basketball camps throughout New Jersey during the summer… Has own website, www.scalabrine.com.

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