Scottie Reynolds
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Scottie Reynolds is an American
professional basketball
player who will play for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association
. The Huntsville, Alabama
native played for Villanova University
in the Big East Conference
of the NCAA. He originally intended to play for the University of Oklahoma
Sooners
, but was released from his letter of intent
by the administration after the Sooners' coach, Kelvin Sampson
, accepted the head coach
ing job at Indiana University
. Reynolds played for the U.S. team
in the 2007 Pan Am Games.
to an unwed, unemployed teenaged mother who reluctantly gave him up for adoption. Reynolds grew up in a loving family with his adoptive parents Ric and Pam Reynolds and siblings Eric, Kelli, Susie, Ross, and Dahlia. He has lived in Athens
, Alabama
; Herndon, Virginia
; and Chicago
, Illinois
. He attended A. Scott Crossfield elementary school in Virginia and Helen Keller Jr. High in Schaumburg, Illinois
for his high school team, the Herndon Hornets of Herndon, Virginia, Reynolds is one of the most prolific scorers in Virginia basketball history, and the best player in the competitive Northern Region since Grant Hill
(South Lakes High School
, Class of 1990). He led the Herndon Hornets to the state finals in the 2005–06 season, and the team became state runners-up. A three-time Player of the Year for the region, Reynolds is known for his three-point shooting
and clutch performances. During his senior year, Reynolds was named a McDonald's All-American, the first player in the Northern Region to be so honored since Joey Beard (South Lakes High School, Class of 1993). Reynolds owns many Herndon Hornets basketball records, including most points in a year, most points during a high school career, and most points in a game with 53 against I. C. Norcom High School
in 2005. Reynolds is 16th all-time in Virginia high school career scoring. He was at one point ranked the fourth best point guard
in the nation. Reynolds averaged 28.4 points per game, 4.5 assists per game, and 4.0 steals per game as a senior, and 34.7 points as a junior. Jay Wright
recruited him to play for the Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
team.
on February 28, 2007 was the most ever scored against the Huskies at Connecticut's Gampel Pavilion
in Storrs
. Reynolds was named the 2006–07 Big East Rookie of the Year. Villanova made the Sweet 16 in the 2008 NCAA Tournament during Reynold's sophomore season before losing to eventual champion Kansas. He led the team in scoring with 15.9 points per game.
During his Junior season, he was 2nd on the team with 15.2 PPG in leading Villanova to a 26-7 record and a #3 Seed in the NCAA Tournament. During Villanova's Elite Eight matchup versus #1 seed Pittsburgh in the 2009 NCAA Tournament
, Reynolds made a game-winning shot with 0.5 seconds to go to send Nova to the 2009 Final Four in Detroit. The Wildcats lost in the Final Four to the North Carolina Tar Heels.
On April 21, 2009, Reynolds declared for the 2009 NBA Draft
, but did not hire an agent. On June 9, 2009, Reynolds withdrew from the NBA draft to return for his senior season at Villanova.
On January 11, 2010, Reynolds scored a season-high 36 points, on 5-of-5 three-pointers, in a 92–84 win over Louisville.
As a Senior in 2009-10 season, the 6'2" Reynolds averaged 18.5 points and shot 40 percent from 3-point range in becoming the Wildcats' go-to player with several spectacular second-half efforts. He led the Wildcats to a 25-8 season (13-5 Big East) and a #2 seed in the NCAA tournament, which culminated with a 75–68 loss to St. Mary's (CA) in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Reynolds ended his career as the second-leading scorer in Villanova history with 2,222 points, falling only 21 points short of breaking Kerry Kittles's all-time record. He finished his College career with 472 assists and 203 steals.
Reynolds was named to the 2010 AP All-American 1st team joining Randy Foye
(2006), Kerry Kittles
(1996) and Paul Arizin (1950) as the only Villanova players to become 1st team All-Americans.
"You go through a season not expecting to get All-American," Reynolds said. "You just go out there every day and try and do the best you can, try and play Villanova basketball. It's in the back of your head, but if you concentrate on that, that stuff will never come."
Villanova Coach Jay Wright
often referred to Scottie Reynolds as the "face of Villanova Basketball" during his 4 years on the team.
Reynolds played three games on the Suns' summer league squad subsequently received invitation to training camp.
Reynolds averaged 10.3 points and 4.7 assists in the Suns' final three games of summer-league play after missing the first two with an Achilles injury.
club Prima Veroli.
On October 26, 2010, it was announced that Reynolds was leaving Prima Veroli due to his heart not wanting to play basketball in Italy, but in the States. Reynolds averaged 12.3 points, 2.5 assists and 2.3 steals while going 5–19 from 3-point range.
of the NBA Development League
. He was traded the next day to the Springfield Armor
.
On November 26, 2010, Reynolds scored 30 points and made the game winning three-pointer with 0.2 seconds left to give the Armor the 88-85 victory.
On February 19, 2011, Reynolds and the East won the NBA D-league All-star game.
United States
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professional basketball
Basketball
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player who will play for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters of the Philippine Basketball Association
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
. The Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....
native played for Villanova University
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
This is the article about the men's basketball team from Villanova University. The team has competed since the 1920–21 season. Nicknamed the "Wildcats", Villanova is a member of the Big East Conference and the Philadelphia Big Five. The Villanova Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA...
in the Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
of the NCAA. He originally intended to play for the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
Sooners
Oklahoma Sooners
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, but was released from his letter of intent
Letter of intent
A letter of intent is a document outlining an agreement between two or more parties before the agreement is finalized. The concept is similar to a heads of agreement...
by the administration after the Sooners' coach, Kelvin Sampson
Kelvin Sampson
Kelvin Sampson is an assistant coach of the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He previously was a men's college basketball coach at Montana Tech , Washington State University , the University of Oklahoma and Indiana University .-Early life and coaching:Sampson was born in the...
, accepted the head coach
Head coach
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ing job at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
. Reynolds played for the U.S. team
United States national basketball team
The United States men's national basketball team represents the United States of America in international men's basketball. The USA is the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in all sixteen Olympic tournaments it has entered, coming away with thirteen golds...
in the 2007 Pan Am Games.
Early life
Reynolds was born in Huntsville, AlabamaHuntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the central part of the far northern region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 Census....
to an unwed, unemployed teenaged mother who reluctantly gave him up for adoption. Reynolds grew up in a loving family with his adoptive parents Ric and Pam Reynolds and siblings Eric, Kelli, Susie, Ross, and Dahlia. He has lived in Athens
Athens, Alabama
Athens is a city in Limestone County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 18,967. According to the 2009 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 24,234...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
; Herndon, Virginia
Herndon, Virginia
Herndon is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area of the United States. The population was 21,655 at the 2000 census, which makes it the largest of three towns in the county.-History:...
; and Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. He attended A. Scott Crossfield elementary school in Virginia and Helen Keller Jr. High in Schaumburg, Illinois
High school
A four-year starterStarting lineup
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for his high school team, the Herndon Hornets of Herndon, Virginia, Reynolds is one of the most prolific scorers in Virginia basketball history, and the best player in the competitive Northern Region since Grant Hill
Grant Hill (basketball)
Grant Henry Hill is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Phoenix Suns. As a collegian with Duke University and early in his professional career with the Detroit Pistons, Hill was widely considered to be one of the best all-around players in the game, often...
(South Lakes High School
South Lakes High School
South Lakes High School is the primary high school for the community of Reston in Fairfax County, Virginia. The school, part of Fairfax County Public Schools, had 1,860 students in the 2009-2010 school year....
, Class of 1990). He led the Herndon Hornets to the state finals in the 2005–06 season, and the team became state runners-up. A three-time Player of the Year for the region, Reynolds is known for his three-point shooting
Three-point field goal
A three-point field goal is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc radiating from the basket...
and clutch performances. During his senior year, Reynolds was named a McDonald's All-American, the first player in the Northern Region to be so honored since Joey Beard (South Lakes High School, Class of 1993). Reynolds owns many Herndon Hornets basketball records, including most points in a year, most points during a high school career, and most points in a game with 53 against I. C. Norcom High School
I. C. Norcom High School
I.C. Norcom High School is a public high school located in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is administered by Portsmouth City Public Schools. The school colors are maroon and grey, and the nickname is the Greyhounds. The school was named after Israel Charles Norcom, its first supervising principal.I. C...
in 2005. Reynolds is 16th all-time in Virginia high school career scoring. He was at one point ranked the fourth best point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
in the nation. Reynolds averaged 28.4 points per game, 4.5 assists per game, and 4.0 steals per game as a senior, and 34.7 points as a junior. Jay Wright
Jay Wright
Jay Wright may refer to:*Jay Wright , basketball coach*Jay Wright , winner of the 2005 Bollingen Prize...
recruited him to play for the Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
This is the article about the men's basketball team from Villanova University. The team has competed since the 1920–21 season. Nicknamed the "Wildcats", Villanova is a member of the Big East Conference and the Philadelphia Big Five. The Villanova Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA...
team.
College
As a Villanova Wildcat, he became the Wildcats' primary scoring threat by the end of his freshman year. Reynolds' 40 points against the University of ConnecticutUniversity of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
on February 28, 2007 was the most ever scored against the Huskies at Connecticut's Gampel Pavilion
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion is a 10,167-seat multi-purpose arena in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. The arena opened on January 21, 1990, and is the largest on campus arena in New England. It was named after Harry A. Gampel, who donated one million dollars for the construction of the arena...
in Storrs
Storrs, Connecticut
Storrs is a census-designated place and part of the town of Mansfield, Connecticut located in eastern Tolland County. The population was 10,996 at the 2000 census...
. Reynolds was named the 2006–07 Big East Rookie of the Year. Villanova made the Sweet 16 in the 2008 NCAA Tournament during Reynold's sophomore season before losing to eventual champion Kansas. He led the team in scoring with 15.9 points per game.
During his Junior season, he was 2nd on the team with 15.2 PPG in leading Villanova to a 26-7 record and a #3 Seed in the NCAA Tournament. During Villanova's Elite Eight matchup versus #1 seed Pittsburgh in the 2009 NCAA Tournament
2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:First and Second Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 19 and 21, 2009-Qualifying teams:-Brackets:Results to date * – Denotes overtime periodAll times in U.S. EDT....
, Reynolds made a game-winning shot with 0.5 seconds to go to send Nova to the 2009 Final Four in Detroit. The Wildcats lost in the Final Four to the North Carolina Tar Heels.
On April 21, 2009, Reynolds declared for the 2009 NBA Draft
2009 NBA Draft
The 2009 NBA Draft was held on June 25, 2009, the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S...
, but did not hire an agent. On June 9, 2009, Reynolds withdrew from the NBA draft to return for his senior season at Villanova.
On January 11, 2010, Reynolds scored a season-high 36 points, on 5-of-5 three-pointers, in a 92–84 win over Louisville.
As a Senior in 2009-10 season, the 6'2" Reynolds averaged 18.5 points and shot 40 percent from 3-point range in becoming the Wildcats' go-to player with several spectacular second-half efforts. He led the Wildcats to a 25-8 season (13-5 Big East) and a #2 seed in the NCAA tournament, which culminated with a 75–68 loss to St. Mary's (CA) in the second round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Reynolds ended his career as the second-leading scorer in Villanova history with 2,222 points, falling only 21 points short of breaking Kerry Kittles's all-time record. He finished his College career with 472 assists and 203 steals.
Reynolds was named to the 2010 AP All-American 1st team joining Randy Foye
Randy Foye
Randy Foye is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. He played collegiately at Villanova University. He was selected seventh overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics, immediately traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, and later traded to...
(2006), Kerry Kittles
Kerry Kittles
Kerry Kittles is an American former professional basketball player who last played with the Los Angeles Clippers in the National Basketball Association in 2004-05. He was raised in New Orleans and attended St...
(1996) and Paul Arizin (1950) as the only Villanova players to become 1st team All-Americans.
"You go through a season not expecting to get All-American," Reynolds said. "You just go out there every day and try and do the best you can, try and play Villanova basketball. It's in the back of your head, but if you concentrate on that, that stuff will never come."
Villanova Coach Jay Wright
Jay Wright
Jay Wright may refer to:*Jay Wright , basketball coach*Jay Wright , winner of the 2005 Bollingen Prize...
often referred to Scottie Reynolds as the "face of Villanova Basketball" during his 4 years on the team.
NBA
Scottie Reynolds was the first AP All-American to not be selected in the NBA Draft since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976. He was signed by the Phoenix Suns to participate in their 2010 summer league.Reynolds played three games on the Suns' summer league squad subsequently received invitation to training camp.
Reynolds averaged 10.3 points and 4.7 assists in the Suns' final three games of summer-league play after missing the first two with an Achilles injury.
Europe
On August 1, 2010, Reynolds agreed on a one year deal with ItalianItaly
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club Prima Veroli.
On October 26, 2010, it was announced that Reynolds was leaving Prima Veroli due to his heart not wanting to play basketball in Italy, but in the States. Reynolds averaged 12.3 points, 2.5 assists and 2.3 steals while going 5–19 from 3-point range.
NBA Development League
On November 1, 2010, Reynolds was drafted 13th overall by the Tulsa 66ersTulsa 66ers
The Tulsa 66ers are an NBA Development League team based in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the minor league affiliate of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Their logo design is a basketball behind mountains with a road leading up to them, all on a U.S...
of the NBA Development League
NBA Development League
The NBA Development League, or NBA D-League, is the National Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. Known until summer 2005 as the National Basketball Development League , the NBA D-League started with eight teams in the fall of 2001...
. He was traded the next day to the Springfield Armor
Springfield Armor
The Springfield Armor is a basketball team located in Springfield, Massachusetts, which plays in the NBA Development League. The Armor plays its home games at the MassMutual Center in Springfield's Metro Center neighborhood. The team is owned by HWS Basketball, LLC which is principally owned by...
.
On November 26, 2010, Reynolds scored 30 points and made the game winning three-pointer with 0.2 seconds left to give the Armor the 88-85 victory.
On February 19, 2011, Reynolds and the East won the NBA D-league All-star game.