Scott Knapp

Scott Knapp (born August 30, 1978) is an American basketball player and American basketball coach who is currently the Head Coach for the Schenectady Legends of the Independent Basketball Association (IBA).[1] He is from Sherrill, NY.

College career

As a player, he played at NCAA Division I Siena College in Loudonville, NY where he played point guard and shooting guard and was named a co-captain at the start of his senior season. Known as a tremendous shooter, Knapp finished with 1,381 career points and is the all time 3-point shot leader (293) and has the all-time record for highest free throw percentage (89.1%) in Siena Saints history.[2] In the 1998 season Knapp won MAAC rookie of the year honors averaging 12.3 Points per game for the Saints. He was twice named to the MAAC all tournament team and once a second team all conference award winner.[3] Under his leadership on the court, Siena advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1999 and the NIT in 2000.

Pro career

After graduating from Siena College, Scott played basketball professionally in the Continental Basketball Association (Rockford Lightning) and the USBL (Adirondack Wildcats). As a professional, Scott was named CBA All Rookie Team Honorable Mention in 2002.[4]

Coaching career

In August 2014, Knapp was named the head coach of the Schenectady Legends Professional Basketball team in the IBA. He led the team to an undefeated season (13-0) and was named Coach of the Year after winning the league championship versus the Kenosha (WI) Ballers.[5]

Head coaching record

IBA

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win-loss %
Post season PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win-loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Schenectady Legends 2014 111101.0001st in IBA2201.000 Won IBA Finals
Career Total 111101.000 2201.0001 Championship

References

  1. ↑ Siena’s Knapp named Schenectady Legends coach - College Sports
  2. ↑ Scott Knapp Stats | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
  3. ↑ Siena College Official Athletic Site - On Campus
  4. ↑ Hawking, Jeff. "Wildcats go deep with signing of Knapp, Bacon". Glens Falls Post-Star.
  5. ↑ Former star player Knapp coaches team to perfect mark

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