2024 Dennis Scott to Georgia State

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Mount Vernon (11-7) defeated Wesleyan 65-42.  Scott 14p  5r   3a  0s  0b  0t

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Mount Vernon loses to Providence Christian Academy 74-63.  Scott 4p  8r  0a  0s  1b  2t.  He sat out the 4th Q.

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Mount Vernon defeated Holy Innocents (Caleb Wilson) 51-35.  Scott 8p  4r  0a  0s  1b  2t

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Coach Tarrik Mabon - head basketball coach at The Mount Vernon School

2024  6'9  215lbs F @dscott1_ has to be one of the biggest turnaround stories in Georgia.  Congrats for being voted Region 5-A 2nd Team All Region! 

13.0 ppg
9.4 rpg
1.4 bpg
1.2 apg

Leading scorer, sniper & always on double-double watch! Sky is the limit!

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Trent Markwith - 2024 F Dennis Scott III went 7/9 from 3 and had 23 points in Mount Vernon’s win tonight. Knocked down a barrage of triples shortly after halftime to break the game open. Hard to find 6’9” sophomores with his type of outside touch.

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Final regular season game Mount Vernon defeated Hebron Christian Acad. 81-49.  Scott 18p  1r  1a  2s  0b  3t.

Season averages for 21 games reported on MaxPreps:  13.7p  8.3r  1.1a  .7s  1.2b  1.5t     

Shooting:  48% FG   40% on 3's    67% FT

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48 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Final regular season game Mount Vernon defeated Hebron Christian Acad. 81-49.  Scott 18p  1r  1a  2s  0b  3t.

Season averages for 21 games reported on MaxPreps:  13.7p  8.3r  1.1a  .7s  1.2b  1.5t     

Shooting:  48% FG   40% on 3's    67% FT

So, he played enough to score 18 and he had 1 rebound? 
Huh.

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53 minutes ago, Demo said:

So, he played enough to score 18 and he had 1 rebound? 
Huh.

I've watched several of his games and he doesn't like to get banged around in the paint.  Typically floats along the 3-point line.  

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A milestone event with Scott's committment to GA State.  He was the first kid to receive an IU offer under then new head coach Mike Woodson and it had to be as a favor to Scott's dad Dennis Scott II who Woody would have known from his NBA days.  

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30 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

A milestone event with Scott's committment to GA State.  He was the first kid to receive an IU offer under then new head coach Mike Woodson and it had to be as a favor to Scott's dad Dennis Scott II who Woody would have known from his NBA days.  

Georgia St sounds about right.

Have thought about it a little and I wonder if the 1 benefit of the portal for mid-majors could be access to more promising but  developmental high school bigs. A kid like Scott isn’t untalented and a few years ago he might have ended up at a high major as a redshirt candidate. Now that’s not happening because HM’s just go to the portal for a 4th or 5th yr kid.