Scott May
American basketball player (born 1954)
Scott Glenn May (born March 19, 1954) is an American former professional basketball player. As a college player at Indiana University, May led the Hoosiers to an undefeated record and national championship in the 1975-76 season. He was a two-time first-team All-American and was named the national player of the year in his senior season. May also won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
01College career
Born in Sandusky, Ohio, Scott May played as a 6'7" forward for Bob Knight and the Indiana University Hoosiers from 1973 to 1976. "Our group knew what we wanted. We were going to do whatever it took to win it all."
In his last two seasons with the school, 1974-75 and 1975-76, the Hoosiers were undefeated in the regular season and won 37-consecutive Big Ten games. The 1974-75 Hoosiers swept the entire Big Ten by an average of 22.8 points per game. However, in an 83-82 win against Purdue, May broke his left arm. With May's injury keeping him to 7 minutes of play, the No. 1 Hoosiers lost to Kentucky 92-90 in the Mideast Regional. The Hoosiers were so dominant that four starters, May, Steve Green, Kent Benson and Quinn Buckner, would make the five-man All-Big Ten team. The following season, 1975-76, the Hoosiers went the entire season and 1976 NCAA tournament without a single loss, beating Michigan 86-68 in the title game. Indiana remains the last school to accomplish this feat.
May was the 1975-76 team's leading scorer, "its most dependable clutch scorer, and an outstanding defensive player and rebounder, too."
02Professional career
The Chicago Bulls chose May with the second overall pick in the 1976 NBA draft. He made the NBA All-Rookie team after averaging 14.2 points for the Bulls. Injuries kept him to seven seasons in the NBA, scoring 3,690 points and pulling down 1,450 rebounds. He went on to play seven more years in Europe with Brescia, Torino, Rome and Livorno in the Italian league.
03Personal life
May had two sons, Scott May Jr. and Sean May, who continued his tradition of basketball play. Scott Jr. played for the Indiana basketball team that made the NCAA title game in 2002. His younger son, Sean, helped North Carolina win a national championship in 2005 and played for the NBA Sacramento Kings and Charlotte Bobcats. May and Sean are one of four father-son duos to each win an NCAA basketball championship.
04Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | Chicago | 72 | - | 32.9 | .451 | - | .828 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 14.6 |
| 1977-78 | Chicago | 55 | - | 32.8 | .454 | - | .810 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 13.4 |
| 1978-79 | Chicago | 37 | - | 10.9 | .434 | - | .750 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| 1979-80 | Chicago | 54 | - | 24.0 | .450 | .000 | .837 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 12.4 |
| 1980-81 | Chicago | 63 | - | 12.9 | .488 | .000 | .758 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7.0 |
| 1981-82 | Milwaukee | 65 | 7 | 18.3 | .508 | .000 | .824 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 9.0 |
| 1982-83 | Detroit | 9 | 1 | 17.2 | .420 | .000 | .810 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| Career | 355 | 8 | 22.6 | .462 | .000 | .811 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 10.4 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | Chicago | 3 | - | 32.3 | .385 | - | .800 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 10.7 |
| 1981-82 | Milwaukee | 4 | - | 12.5 | .200 | .000 | .643 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| Career | 7 | - | 21.0 | .304 | .000 | .724 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 7.0 | |
College
05External links and sources
- Scott May statistics
- Scott May Serie A statistics.
Sources and credits
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