2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

Leighton Chamblee
Leighton Chamblee
Leighton Chamblee
Leighton Chamblee
Leighton Chamblee
Leighton Chamblee
Leighton Chamblee
Leighton Chamblee
Leighton Chamblee
Leighton Chamblee

15 Zach Scott

  • Position Guard
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • Highschool Westminster Academy
  • Prev School Florida Gulf Coast

Biography

2021-22 Season (RS Junior):
• 2nd on the team and 16th in Southland Conference in scoring with a 10.9 average.
• Connected on 41% from 3-point range (70-172).
• Ranked 4th in SLC with 70 made 3s.
• 3rd in league with 2.2 threes made per game.
• Led team in FT shooting with a 91.9 percent (57-62).
• Scored double-figures 19 times.
• Scored 20 or more three times.
• 24 pts vs. HCU (1/15/22), 23 vs. NSU (2/5/22), and 21 at NSU (2/12/22).
• In that 24-point outing vs. HCU, hit the game-winning 3 at the buzzer to lift the Cowboys to a 78-75 win in the team's return to the Legacy Center.
• Played in 32 games making 23 starts.
• Averaged 14.8 points and made 43% from long range in conference games.

2020-21 Season (Junior):
• Appeared in 18 games, averaging 11.3 minutes per contest.
• Averaged 3.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.
• Connected on 39.4 percent from long range (13 for 33).
• Scored 12 points and 8 rebounds in 16 minutes of action against Dallas Christian (Dec. 2).
• Career-high 34 minutes of play vs. Nicholls (Jan. 27).
• Eight boards vs. ULL (Dec. 19).

At Florida Gulf Coast University
2019-20 Season (Sophomore):

• Finished the season third in scoring with 10.8 points per game.
• Started 23 of 32 games played averaging 27.5 minutes per night.
• Led the team and ranked third in the ASUN with 43 steals.
• Led FGCU in free throw shooting going 53-of-61 (.869).
• Opened the season with a season-high 23 points going 8-of-17 from the floor and 5-of-10 from deep at defending A-10 champion Saint Louis (11/5).
• Reached double figures in each of the five games of the year.
• At North Dakota (11/30), had 17 points alongside a career-high six steals.
• Against St. Thomas (12/21), scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting with four three pointers.
• Tied his career-high three times during the year with eight rebounds at VCU (11/23), at FIU (12/4), and at Liberty (2/1).
• Finished his FGCU career playing in 64 career games (44 starts, 25 minutes per game) averaging 9.6 points and 3.6 rebounds while posting 70 steals.

2018-19 Season (Freshman):
• Named to the ASUN All-Freshman Team.
• Became just the fourth freshman in program history to start at least 20 games while his 8.5 points per game ranked fourth in school history for a true freshman.
• Led all ASUN rookies in three-point field goal percentage (41.9%).
• Averaged 8.4 points in 22.5 minutes per contest – scoring total increased to 9.8 points in ASUN action.
• Played in 32 games with 21 starts.
• Named ASUN Newcomer of the Week following 87-85 win against Keiser in which had a career-high 25 points (12/19).
• Finished with 18 points, two steals, two assists, and three rebounds in a 73-60 win against Jacksonville (2/2).
• Against North Alabama (2/6), scored 17 points highlighted by 5-of-6 from beyond the arc – the five triples were a season-high.

High School: 
• Played at Westminster Academy for coach Ehren Wallhoff.
• Two-time all-state selection and two-time state champion for the Lions.
• Averaged 22.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 2.8 steals per game during his senior campaign.
• Dairy Farmer’s Player of the Year in 2018.
• Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald Player of the Year in 2016.
• Westminster’s all-time leading scorer pouring in 2,740 career points.
• The total placed him in the top 20 in all-time in the state of Florida in scoring and 3rd in Broward County behind only Brandon Knight and Kenny Boynton.
• Played with a pair of other Division I athletes at Westminster including Paul Atkinson (Yale) and Jason Strong (Northeastern).  

Personal:
• Born October 14, 1999.
• Son of Latosha & Zachary Scott, Sr. 
• Also recruited by Florida State, UCF, Wichita State, Virginia Tech, UAB, and DePaul.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2020-21Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 175 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2021-22Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 175 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2022-23Senior

    Guard
    6'4" 180 lbs
    15