29 Facts About Brian Scalabrine

Brian Scalabrine is the co-host of "The Starting Lineup", which airs weekdays from 7 am to 10 am ET on SiriusXM NBA Radio.

The Nets made consecutive NBA Finals appearances his first two years, and Brian Scalabrine played four seasons with the team.

Brian Scalabrine signed with the Chicago Bulls the following season, and played with them until 2012.

In 2013, Mark Jackson announced that Brian Scalabrine would join his Golden State Warriors coaching staff.

In 2014, Brian Scalabrine took a job as an analyst for Celtics games on local Boston broadcasts.

Brian Scalabrine enrolled at Highline College in 1996, played his first year with its basketball team the Thunderbirds, and redshirted his second year.

Brian Scalabrine recorded seventeen double-doubles, and led the team in rebounds, blocks, and free throw percentage.

Brian Scalabrine was a Northern Division All-Star in 1997 as well as part of the All-Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges Championship Tournament Team.

Brian Scalabrine led the Trojans in scoring, rebounding, and field goals.

Brian Scalabrine was the 1999 Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year and earned an All-Pac-10 honorable mention.

Brian Scalabrine made his NBA debut on January 31,2002, when the Nets played against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Brian Scalabrine played in six playoff games his debut season and averaged 0.3 points and 0.5 rebounds.

Brian Scalabrine surpassed that high with 29 points on January 26,2005, against the Golden State Warriors.

Brian Scalabrine averaged 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.

Brian Scalabrine did not make an appearance in the NBA playoffs.

On September 21,2010, Brian Scalabrine agreed to a non-guaranteed contract with the Chicago Bulls.

Brian Scalabrine played 18 games with the Bulls and averaged 1.1 points and 0.4 rebounds per game.

On September 22,2011, during the 2011 NBA lockout, Brian Scalabrine signed with the Italian team Benetton Treviso.

Brian Scalabrine left the team in December 2011 to pursue opportunities in the NBA after the lockout had ended.

In 2017, Brian Scalabrine joined the Ball Hogs of the BIG3 basketball league.

In July 2013, Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson announced via Twitter that Brian Scalabrine was joining his coaching staff.

In September 2012, Brian Scalabrine announced that he had turned down an opportunity to become an assistant coach with the Bulls so that he could join Comcast SportsNet New England as a commentator.

Brian Scalabrine described the job as "a trial run", and said there was a "small possibility" he would resume his playing career overseas in 2013.

In 2014, Brian Scalabrine wrote an essay to Boston to announce his "homecoming" to become a Comcast SportsNet announcer.

Brian Scalabrine's essay spoofed a famous Sports Illustrated story about LeBron James's return to Cleveland.

Brian Scalabrine married Kristen Couch in 2003; their wedding ceremony was held in Hawaii.

Brian Scalabrine is a member of the sports philanthropy organization Athletes for Hope.

In 2013, in response to criticism over his bench role throughout his career and to claims that many would beat him one-on-one, Brian Scalabrine stated, "I'm closer to LeBron than you are to me", suggesting that there is a huge difference between any NBA player and those outside the league.

The format was called the "Scallenge" and Brian Scalabrine played four games, one against each of the voluntary contenders.