23 Facts About Scott Bamforth

Scott Douglas Bamforth was born on August 12,1989 and is an American-Kosovan professional basketball player for Coviran Granada of the Liga ACB.

Scott Bamforth played college basketball at Western Nebraska CC and Weber State.

In 2022, the Albuquerque Journal said that Bamforth had "[strung] together one of the most accomplished professional basketball careers ever for a New Mexico-born player".

Scott Bamforth was born on August 12,1989, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to John Scott Bamforth and Elizabeth Vallejos.

Scott Bamforth later died of liver damage in December 2004, and Bamforth moved in with a friend of the family.

Scott Bamforth attended Del Norte High School in Albuquerque, where he starred on the basketball team.

Scott Bamforth served as team captain as a senior, leading the Knights to the No 1 seed in the class 4A state tournament, though they were upset in the quarterfinals by Capital High School.

Scott Bamforth averaged 23.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game, earning first-team all-state honors and an invitation to the New Mexico North-South All-Star Game, where he scored 17 points.

Scott Bamforth left Del Norte as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,259 points, as well as the leader in both three-point and free throw shooting percentage.

However, Scott Bamforth suffered a dislocated elbow in the fifth game of the season, forcing him to miss the rest of the season.

Scott Bamforth transferred to Weber State, signing his National Letter of Intent in November 2009.

Scott Bamforth played in 99 games overall for the Wildcats, with career averages of 13.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

Scott Bamforth earned all-conference honors each season, and set a school record with 259 career made 3-pointers, as well as the single-season record of 103.

Scott Bamforth signed with Spanish team Baloncesto Sevilla in August 2013.

Scott Bamforth averaged 10.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in 37 games.

Scott Bamforth rejected an offer from Baloncesto Fuenlabrada, and instead returned to Baloncesto Sevilla in August 2015 on a two-year contract.

Scott Bamforth signed for Le Mans Sarthe Basket of the French LNB Pro A for a one-year contract on June 22,2020.

Scott Bamforth averaged 15.8 points and 3.6 assists per game.

Scott Bamforth re-signed with Le Mans Sarthe on June 24,2021.

Scott Bamforth signed with Rio Breogan of the Spanish Liga ACB on August 2,2022.

Scott Bamforth met his wife, Kendra, during their time at Western Nebraska Community College.

Scott Bamforth had his first son in November 2011, named Kingzton.

Scott Bamforth has continued his friendship with former college teammate Damian Lillard.