BIO: Jervaughn Scales was born in New York, New York (USA).
Jervaughn Scales made his NBL debut with the Canberra Cannons at 23 years of age. He scored 21 points in his first game.
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 27 | Canberra | 8-18 (11) | 12 | 340.0 | 165 | 96 | 19 | 41 | 55 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 34 | 68 | 135 | 50% | 3 | 6 | 50% | 26 | 41 | 63% | 53% | 51% | 27 |
| 1995 | 24 | Canberra | 12-14 (9) | 26 | 1,087.0 | 656 | 290 | 62 | 108 | 182 | 28 | 23 | 123 | 100 | 272 | 444 | 61% | 1 | 5 | 20% | 111 | 180 | 62% | 62% | 61% | 34 | Totals | 38 | 1427 | 821 | 386 | 81 | 149 | 237 | 33 | 29 | 149 | 134 | 340 | 579 | 58.7% | 4 | 11 | 36.4% | 137 | 221 | 62.0% | 61% | 59% | 34 |
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 27 | Canberra | 8-18 (11) | 12 | 28.3 | 13.8 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 11.3 | 50% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 50% | 2.2 | 3.4 | 63% | 53% | 51% | 27 |
| 1995 | 24 | Canberra | 12-14 (9) | 26 | 41.8 | 25.2 | 11.2 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 10.5 | 17.1 | 61% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 20% | 4.3 | 6.9 | 62% | 62% | 61% | 34 | Total | 38 | 37.6 | 21.6 | 10.2 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 15.2 | 58.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.4% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 62.0% | 61% | 59% | 34 |
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 34 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
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Jervaughn Scales played college basketball at Southern University from 1991 to 1994, developing into one of the most productive forwards in the program’s history across his three seasons of eligibility with the Jaguars.
As a sophomore in 1991–92, Scales emerged as a frontcourt focal point for Southern, averaging 16.2 points and 10.7 rebounds per game while establishing the scoring and rebounding base that would define his college career.
Scales delivered his best-known postseason performance in the 1993 NCAA Division I men’s tournament, when 13-seeded Southern upset 4-seeded Georgia Tech 93–78 behind his 27 points and 18 rebounds, sending the Jaguars into the second round.
He reached his statistical peak as a senior in 1993–94, averaging 27.1 points and 14.2 rebounds per game and earning SWAC Player of the Year honours while finishing among the national leaders in both scoring and rebounding during the season.
During that 1993–94 campaign, Scales produced one of the most notable rebounding games of the modern era when he grabbed 32 rebounds against Grambling State on February 7, 1994, a total tied for the third-highest in the post-1973 era.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 95% | 79% | 77% | 89% | ||||||
| 2 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| Total | 340 | 579 | 58.7% | 4 | 11 | 36.4% |
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 27 | Canberra | 8-18 (11) | 12 | 340.0 | 165 | 96 | 19 | 41 | 55 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 34 | 68 | 135 | 50% | 3 | 6 | 50% | 26 | 41 | 63% | 53% | 51% | 27 |
| 1995 | 24 | Canberra | 12-14 (9) | 26 | 1,087.0 | 656 | 290 | 62 | 108 | 182 | 28 | 23 | 123 | 100 | 272 | 444 | 61% | 1 | 5 | 20% | 111 | 180 | 62% | 62% | 61% | 34 | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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