Trevor Torrance
July 23, 2020
Scott Fenton
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 5/11/64
- Place of Birth: Sydney (NSW)
- Position: PG
- Height (CM): 190
- Weight (KG): 83
- Junior Assoc: NSW - Bankstown
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 13/02/82
- AGE AT DEBUT: 17
- LAST NBL GAME: 19/08/89
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 24
- NBL History: Bankstown 1982, 1984 | Sydney 1985-87 | Perth 1988-89
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Fenton was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and grew up in the suburb of Lugarno. He made his debut in the NBL in 1982 with the Bankstown Bruins. Fenton received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 1983. He spent two years year there and played for the program’s state league team (1983).
NBL EXPERIENCE
Scott Fenton made his NBL debut with the Bankstown Bruins at 17 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
In 1984, he returned to the Bankstown Bruins after attending the Australian Institute Of Sport (AIS). Between 1985 and 1987, he played for the Sydney Supersonics. In 1988, he moved to Western Australia to join the Perth Wildcats. During the 1989 NBL season, Fenton and his fiancée Tina Christie (a player for Perth’s female basketball team, the WAIS Breakers) were killed in a horrific car accident. Fenton and Christie were turning into Marmion Avenue in the Perth suburb of Hillarys when reportedly two cars racing down that street with no headlights on slammed into their car. Both Fenton and Christie died instantly.
In his honour, his #14 jersey became the first jersey to be retired by the club and will not be used by any future player of the club.
Scott Fenton played seven seasons across three NBL teams. This included the Bankstown Bruins, Sydney Supersonics and Perth Wildcats. He averaged 7 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 3.6 assists in 139 NBL games.
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 40th in total steals
– 4th in steals per game.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 24 | Perth | 16-8 (3) | 13 | 174.0 | 44 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 53 | 32% | 7 | 21 | 33% | 3 | 4 | 75% | 40% | 39% | 13 |
| 1988 | 23 | Perth | 13-11 (6) | 24 | 384.0 | 116 | 23 | 54 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 53 | 45 | 97 | 46% | 16 | 36 | 44% | 10 | 11 | 91% | 57% | 55% | 14 |
| 1987 | 22 | Sydney | 8-18 (10) | 24 | 828.0 | 253 | 99 | 102 | 34 | 65 | 102 | 8 | 55 | 64 | 84 | 215 | 39% | 48 | 127 | 38% | 37 | 40 | 93% | 54% | 50% | |
| 1986 | 21 | Sydney | 14-11 (6) | 26 | 0.0 | 159 | 96 | 108 | 36 | 60 | 108 | 1 | 59 | 65 | 59 | 157 | 38% | 23 | 64 | 36% | 18 | 29 | 62% | 47% | 45% | |
| 1985 | 20 | Sydney | 9-17 (11) | 26 | 0.0 | 213 | 77 | 165 | 30 | 47 | 165 | 2 | 77 | 66 | 79 | 177 | 45% | 19 | 41 | 46% | 36 | 44 | 82% | 54% | 50% | 13 |
| 1984 | 19 | Bankstown | 10-14 (11) | 23 | 0.0 | 197 | 60 | 60 | 19 | 41 | 19 | 1 | 51 | 67 | 77 | 153 | 50% | 5 | 17 | 29% | 38 | 45 | 84% | 56% | 52% | 19 |
| 1982 | 17 | Bankstown | 2-24 (14) | 3 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 67% | 0% | 4 | Totals | 139 | 1386 | 986 | 369 | 510 | 134 | 235 | 412 | 13 | 279 | 331 | 363 | 855 | 42.5% | 118 | 306 | 38.6% | 142 | 173 | 82.1% | 53% | 49% | 28 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 24 | Perth | 16-8 (3) | 13 | 13.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 32% | 0.5 | 1.6 | 33% | 0.2 | 0.3 | 75% | 40% | 39% | 13 |
| 1988 | 23 | Perth | 13-11 (6) | 24 | 16.0 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 46% | 0.7 | 1.5 | 44% | 0.4 | 0.5 | 91% | 57% | 55% | 14 |
| 1987 | 22 | Sydney | 8-18 (10) | 24 | 34.5 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 39% | 2.0 | 5.3 | 38% | 1.5 | 1.7 | 93% | 54% | 50% | |
| 1986 | 21 | Sydney | 14-11 (6) | 26 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 38% | 0.9 | 2.5 | 36% | 0.7 | 1.1 | 62% | 47% | 45% | |
| 1985 | 20 | Sydney | 9-17 (11) | 26 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 45% | 0.7 | 1.6 | 46% | 1.4 | 1.7 | 82% | 54% | 50% | 13 |
| 1984 | 19 | Bankstown | 10-14 (11) | 23 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 50% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 29% | 1.7 | 2.0 | 84% | 56% | 52% | 19 |
| 1982 | 17 | Bankstown | 2-24 (14) | 3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 67% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 66.7% | 0% | 4 | Total | 139 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 42.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.6% | 0.8 | 2.2 | 82.1% | 53% | 49% | 28 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 28 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
|---|
STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- AIS 1983
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 56% | 93% | 100% | 48% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 363 | 855 | 42.5% | 118 | 306 | 38.6% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 24 | Perth | 16-8 (3) | 13 | 174.0 | 44 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 53 | 32% | 7 | 21 | 33% | 3 | 4 | 75% | 40% | 39% | 13 |
| 1988 | 23 | Perth | 13-11 (6) | 24 | 384.0 | 116 | 23 | 54 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 53 | 45 | 97 | 46% | 16 | 36 | 44% | 10 | 11 | 91% | 57% | 55% | 14 |
| 1987 | 22 | Sydney | 8-18 (10) | 24 | 828.0 | 253 | 99 | 102 | 34 | 65 | 102 | 8 | 55 | 64 | 84 | 215 | 39% | 48 | 127 | 38% | 37 | 40 | 93% | 54% | 50% | |
| 1986 | 21 | Sydney | 14-11 (6) | 26 | 0.0 | 159 | 96 | 108 | 36 | 60 | 108 | 1 | 59 | 65 | 59 | 157 | 38% | 23 | 64 | 36% | 18 | 29 | 62% | 47% | 45% | |
| 1985 | 20 | Sydney | 9-17 (11) | 26 | 0.0 | 213 | 77 | 165 | 30 | 47 | 165 | 2 | 77 | 66 | 79 | 177 | 45% | 19 | 41 | 46% | 36 | 44 | 82% | 54% | 50% | 13 |
| 1984 | 19 | Bankstown | 10-14 (11) | 23 | 0.0 | 197 | 60 | 60 | 19 | 41 | 19 | 1 | 51 | 67 | 77 | 153 | 50% | 5 | 17 | 29% | 38 | 45 | 84% | 56% | 52% | 19 |
| 1982 | 17 | Bankstown | 2-24 (14) | 3 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 67% | 0% | 4 | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LIFE AFTER BASKETBALL
Scott Fenton passed away on August 21, 1989 as a result of a car crash.
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