No. 20 – Windy City Bulls | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Hillside, Illinois, U.S. | May 20, 1996
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Fenwick (Oak Park, Illinois) |
College | Northwestern (2014–2018) |
NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2019 | Grand Rapids Drive |
2019–2020 | Erie BayHawks |
2020–2021 | Benfica |
2021–2022 | Windy City Bulls |
2022 | Saskatchewan Rattlers |
2022–2023 | Maine Celtics |
2023 | Long Island Nets |
2024–present | Windy City Bulls |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Scott Christopher Lindsey (born May 20, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats.
Lindsey was a star basketball player at Fenwick High School. Before his senior season, Lindsey broke his leg during a pick-up game at a summer recruiting visit to Vanderbilt. He joined coach Chris Collins's first recruiting class at Northwestern.[1]
Lindsey was a four year player for Northwestern. As a freshman he played 31 games and started 10 games and averaged 4.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.[2] As a sophomore he played 31 games and 3 starts and put up 6.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.[3] Lindsey was named Big Ten player of the week on January 16, 2017 after contributing 22 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals in a win over Iowa.[4] As a junior, he was a key piece along with Bryant McIntosh to lead Northwestern to a win over 9th seeded Vanderbilt and a Round of 32 appearance in the NCAA Tournament.[5] He put up 14.1 points, and 3.8 rebounds per game.[6] He was recognized as a 2017 All-Big Ten team 3rd team selection by the coaches and Honorable Mention by the media.[7] As a senior he came in at 19th in school history with 1,270 points and averaged 15.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, hitting 36.2 percent of his 3-pointers.[8]
SEASON AVERAGES | |||||||||||||||
SEASON | TEAM | MIN | FGM-FGA | FG% | 3PM-3PA | 3P% | FTM-FTA | FT% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | PF | TO | PTS |
2017-18 | NW | 32.1 | 5.3-13.3 | .399 | 2.5-6.8 | .362 | 2.1-2.6 | .829 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 15.2 |
2016-17 | NW | 30.6 | 5.1-12.0 | .424 | 1.8-5.6 | .322 | 2.1-2.5 | .840 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 14.1 |
2015-16 | NW | 18.9 | 2.3-5.3 | .436 | 1.2-3.0 | .409 | 0.5-0.7 | .739 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
2014-15 | NW | 15.1 | 1.6-4.1 | .405 | 0.7-2.1 | .354 | 0.4-0.5 | .647 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
Lindsey played in the 2018 NBA Summer League with the Detroit Pistons.[1] He joined the roster of their G League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Drive.[8] In December 2018, Lindsey suffered a season-ending injury and was released by the Drive. He averaged 10.5 points and 3.7 rebounds in 15 games.[9]
For the 2019–20 season, Lindsey joined the Erie BayHawks of the G League.[10] On March 3, 2020, Lindsey had 16 points, five rebounds, three steals and two assists in a loss to the Long Island Nets. He averaged 10.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.[11]
Lindsey signed with Benfica of the Portuguese Basketball League on June 21, 2020.[12]
Lindsey was selected with the 17th pick in the 2021 NBA G League draft by the Windy City Bulls.[13]
Lindsey signed with the Saskatchewan Rattlers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League on April 27, 2022.[14]
On October 24, 2022, Lindsey joined the Maine Celtics training camp roster.[15]
On September 25, 2023, Lindsey's rights were traded to the Long Island Nets.[16] The next day, he signed with the Brooklyn Nets,[17] but was waived on September 28.[18] On October 28, he joined Long Island,[19] but was waived on January 4, 2024.[20]
On January 6, 2024, Lindsey returned to the Windy City Bulls.[21]