--Just looks like a lock-down defender with long arms and good lateral quickness.
--“Roosevelt is a very long active athlete, he’s got tremendous energy and can play really fast. He gets to the rim very easily, is a fantastic defender and slashing athlete. He’s a capable shooter, but a really good, active athlete who finishes strong at the rim.”—Sun Devil assistant coach Barret Peery, who coached Roosevelt at Indian Hills.
--The 6-4 Scott was the leading scorer (17.5 ppg) for an Indian Hills team that was 34-3 and finished second in the NJCAA Division I national tournament, losing to Jones County (MS) in the title game.
--Named to the all-tournament team at the national tourney, where he averaged 22.5 pts. in four games.
--Led Indian Hills in field goals (202), field goal attempts (389), free throws (153) and free throw attempts (205).
--Shot .519 from the field, .382 from 3-point range and .746 from the free throw line...
--Also averaged 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 steals and scored in double figures in 29 games and scored 20 or more points 15 times and earned First-Team All-Region 11.
--Played for College for Central Florida for one semester before making the move to Indian Hills Community College.
--Averaged 16.9 points in his senior year of high school as Johnson High School won the Minnesota Class 3A state title in junior season.
NEXTUP RECRUITS TOP 50 JUNIOR COLLEGE RANKINGS (SPRING OF 2014)
8. ROOSEVELT SCOTT (INDIAN HILLS)
19. WILLIE ATWOOD (CONNORS STATE)
36. GERRY BLAKES (SAN BERNARDINO)
SUN DEVIL JUNIOR COLLEGE NOTES
--In 1994-95 ASU advanced to the Sweet Sixteen and posted a 24-9 record with four junior college players in its eight-man rotation.
--In 1997-98, Ahlon Lewis (San Jacinto Junior College) set the Pac-10 record with 294 assists and led the nation at 9.2 dimes per game.
--From 1995-97, Rodger Farrington (Eastern Oklahoma State) blocked 160 shots, including a 4.19 per game mark in 1996-97 that set a Pac-10 record.
--In 2002-03, Curtis Millage (Los Angeles Southwest Junior College) capped off his two year ASU career after junior college that saw him average nearly 15 points per game with a trip and win in the the NCAA Tournament.