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Carey Scurry

Carey Scurry

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 188 lbs.
Born: December 4, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York
High School: Alexander Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York
College: Long Island University
Draft: Utah Jazz, 2nd round (13th pick, 37th overall), 1985 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 25, 1985

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1985-86 23 UTA NBA 78 0 1168 142 301 .472 1 11 .091 78 126 .619 97 145 242 85 78 66 96 171 363
1986-87 24 UTA NBA 69 5 753 123 247 .498 4 13 .308 94 134 .701 97 101 198 57 55 54 56 124 344
1987-88 25 TOT NBA 33 0 455 55 118 .466 3 8 .375 27 39 .692 30 54 84 50 49 23 43 81 140
1987-88 25 UTA NBA 29 0 447 54 116 .466 3 8 .375 27 39 .692 29 52 81 49 47 22 41 78 138
1987-88 25 NYK NBA 4 0 8 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 3 2
Career NBA 180 5 2376 320 666 .480 8 32 .250 199 299 .666 224 300 524 192 182 143 195 376 847

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1985-86 23 UTA NBA 78 0 15.0 1.8 3.9 .472 0.0 0.1 .091 1.0 1.6 .619 1.2 1.9 3.1 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.2 2.2 4.7
1986-87 24 UTA NBA 69 5 10.9 1.8 3.6 .498 0.1 0.2 .308 1.4 1.9 .701 1.4 1.5 2.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.8 5.0
1987-88 25 TOT NBA 33 0 13.8 1.7 3.6 .466 0.1 0.2 .375 0.8 1.2 .692 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.5 1.5 0.7 1.3 2.5 4.2
1987-88 25 UTA NBA 29 0 15.4 1.9 4.0 .466 0.1 0.3 .375 0.9 1.3 .692 1.0 1.8 2.8 1.7 1.6 0.8 1.4 2.7 4.8
1987-88 25 NYK NBA 4 0 2.0 0.3 0.5 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.5
Career NBA 180 5 13.2 1.8 3.7 .480 0.0 0.2 .250 1.1 1.7 .666 1.2 1.7 2.9 1.1 1.0 0.8 1.1 2.1 4.7

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1985-86 23 UTA NBA 78 0 1168 4.4 9.3 .472 0.0 0.3 .091 2.4 3.9 .619 3.0 4.5 7.5 2.6 2.4 2.0 3.0 5.3 11.2
1986-87 24 UTA NBA 69 5 753 5.9 11.8 .498 0.2 0.6 .308 4.5 6.4 .701 4.6 4.8 9.5 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 5.9 16.4
1987-88 25 TOT NBA 33 0 455 4.4 9.3 .466 0.2 0.6 .375 2.1 3.1 .692 2.4 4.3 6.6 4.0 3.9 1.8 3.4 6.4 11.1
1987-88 25 UTA NBA 29 0 447 4.3 9.3 .466 0.2 0.6 .375 2.2 3.1 .692 2.3 4.2 6.5 3.9 3.8 1.8 3.3 6.3 11.1
1987-88 25 NYK NBA 4 0 8 4.5 9.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 9.0 13.5 4.5 9.0 4.5 9.0 13.5 9.0
Career NBA 180 5 2376 4.8 10.1 .480 0.1 0.5 .250 3.0 4.5 .666 3.4 4.5 7.9 2.9 2.8 2.2 3.0 5.7 12.8

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1985-86 23 UTA NBA 78 1168 11.9 .509 .473 9.2 13.3 11.3 9.7 3.1 3.2 21.2 15.7 96 101 -0.4 2.1 1.8 .072
1986-87 24 UTA NBA 69 753 18.3 .562 .506 13.3 14.1 13.7 10.5 3.4 4.1 15.5 19.1 111 99 1.0 1.6 2.6 .168
1987-88 25 TOT NBA 33 455 12.9 .518 .479 7.4 12.3 9.9 14.4 5.1 2.9 24.1 16.0 95 96 -0.2 1.1 0.9 .095
1987-88 25 UTA NBA 29 447 12.8 .518 .478 7.3 12.0 9.7 14.4 5.0 2.8 23.5 15.9 95 96 -0.2 1.1 0.9 .097
1987-88 25 NYK NBA 4 8 14.8 .500 .500 13.9 29.6 21.5 17.3 12.1 7.8 50.0 20.3 66 76 0.0 0.0 0.0 .009
Career NBA 180 2376 14.1 .531 .486 10.1 13.4 11.8 10.9 3.6 3.4 19.6 16.8 101 99 0.5 4.8 5.3 .107

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1985-86 23 UTA NBA 4 54 8 20 0 2 1 2 10 16 3 1 4 2 12 17 .400 .000 .500 13.5 4.3 4.0 0.8
1986-87 24 UTA NBA 4 57 10 22 1 2 3 7 7 14 0 4 5 2 10 24 .455 .500 .429 14.3 6.0 3.5 0.0
Career NBA 8 111 18 42 1 4 4 9 17 30 3 5 9 4 22 41 .429 .250 .444 13.9 5.1 3.8 0.4

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1985-86 23 UTA NBA 4 54 12.1 .407 .400 18.8 12.9 16.0 7.4 1.0 4.6 8.7 18.4 102 113 0.0 0.0 0.0 .037
1986-87 24 UTA NBA 4 57 15.6 .478 .477 14.3 14.4 14.3 0.0 3.5 5.4 7.4 20.1 104 101 0.0 0.1 0.1 .118
Career NBA 8 111 13.9 .446 .440 16.5 13.6 15.2 3.6 2.3 5.0 8.0 19.3 103 107 0.0 0.2 0.2 .079

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 3 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3
Carey Scurry 2.6 1.8 0.9
Damien Wilkins 94.2 2.8 1.7 1.0
George Lee 93.9 2.6 1.7 1.2
Kenny Williams 93.0 2.7 1.6 0.7
Robert Traylor 92.8 2.5 1.9 1.0
Ike Diogu 91.5 2.6 1.5 0.7
Charles Shackleford 91.1 2.7 1.5 0.8
Phil Jackson 90.1 2.5 1.7 0.5
Anthony Bonner 89.2 2.4 1.6 0.7
Dave Sorenson 89.1 2.6 2.1 0.7
Brady Walker 88.4 2.8 1.9 1.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Carey Scurry 2.6 1.8 0.9
Al Eberhard 97.7 2.6 1.8 0.9 0.0
Dave Sorenson 89.1 2.6 2.1 0.7
Louis Amundson 88.1 2.9 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.1
Brandon Rush 86.2 2.6 2.5 0.9
Cliff Pondexter 84.8 2.2 1.5 1.0
Shawne Williams 84.8 2.5 1.4 0.7 0.0
Sam Pellom 83.8 2.2 1.8 0.7 0.0
Bob Bedell 82.9 2.4 2.2 0.8 0.1
James Hardy 80.0 2.5 1.8 1.3 0.7
Grady Lewis 79.5 2.4 1.1 0.8

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1982-83 20 LONGISLAND 20 99 191 47 69 201 28 98 245 .518 .681 12.3 10.1
1983-84 21 LONGISLAND 31 226 417 126 175 418 92 115 578 .542 .720 18.6 13.5
1984-85 22 LONGISLAND 28 224 413 142 200 394 82 78 590 .542 .710 21.1 14.1
Career 79 549 1021 315 444 1013 202 291 1413 .538 .709 17.9 12.8

Transactions

June 18, 1985: Drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 2nd round (37th pick) of the 1985 NBA Draft.

January 20, 1988: Waived by the Utah Jazz.

March 2, 1988: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the New York Knicks.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Utah Jazz NBA $70,000
Career (may be incomplete) $70,000

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