Sabrina Scott

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Lake Oswego, Ore.
High School:
Lakeridge

Barry on Scott: "Sabrina can shoot, pass, and rebound as well as any forward in the Big 12. We will need her on the floor for the majority of most games."

This Season: CU's most experienced player, Scott will lead the Buffs as the only returning starter from the 2001-02 Elite Eight team. The team's strongest rebounder, she will be looked upon to be more aggressive offensively as the Buff frontcourt becomes the focus of the team's offensive strategy. Can handle the ball, has great vision, and can step out and shoot the three very consistently. Will earn consideration for All-Big 12 as a senior, as well as Academic All-Big 12 and Academic All-America.

2001-02 (Junior): Scott was out for two weeks after suffering a displaced spiral fracture of her pinky finger on her right hand when the ball jammed into her finger during the first week of practice on Oct. 20. She had two screws inserted into the proximal phalanx of her little finger. Less than three weeks later Scott was in uniform for the season opener and first round preseason WNIT match up with Oral Roberts. She started 18 of Colorado's 34 contests including the final 14 of the season. Scott overcame her injury to go 5 of 7 from the field against San Diego scoring 11 points. Her 15 point, five rebound performance against Iowa led Hawkeye coach Lisa Bluder to say Scott "was a real difference maker," in Colorado's 92-83 win. She was three assists shy from nabbing her first ever triple-double in Colorado's home upset win over No. 10 Iowa State, instead picking up her first double-double of the season scoring 12 points and grabbing 10 boards to go along with her seven assists. Two games later she picked up another double-double, this time against Kansas with 11 points and 10 rebounds to her credit. Scott was again remarkable at Iowa State scoring 16 points with eight rebounds, three assists and three steals before the largest crowd (13,312) to watch a regular season women's basketball game in Ames, Iowa. She had three double-doubles on the season upping her career total to 15. Scott led the team in rebounds for the second time in her career finishing with 179 this season and was 19th in the Big 12 averaging 5.6 a game. Although she is a forward, Scott is 12th all-time at Colorado for three-point field goals made with 35. She was a First Team Academic All-Big 12 selection for the second year in a row and was placed on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for her work off the court.

Big 12 All-Star Tour (August 2001): In her first action following offseason back surgery, Scott averaged 1.4 ppg and 2.8 rpg as a member of the Big 12 2001 Foreign Tour team. Had her best outing in the fifth and final contest, scoring four points and grabbing six boards.

2000-01 (Sophomore): Scott battled problems with a herniated disc in her back all season long, but had an impressive mid-season stretch that saw her play four straight games with double-digit boards. After starting 27 games in 1999-2000, she would play in just 26 this season and start in nine of those due to her struggle with the injury to her back. Her streak of healthy play could not have come at a better time and began at Texas, where she had nine points and eight boards in the 65-62 loss. She followed that up against No. 20 Baylor, when she had her first double-digit rebounding effort of the season with 10 against First Team All-Big 12 selection and Big 12 leading rebounder Danielle Crockrom. Then on CU's extended Midwest road trip, Scott posted her first double-double of the season, scoring 11 points and grabbing 10 boards in the Buffs? first win in Allen Fieldhouse in three years. Then days later, Scott was dominating in the Buffs' win at Nebraska, scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 boards on Fox Sports Net, her second double-double in a row. She would have her best rebounding game of the season in Colorado's biggest win of the season, pulling down a team-high 12 caroms in CU's win over No. 6 Iowa State on Feb. 14. Scott also had a strong effort at Texas A&M, pulling down eight boards, however the effects of her injured back started to reveal themselves as postseason play got underway. Had a solid seven-board effort against Missouri in the first round of Big 12 play, but was limited to just 10 minutes of play in the second round loss to OU. Then in the NCAA tournament, Scott had six points and two boards in CU's first round over Siena. However, Scott took a jarring hit on her final possession of the game vs. the Saints, and the resulting injury was too much for her to play in the second round loss to Vanderbilt, a game in which she most certainly would have been a factor. She had surgery to repair the disc in April, and accompanied coach Ceal Barry and the Big 12 All-Stars on their European Tour. Scott was also a 2001 First Team Academic All-Big 12 selection following the season.

1999-2000 (Freshman): In her first season at Colorado, Scott was a 1999 first-team Womens Basketball News Service All-Freshman team member, one of the top 30-ranked freshmen in the country by Athlon, and was the preseason pick by the Big 12 coaches as conference freshman of the year. Scott made one of those rare freshman-season impacts that don?t come along very often, including a starting role in all but CU's first two games of the season, filling the void for an injured Linda Lappe. Undoubtedly one of the best true freshmen in the league, she was ranked among the league's most productive players in rebounds (6th), offensive rebounds (6th), defensive rebounds (5th) and double-doubles (9), leading all Big 12 freshmen in those categories. She led the Buffs in overall rebounds with 232, (8.0 boards per game), offensive boards with 85 (2.93 per game) and was second in defensive boards with 147 (5.07 per game). Against nationally-ranked opponents, the first-year player showed little intimidation and averaged 9.1 points and 8.3 rebounds in eight contests. She recorded her first of 17 double-figure scoring games in the second contest of the season, an 11-point effort vs. Michigan. Her first double-double was just three games later, an impressive 11-point, 14-rebound game in a hostile Colorado State environment. In her homecoming at Oregon, she was held scoreless in 26 minutes, but pulled down a game-high eight rebounds. Two games later she avenged herself against home state schools by going 6-of-9 from the field, 5-of-5 from the free throw line for 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds against both parents' alma mater, Oregon State. Scott steadily improved over the course of the Big 12 season, notching six double-doubles in 18 contests against Big 12 foes, scoring in double figures an additional four times as well as getting 11 boards against Oklahoma State. Scott was instrumental in Colorado's upset win over Texas, earning Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors on the strength of a game- and career-high 24 points (12 in each half) and 13 boards vs. the Longhorns in Boulder. In her first Big 12 Tournament, she nearly averaged a double-double when she connected for 24 points and 19 rebounds, including a game-high 11 boards vs. Missouri in the opening round while playing all but one minute of the two games. Following the season, Scott was honored by the CU coaching staff, earning the Crystal Ford-Adams Award for scholastic achievement, as well as the Chairwoman of the Boards for leading the team in that category. In the offseason, Scott spent the early part of the summer at the USA Basketball Summer Developmental Camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, where 42 of the top collegiate players in the country were training and competing for a spot on the R. William Jones Cup Team.

High School: Scott graduated from Lakeridge High School as its all-time leading scorer (1,967 points) and rebounder (1,157 rebounds). A four-year starter under head coach Mark Wipf, the Pacers compiled a 68-39 record from the 1995-99 seasons. As a freshman, the 6-2 forward averaged 15 points and 8 rebounds while shooting 55 percent from the field and 77 percent from the line. She led Lakeridge to a fourth-place Three Rivers League finish where she was named a second-team member as well as beginning her national recognition being dubbed a USA Today Honorable Mention All-American. As a sophomore she was a first-team All Three Rivers League, honorable mention all-state and repeated her USA Today Honorable Mention All-American honor after averaging a double-double 17 points, 12 rebounds on the season. Her junior year, Lakeridge went 24-6 and were Three Rivers League Co-Champions. Scott's points per game improved to 19 a night and she was a first team all-league selection for the second straight season, second team all-state, a USA Today honorable mention All-American, named the KATU-TV and 1010 AM February Athlete of the Month. She was one of 80 players selected to attend the NIKE All-American Camp, was the most valuable player of the 60-plus team End of the Oregon Trail Tournament and received a scholarship as one of the top 20 female athletes in Oregon. Going into her senior season she was pegged as a first team All-American by All Star Girls' Basketball Report (the No. 6th ranked recruit), the No. 8th ranked recruit in Athlon, and 11th in both Student Sports and Bluestar magazines. She was tabbed one of the top 25 prep players in the country by Top Recruit Digest and USA Today. Her senior campaign culminated in an 18-10 record with the Pacers finishing second in the league, seventh in the state of Oregon. For the second time in her prep career she averaged a double-double (22 points, 12 rebounds) in addition to being a Naismith Prep Player of the Year finalist, a Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-American, a first-team all-league selection and Three Rivers League Player-of-the-Year. She was a second-team all-tournament pick following the state's 4A tournament and most recently is a first-team Parade All-American and third-team All-USA Basketball Team member by USA Today. Scott was also a three-year letterwinner in volleyball as a middle blocker and setter. The National Honor Society student carried a 3.6 grade point average in high school (scored an 1100 on her SAT) and graduated in the top 27 percent of her class.

Off The Court: Scott is majoring in psychology at CU. She selected Colorado over Stanford, Vanderbilt and Washington. Her uncle, Rob Dressler, played major league baseball with the San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners and St. Louis Cardinals in the 1970's and 80's. Her father owns stereo stores in Eugene, Ore., and her mother is a teacher's aide with learning disabled elementary school students. Born January 3, 1981 in Eugene, she is the youngest of Janie and Steve's two children. Her older brother Steve is a 1999 graduate of the University of Oregon and her parents are both graduates of Oregon State University.