Gatorade 2023 - 2024: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - South Carolina

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Cam Scott

Guard
LEXINGTON HS
LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

22

Average Points (per game)

6.4

Average Rebounds (per game)

3.3

Average Steals (per game)

2.5

Average Assists (per game)
“I would have to say that Cam Scott is the guy this year. He’s super-talented and makes the game look easy. His team won the state title and his game is remarkably complete.”
Bart Lee
Head Coach - head coach of River Bluff High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 6-foot-6, 190-pound senior guard led the Wildcats (28-2) to the Class AAAAA state title this past season, averaging 22 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.5 assists. A 2024 Naismith Award Watch List honoree, Scott was also the Class AAAAA Player of the Year and will graduate as the only four-time All-State selection in program history. He concluded his prep career as the school record-holder for career points (2,475), the single-season record-holder for steals (100) and the single-game record-holder for points (43).

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Academic Achievement

Scott has maintained a 3.02 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Texas this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Scott has volunteered locally on behalf of Midlands Orphan Relief and the Special Olympics. An altar server at the St. Thomas Catholic Church in North Charleston, he has also donated his time as a youth basketball coach and as a gift-wrapper for foster kids.