Induction Yr Sport Years

2015 Men's Basketball 1978-1980

Sam Scott played basketball for SWOCC in 1978-79 and 1979-80, following his graduation from Marshfield in 1978. Sam’s accolades at Southwestern are many. As the two-time team captain, he helped the Lakers to a 21-4 season and the 1979 OCCAA title his freshman year while earning all-conference third team honors. During his sophomore year, his continued game winning attitude helped propel the Lakers to the OCCAA playoffs and a 22-7 season record.

Former coach Terry Stahel dubbed Scott “the general” for his ability to direct both the team’s offense and defense while on the floor. “Sam is a coach’s dream player,” Stahel noted in a 1979 article in The World. As the Laker point guard, his excellent ball handling skills, accuracy from outside, and pace setting skills consistently relieved some of the inside pressure and kept the game tempo to the Laker’s liking on many occasion.

After SWOCC, Scott graduated from the University of Oregon in 1982, became a dentist, and raised a family in the Coos Bay area where he continues to practice dentistry today. Most nights, Sam can be found at local high school or college sporting events as he maneuvers for that ‘perfect shot’ through his passion of photography.

Sam was also inducted into the NWAC Hall of Fame in 1999.