Shawn Scott (185-G-1996, college: SW Christian) is a 27 year old 185cm guard playing his third professional season and first with BG Hagen. Last season he split time with TVO Biggesee / TV Jahn Lindhorst (Germany-Regionalliga) averaging 31.2ppg, 10.4rpg, 6.1apg, 3.6spg, 2FGP: 56.2%, 3FGP: 30.4%, FT: 77.6%, in Jan.’23 moved to BG 2000 Berlin (Germany-Regionalliga) averaging 14.2ppg, 8.1rpg, 4.6apg, 2.4spg, FGP: 53.5%, 3PT: 14.3%, FT: 64.4%. he began his career at Jenks High School and then played 3 seasons at Southwestern Christian University. He teams up with germanhoops.com every week to talk basketball.

Congrats on the huge 102-63 clubbing of Munster. I guess they didn’t learn anything from the first meeting?

Thank you. I mean we just didn’t want to underestimate a young team with two pro A veterans and we made sure we left no doubt at the end of the game. It was a great win for us.

BG Hagen continues to roll in the new year. Do you feel like your teammates are more focused now than in 2023?

Not more focused than in 2023, but we’re starting to figure everything out as a whole and everyone is on the same page and it makes us dangerous.

Talk a bit about the 40 minutes. Did BG Hagen have control of the game from the get go?

Only the first quarter the game was close but after that we switched our defense and tightened up and we took control and didn’t look back. Everyone was having fun.

It was another great defensive performance by BG Hagen. Is there a new identity on the defensive end now?

Yes but we still have more work to do beforethe playoffs. We know that we can stop any team from having high scoring games when we play defense like this but we also know our weaknesses and this is what we aim to improve until the playoffs.

What was your impression of new guy Malik Bullock? He scored 6 points in 10 minutes? Do you see his minutes count to rise in next games?

Malik hit 2 three pointers and played great defense when he got in the game and I think that was a great debut for the minutes he had. He literally just got here and two days later we played so I give him props for learning quick and being able to go in there and make an impact immediately. His minutes are 100% going to rise come the next games.

He is supposed to take some of the scoring pressure off you. Do you see that occurring?

Definitely. He has experience and has shown he can score the ball so once he finds his rhythm and gets comfortable, it’ll be just what we need as a team. Teams won’t be so keyed on me and could make it easier for me as well.

How much easier is playing a Regionalliga team when they have no American? Munster sure could have used a scoring guard.

Well Munster has a Pro A team so I noticed the pattern that these 2nd teams that have a higher league team usually don’t have Americans so that they can develop the younger players which I totally understand. It builds confidence in them early and maybe doesn’t make sense to bring in an import.

You had another superb performance double double with 33 points and 13 boards. You shot 78% ,had 3 steals and had 1 turnover. There surely wasn’t much to cry about from your end?

Not much at all I can’t complain. Turnovers were down and we won deservingly.

You next play Grevenbroich who you defeated 99-98 in first game. What memories do you have of that game and what will be key to winning this time?

I’m looking forward to this game because I remember how competitive it was and there was a lot of talking going on so we’re definitely going into this game with extra energy and want to make a statement. The key I think is being able to finish the game and not have it come down to the end when it didn’t need to with dumb turnovers and decisions.

Thanks Shawn for the chat.