Shawn Scott (185-G-1996, college: SW Christian) is a 28 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 Shawn on winning the playoff series against Hamm. What did it feel like playing 2 big playoff games with in 48 hours?

Thank you. I hadn’t played games that close apart in maybe a year so I forgot how mentally prepared and focused you have to be especially after losing one game and going into a do or die one day later.

BG Hagen lost a close game 2 to BG Hagen 82-78. I guess that was a perfect example that despite being the better team in the majority of the stats, you can still lose.

Yeah I mean we knew exactly where we lost the game and we completely choked at the end of the game.

I can imagine the crunch-time is something that didn´t leave your mind until tip off on Sunday? What preparations could the team make within 48 hours?

Right after that game 2 loss I wasn’t able to sleep hardly at all and I was just ready to play asap. We had a short meeting as a team and laid everything out on the table and kept it real with each other that we have got play better together and did some shooting. As soon as we lost I knew everyone was already locked in and ready for the next game.

BG Hagen came back in the do or die game and whipped Hamm 92-65. How proud were you of your team? It was the least amount of points the team gave up since the Lowen game. How much motivation did the Hamm game on Jan 26 give you where you gave up 64 points?

To bounce back like that with a deserving win shows the type of team we have and how we’re able to come back within 48 hours with a dog mentality and play like we did. I couldn’t be more proud of the team and how we dominated the game from start to finish. Defense was the key and we asserted dominance defensively. We had no other game plan but to play defense the right way.

Was this do or die game one of those moments where the will and focus was able to carry the team to the win?

Most definitely. You could feel the seriousness in the gym from us that we meant nothing but business and we didn’t come here to play a close game. We wanted to win the game at half time and we never let up off the gas even a little bit.

How vital was it keeping Gilbert Gyamfi to 17 points average in his last 2 games? What adjustments did the team make on him?

We knew after his 41 point game in the first one that we couldn’t let him be that comfortable again. Everyone who guarded him kept him under pressure and contained at all times and didn’t really give him a chance to breathe. He was going to have to earn every single bucket and our guys couldn’t have done a better job really.

You left it all out on the court with 41 points. Did you have that mamba feeling going in?

I think I had never been more locked in for a game than this one. I knew what was on the line being that it was a do or die game and I refused to let us go out like this. No team practiced as hard as us and we gave Hamm hope after the game 2 loss and I just was determined to do everything on both sides of the floor to make sure we won the game.

Can you top your play in the next playoff round?

Honestly I’m not thinking about my play too much. In the playoffs, it’s about the team who sticks together through the worst and best times and does their part to win games. As long as I leave everything on the court and do my job and we win, I’m not worried about anything else.

Who do you play next and what will be key in winning?

We play DTV Köln next and the key will again be defense and being very disciplined. This team is very smart and has probably the best chemistry in the league which is the most dangerous so we really will have to focus on what game plan the coaches have for us and being able to execute it. It’s going to be a dog fight but we’re ready for it all.

Thanks Shawn for the chat.