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2010-11 Big Sky New Comer of the Year 
Age: 22 Year: Junior Position: Shooting Guard High School: Del Norte High Previous College: Western Nebraska Community College Hometown: Albuquerque, NM Scott Bamforth is a junior at Weber State after playing his sophomore year for the Wildcats. Bam transferred to WSU from Western Nebraska where he played for 2 years. He had an elbow injury so he redshirted his second year which turned out to be a big bonus for Coach Rahe. Committed to Weber State on 11/5/2009. Rated as an 80 by ESPN. 2011-12 2010-11 As a sophomore Bam started the year off with a shoulder dislocation and played the entire season at well under 100% health. Played in 31 of 32 games and had shoulder come out of socket in at least 2 games. Was the national leader in 3-point field goal percentage shooting 49%. Was selected as Big Sky 1st Team All-Conference and the Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year. Stats: 12.2 ppg, 2.8 apg, 2.1 rpg, .464 FG%, .488 3P%, .857 FT%, career-high 27 points vs NAU, career-high 7 assists at NAU, hit 7-10 3-pointers vs NAU. 3 games with 6+ 3-pointers, 4+ 3-pointers in 7 games. Bam's 7 three's against NAU is the third most in a single game by a Wildcat. On January 29th, 2011, Bamforth made a half-court buzzer beater to beat the 7-0 (Big Sky) Northern Colorado Bears. The contested shot was just inside the half-court line as time expired to give WSU a 72-71 victory. Watch it. 2009-10 Was named to the 2009-10 NJCAA Preseason All-America Third Team. Redshirt year due to elbow dislocation. 2008-09 Freshman year at Western Nebraska CC, played for Brian Joyce, team compiled a 25-7 record. Stats: 18.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.3 apg. Earned All-Region Nine First Team honors. High School New Mexico Player of the Year. Del Norte High all-time leading scorer, three-point field goal percentage and free-throw percentage leader. | |||||||||||
