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Correct Answer: Ray Scott

John Raymond "Ray" Scott is a former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'9" forward/center who played college basketball at the University of Portland, Scott was selected with the fourth pick of the 1961 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons, and was a deadly shooter near the perimeter of the court. Scott had an 11-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the American Basketball Association (ABA), with the Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, and Virginia Squires. Scott coached the Pistons for three and a half seasons, from 1972 to 1976. In 1974, he won the NBA Coach of the Year Award after guiding the Pistons to a 52–30 regular season record. Scott was fired by the Pistons on January 26, 1976, and replaced with assistant Herb Brown. At the time he was fired, the Pistons were 17–25. In March 1976, Scott was hired as the head basketball coach at Eastern Michigan University. Over three seasons, he guided EMU to a 29–52 record. Eastern Michigan fired Scott in March 1979.

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