# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/scott-skiles
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:06:53.756Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/scott-skiles"
name: "Scott Skiles"
slug: "scott-skiles"
description: "Scott Allen Skiles Sr. is an American former professional basketball coach and player. A first-round draft pick from the Michigan State Spartans, Skiles played ten seasons as a point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He holds the NBA record for assists in one game with 30, set with the Orlando Magic during a December game in the 1990–1991 season. After that season, he earned the NBA Most Improved Player Award. Skiles also played in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, Washington Bullets and Philadelphia 76ers before he finished his playing career with PAOK Thessaloniki of Greece in 1997. He became a coach after his playing retirement and was the head coach for the Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic."
tagline: "American basketball coach and former player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Scott_Skiles_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Basketball Players"
  slug: "basketball-players"
profileType:
  name: "Basketball Player"
  slug: "basketball-player"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3665646"
birthDate: "1964-03-05"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           15.213912
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Scott Skiles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Skiles"
    title: "Scott Skiles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Skiles"
    title: "Scott Skiles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "اسکات اسکایلز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Skiles"
    title: "Scott Skiles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Skiles"
    title: "Scott Skiles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "סקוט סקיילס"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Scott Skiles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump