Brian Scalabrine

Brian David Scalabrine (born March 18, 1978), nicknamed the "White Mamba", is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a television analyst for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He is also the co-host of "The Starting Lineup", which airs weekdays from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET on SiriusXM NBA Radio.

Raised in Enumclaw, Washington, Scalabrine attended the University of Southern California after transferring from Highline College.

As a member of the USC Trojans men's basketball team, Scalabrine was the top scorer and a leader in field goals and rebounds.

He also played at the center position in college.

Born in Long Beach, California, Scalabrine was one of four children in his family and graduated from Enumclaw High School at Enumclaw, Washington in 1996.

He is of Italian ancestry.

He enrolled at Highline College in 1996, played his first year with its basketball team the Thunderbirds, and redshirted his second year.

As a freshman at Highline, Scalabrine averaged 16.3 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

Scalabrine recorded seventeen double-doubles, and led the team in rebounds, blocks, and free throw percentage (75%).

The Thunderbirds went 31–1 in the 1996–97 season and won the state junior college championship.

Scalabrine was a Northern Division All-Star in 1997 as well as part of the All-Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges Championship Tournament Team.

In 1998, he transferred to the University of Southern California (USC).

In his first year with the USC Trojans, he was the only player to start all 28 games.

He led the Trojans in scoring (14.6 points), rebounding (6.4), and field goals (53.1%).

In scoring, blocked shots, and field goals, he was also the only Pac-10 conference player among the top 10 players in those areas.

His best game performance was against American University on December 21, 1998: 26 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks.

On February 13, 1999, he scored 22 points including an important three-pointer in overtime; the unranked USC won an upset victory over number-six Stanford 86–82 in overtime.

He was the 1999 Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year and earned an All-Pac-10 honorable mention.

During his second season with USC, Scalabrine was named to the All-Pac-10 first team and the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 15 first team.

He also earned a Sporting News All-American honorable mention.

Again, he finished as USC's top scorer (17.8 ppg) and field goal shooter (53.1%) and was also the second-best Pac-10 scorer.

He also made 40.3% of attempted three-pointers.

Against the Oregon Ducks, Scalabrine scored 29 points and made 10 rebounds.

The New Jersey Nets selected him in the second round of the 2001 NBA draft.

The Nets made consecutive NBA Finals appearances his first two years, and Scalabrine played four seasons with the team.

USC advanced to the NCAA tournament in 2001, Scalabrine's senior season.

In the Elite Eight round, USC lost to Duke 79–69; Scalabrine scored 13 points.

Scalabrine graduated with a degree in history.

Because he injured his fifth metatarsal bone during workouts in late September 2001, Scalabrine missed the first ten days of New Jersey Nets training camp.

During the second quarter of the final 2001–02 preseason game, which took place against the Detroit Pistons on October 26, 2001, Scalabrine again injured his right foot.

He made his NBA debut on January 31, 2002, when the Nets played against the Milwaukee Bucks.

As a rookie, Scalabrine averaged 2.1 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game.

He played in six playoff games his debut season and averaged 0.3 points and 0.5 rebounds.

In 2005, he signed with the Boston Celtics and won a championship with the team in 2008.

The Celtics also appeared in the 2010 NBA Finals.

Scalabrine signed with the Chicago Bulls the following season, and played with them until 2012.

Throughout his NBA career, Scalabrine served as a backup power forward.

In 2013, Mark Jackson announced that Scalabrine would join his Golden State Warriors coaching staff.

In 2014, Scalabrine took a job as an analyst for Celtics games on local Boston broadcasts.