Scoonie Penn

Scoonie Penn
	Penn, with Efes, in 2008.
Personal information
Born	January 9, 1977 (age 47); Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Salem (Salem, Massachusetts)
College	Boston College (1995–1997); Ohio State (1998–2000);
NBA draft	2000: 2nd round, 57th overall pick
	Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	2000–2011
Position	Point guard
Coaching career	2019–present
Career history
As player:
2000–2001	Trieste
2001–2002	Virtus Roma
2002	Asheville Altitude
2002–2003	Crvena zvezda
2003–2004	Cibona
2004	Makedonikos
2004–2005	Scavolini Pesaro
2005–2006	Cibona
2006–2007	Olympiacos
2007–2008	Efes Pilsen
2008–2009	Kyiv
2009	Virtus Bologna
2010	Olympiacos
2010–2011	Prima Veroli
As coach:
2019–2024	Memphis Grizzlies (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: 2× Croatian League champion (2004, 2006); Greek Cup winner (2010); Consensus second-team All-American (2000); Second-team All-American – USBWA (1999); Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (1999); Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (2000); Big Ten co-Player of the Year (1999); 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1999, 2000); Big East Rookie of the Year (1996);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Representing United States
Summer Universiade

James Donell "Scoonie" Penn (born January 9, 1977) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who used to be an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a point guard during his playing career that was spent primarily in Europe. Although Penn was selected in the 2000 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks with the 57th overall pick, he never played a single game in the NBA, joining 7 other players from his draft class that never played in the league.