WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Scott Mascioli
High School: Wyoming Valley West, 1981
As a four-year starter for the Wyoming Valley West Spartans, where he played for his dad, Jack, Scott was an all-conference selection all four years.
His stellar career often is overshadowed by a pair of contemporaries,
His 2,069 career points rank 9th all-time in the WVC and put his name among the elite not only in
As a 6-foot-2 senior forward he participated in the East-West All-Star Game (now the Dr. George P. Moses Senior All-Star Classic) and was selected as the game's MVP.
His scholastic exploits earned him a first-team all-state selection as a senior and he was ranked as a Top 100 Recruit by
That recruitment included offers from such high-powered basketball schools as Duke and Virginia from the
With the Quakers, he was a four-year letterwinner and was part of a pair of Ivy League championship teams which resulted in two trips to the
Scott has been in the insurance business in one form or another most of his professional career and currently serves as litigation manager at American Independent Companies in
He and his wife of 21 years, Gwenn (herself a Wyoming Valley native), live in
Jill, a 5-10 guard/forward was selected all-conference this past season in the
Scott took a few moments recently to reflect on his scholastic and professional career.
Q: What were some of your favorite moments from high school and college?
A: Winning districts and making all-state. Also, our triple overtime loss to
In college, any Penn/Princeton game and a Big 5 sellout at the Palestra.
Q: What is the career achievement of which you are most proud?
A:
Q: What is the one lesson from a coach you still carry with you?
A: That hard work and perseverance leads to success.
Q: Who was the biggest influence in your athletic and/or personal career?
A: My mom and dad and presently my wife and kids.
Q: What is the biggest difference you see in today's athletes compared to your days in high school and college?
A: Today things are dominated by crowd pleasing and high flying dunks and the three-point shot at the expense of fundamentals. The mid-range jump shot is a lost art. And of course, those long baggy shorts as compared to our short shorts.
Did you know?
Mascioli also was a standout baseball player, twice earning all-conference honors, and was recruited by
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