BASKETBALL OPERATIONS Scott Howard
FRONT OFFICE
Director of Scouting Scott Howard is in his seventh season with the Bobcats as Director of Scouting. He spent the previous season as a scout with the Milwaukee Bucks, and prior to that, he spent two years with the Toronto Raptors as director of international player personnel, where he was responsible for all aspects of player personnel outside of North America and coordinated player workouts ahead of the NBA Draft. He also served as a scout for the Washington Wizards from 2000-04.
BBALL OPS
Howard also spent 17 years as a collegiate coach, including seven seasons at the University of Miami, three seasons at the University of Nebraska, and one season each at Southern Illinois, Drake and Southern California. Howard received his bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1983 from Iowa State University, where he was a two-year letterman for the basketball team. He earned his master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Iowa in 1985 while serving as a volunteer assistant and graduate assistant coach.
PLAYERS
Adam Filippi
Director of International Scouting
12-13 REVIEW
Adam Filippi is in his third season with the Bobcats as Director of International Scouting, after spending the previous 10 years with the Lakers. Filippi, who is based in Bologna, Italy, brings 15 years of scouting experience to the Bobcats. Born in Michigan, Filippi moved to Italy when he was eight years old. Following a five-year semi-pro playing career in Italy, Filippi received his first scouting job with Fortitudo in 1997. After starting his own scouting service in Italy, he became the youngest scout in the NBA in 1999 when was hired by the New Jersey Nets. He later founded Global Vision, a Europe-based scouting service that consulted with 12 NBA teams, including the Lakers, before joining the Lakers scouting staff full-time in the summer of 2001.
RECORDS
In addition to his scouting work, Filippi has worked with over 100 NBA and top overseas players as a player development coach, instructing at clinics and camps in Europe, Africa, China and throughout the United States. In February 2011, he released his first instructional book, “Shoot Like the Pros: the Road to a Successful Shooting Technique,” which includes a forward by Jerry West. A Certified Personal Trainer and Performance Enhancement Specialist, Filippi speaks four languages: English, Italian, Spanish and French. Filippi and his wife, Gaia, have three daughters, Jade, Amber and Ally.
Todd Quinter
PLAYOFFS
Director of Pro Scouting
HISTORY
Todd Quinter is in his second season with the Bobcats as Director of Pro Scouting. Quinter, who spent the 2011-12 season as an advanced scout for the Bulls, brings more than 25 years of scouting and basketball operations experience to the Bobcats. He served with the Suns in several different roles from 1986-2011, initially joining the Suns as a video coordinator before serving as an advance scout, assistant coach, director of scouting and director of player personnel, among other positions. In 2008, Quinter served as the advance scout for the gold medal-winning U.S. Men’s Senior National Team during the Beijing Olympics. Quinter is a graduate of Lebanon Valley College in Annville, PA, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology and was a two-time MVP of the men’s basketball team. He was inducted into the Lebanon Valley College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997. Quinter was born in Nazareth, PA, home of the world famous racing Andretti family, and is a cousin of musician Glenn Frey of the Eagles. He and his wife, Kim, have four children, Adam, Jake, Olivia and Tessa.
NBA
SCOUTING STAFF
MISC.
Anthony Gacona
Dickey Simpkins
Jim Thrash
Francis Williams
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