LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Lakers confirmed Byron Scott is their new coach Monday night. Cleveland Indians Jerseys . The Lakers finally made the long-anticipated announcement in a news release. Scott will be introduced at a news conference Tuesday at the Lakers training complex. Scott told reporters last weekend he had been hired by the Lakers, who have been without a coach since Mike DAntoni resigned April 30. Scott is the 25th head coach in the 16-time NBA champions franchise history. General manager Mitch Kupchak said he conducted "an extensive and thorough search" with owner Jim Buss. "Were proud to welcome Byron back to the Lakers family as our next head coach," Kupchak said. "Byron has proven himself at the highest levels of the game as both a player and a coach in his almost 30 years of NBA experience. His leadership skills and track record for success make him the ideal person to lead this franchise forward." Scott is 416-521 as a head coach for New Jersey, New Orleans and Cleveland, reaching two NBA Finals with the Nets. He has won three division titles, and he was the NBAs coach of the year in 2008. Scott also was a shooting guard for the Lakers for 11 seasons, playing alongside Magic Johnson during the Showtime era. He was a teammate of Lakers star Kobe Bryant during his final NBA season, and Bryant has endorsed Scott for his new job. "I am ecstatic to once again be a Laker and to have the opportunity to work alongside Mitch and the Buss family," Scott said. "I know firsthand what it takes to bring a championship to this city, and as someone who both grew up in L.A. and played the majority of my career here, I know how passionate and dedicated our fans are. I will give everything I have to fulfil the championship expectations that our supporters have for us, and that we have for ourselves." Scott spent last season as an analyst on the Lakers television network, watching their disintegration during a 55-loss season, the most in franchise history. Bryant played just six games last season. The Lakers interviewed several coaching candidates over the past three months, including Lionel Hollins and George Karl. Scott has been widely considered the front-runner for the job since early summer, but Kupchak and Buss appeared to be more focused on the NBA draft and free agency than their current teams leadership. Hanley Ramirez Indians Jersey .ca presents its latest weekly power rankings for the 2013-14 Barclays Premier League season. Jason Kipnis Indians Jersey . The Asheville, N.C. native, who signed as a free agent with the CFL club last May, didnt see any action with Edmonton this season after opening the year on the injured list. http://www.indianssale.com/indians-danny-salazar-jersey/ .com) - Wayne Simmonds, Scott Laughton and Jakub Voracek each posted a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers thumped the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-1, on Saturday.The Raptors finally started looking like their old selves again in the 2nd half of last nights game, which climaxed with this dunk by DeMar. Just in case you want to watch that @DeMar_DeRozan dunk over and over again. https://t.co/2m4gxMbKwx — BarDown (@BarDown) November 6, 2014 Well done. "RT @realamertoukan: THE SECURITIES REACTION TO DEROZANS DUNK AND 1 #rtz #wethenorth pic.twitter.com/ybYcccXAib" — BarDown (@BarDown) November 6, 2014Heres the game-winner you didnt hear about. Tobias Harris hits the buzzer beater over the 76ers to win the battle for the East basement last night. Or I guess lose the battle for the basement because both teaams want lottery balls. Eddie Robinson Jersey. Shame on you Tobias.K.J. McDaniels with the dunk of the night from the same game.Ricky Rubio is confused with Peks answer. "@cjzero: @rickyrubio9 I take it Peks answer surprised you? https://t.co/twMertJtYL"; I dont want to forget this win ?? it was awesome lol. — Ricky Rubio (@rickyrubio9) November 6, 2014And heres a beautiful Anthony Bennett two-handed hammer.Couple weird moments from last night as well. The clippers Spencer Hawes looks like hes suiting up to play with Jackie Moon and the Tropics #GSWvsLAC #Warriors pic.twitter.com/BrJuL9iR6r — Max Perry (@MackswellPerry) November 6, 2014