Scott Fusco played for Harvard University from 1981 to 1986, taking a year off to play for the U.S. Olympic team. In his junior season in 1984-85, he put up a career-best 81 points with 34 goals and 47 assists in 32 games. For his outstanding performance, he was named a First-Team All-American, ECAC Player of the Year, and a top-ten finalist for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. He holds the Harvard all-time records for most career points (240) and assists (133).

After his college career, Fusco played professionally for one season with EHC Olten in Switzerland, scoring 48 points in 30 games. While he did not play in the NHL, he was a member of Team USA at two Winter Olympics, in 1984 and 1988. He was also drafted by the New Jersey Devils in 1982. Following his playing career, Fusco went into the business world and was later inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002.