Charlie Scott

Charlie Scott

No. 33, 11
Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth	December 15, 1948 (1948-12-15) (age 62)
Place of birth	New York City, New York
Nationality	American
High school	Laurinburg Institute (Laurinburg, North Carolina)
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College	North Carolina
NBA Draft	1970 / Round: 7 / Pick: 106th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Pro career	1970–1980
League	ABA and NBA
Career history
1970–1972	Virginia Squires
1971–1975	Phoenix Suns
1975–1977	Boston Celtics
1977–1978	Los Angeles Lakers
1978–1980	Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (1976) 3× NBA All-Star (1973–1975) 2× ABA All-Star (1970–1972) ABA Rookie of the Year (1971) All-ABA First Team (1971) All-ABA Second Team (1972) ABA All-Rookie First Team (1971) ACC Athlete of the Year (1970) 2× Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1969–1970) ABA All-Time Team
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points	14,837 (20.7 ppg)
Rebounds	2,846 (4.0 rpg)
Assists	3,515 (4.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Men's Basketball Gold 1968 Mexico City United States

Charles Thomas Scott (born December 15, 1948 in New York City, New York) is an American former professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the now-defunct American Basketball Association (ABA) and eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

A 6'5" (1.96 m) guard/forward from the Laurinburg Institute (following one year at New York's Stuyvesant High School^[1]) and the University of North Carolina, where he was the first black scholarship athlete. Scott averaged 22.1 points and 7.1 rebounds per game at UNC. He was the first person of color to join a fraternity at the University of North Carolina, St. Anthony Hall, in 1967.^[2] Scott was a gold medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Scott was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1970 but opted to begin his career with the other team that drafted him, the Virginia Squires of the ABA. Scott was named ABA Rookie of the Year after averaging 27.1 points per game. During his second season with the Squires, he set the ABA record for highest scoring average in one season (34.6 points per game). However, he became dissatisfied with life in the ABA and joined the NBA's Phoenix Suns in 1972.

Scott continued his stellar play in the NBA, representing the Suns in three straight NBA All-Star Games (1973, 1974, and 1975), then returned to the Celtics for the 1975-76 NBA season where he won a championship ring. Scott would also play for the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets, and he retired in 1980 with 14,837 combined ABA/NBA career points.

References

1. ^ McClellan, Michael D. (2005-05-11). "PRODIGAL SUN - The Charlie Scott interview". http://www.celtic-nation.com/interviews/charlie_scott/charlie_scott_page1.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-02. 
2. ^ FRATERNITY PLEDGES NEGRO AT CAROLINA

External links

• Career stats @ basketball-reference.com
• Charlie Scott @ Remember the ABA
• Charles Scott @ UNC

Preceded by Spencer Haywood

American Basketball Association Rookie of the Year 1971

Succeeded by Artis Gilmore

Persondata
Name	Scott, Charlie
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1948-12-15
Place of birth	New York, New York
Date of death
Place of death