Charlie Scott Basketball News & Bio
| Name: | Charlie Scott | | Hometown: | New York, NY | | High School: | Laurinburg Institute | | Born: | December 15, 1948 (76) | | Height/Weight: | 6-5, 175 | | Position: | G/F | | Notes: | Basketball Hall-of-Fame; 2x NCAA All-American; 3x NBA All-Star; Olympic Gold Medalist | | Related: | Larry Miller | Joe Brown | Jim Frye | Eddie Fogler |
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Video: Charlie Scott Played in Greatest New York City Streetball Game EverCharlie Scott returns to Rucker Park and reunites with fellow NYC playground legend, Joe Hammond. The two reminisce about the early days of basketball in...
Fri Mar 3, 2017
Chansky’s Notebook: Charlie Scott - A Deserving PioneerThis basketball season marks the 50th anniversary of Charlie Scott’s enrollment at UNC as the first black scholarship athlete. Recruited by Dean Smith out of...
Wed Feb 22, 2017
Video: Interview with Art Chansky about Dean Smith-Charlie Scott book
Among many legendary episodes from the life and career of men’s basketball coach Dean Smith, few loom as large as his recruitment of Charlie Scott,...
Fri Feb 17, 2017
Video: Charlie Scott Wants his ACC Record Broken
Charlie Scott reflects on what it means to have the ACC Tournament in Brooklyn and hopes that a player from New York can break his...
Thu Feb 9, 2017
Charlie Scott and the integration of varsity sports at UNC
When Charlie Scott took the court on Dec. 2, 1967, he became the first African American to play on the varsity basketball team at Carolina...
Wed Jan 25, 2017