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: | Dick Grubar | Rusty Clark | Eddie Fogler | Jim Delany |
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Scott and Smith gave new look to Tobacco RoadI remember talking to Dean Smith about Charlie Scott nearly 25 years after Scott became the first African-American scholarship athlete at the University of North...
Thu Mar 6, 2008
"Across the Line" shares stories from basketball's not-so-distant pastEven in the moment of his greatest triumph, Charlie Scott could not escape the loneliness of being a pioneer—the first black player at Carolina, the...
Wed Feb 27, 2008
Brewer: Miller One Of Carolina's Greatest Players
Tyler Hansbrough will certainly be ranked among Carolina's greatest players when he ends his career in Chapel Hill. Fans usually say that list already includes...
Sat Feb 23, 2008
James Worthy Q&A
"When I think of the '82 team, Coach Smith's first championship, I definitely have to reflect back to my first year of basketball camp with...
Sun Feb 11, 2007
Dean Smith: Politics is Just Not His Game
Dean Smith secured his place in Southern history by recruiting Charlie Scott as UNC’s first black scholarship athlete, thereby integrating the Tar Heels basketball team...
Mon May 29, 2006