Charlie Scott (basketball)

Charlie Scott
Personal information
Born	December 15, 1948; New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Stuyvesant; (New York City, New York); Laurinburg Institute; (Laurinburg, North Carolina);
College	North Carolina (1967–1970)
NBA draft	1970: 7th round, 106th overall pick
	Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1970–1980
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Number	33, 11
Career history
1970–1972	Virginia Squires
1972–1975	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 (1971, 1972); All-ABA First Team (1971); All-ABA Second Team (1972); ABA Rookie of the Year (1971); ABA All-Rookie First Team (1971); ABA All-Time Team; 2× Consensus second-team All-American (1969, 1970); ACC Athlete of the Year (1970); 3× First-team All-ACC (1968–1970);
Career ABA / 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
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
	College Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2015
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games

Charles Thomas Scott, also known as Shaheed Abdul-Aleem, (born December 15, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Scott was an Olympic Gold Medalist and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018. Scott is the leader in most points per game with 24.8 in Suns franchise history.

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