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Quintet of former Suns will enter the NBA Hall of Fame

By Khaleel Abdullah

NEWARK, NJ - FEBRUARY 28: Steve Nash #13 and Grant Hill #33 of the Phoenix Suns stay focused during the game against the New Jersey Nets on October 31, 2010 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2011 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEWARK, NJ - FEBRUARY 28: Steve Nash #13 and Grant Hill #33 of the Phoenix Suns stay focused during the game against the New Jersey Nets on October 31, 2010 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2011 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – CIRCA 1970’s: Charlie Scott #33 of the Phoenix Suns lays the ball up over Walt Wesley #31 of the Washington Bullets during a mid circa 1970’s NBA basketball game at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Scott played for the Suns from 1972-74. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – CIRCA 1970’s: Charlie Scott #33 of the Phoenix Suns lays the ball up over Walt Wesley #31 of the Washington Bullets during a mid circa 1970’s NBA basketball game at the Baltimore Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Scott played for the Suns from 1972-74. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

Charlie Scott

Charlie Scott was a 6′ 5″ guard that loved to score. He was the first African American scholarship athlete at the University of North Carolina where he had the still third-highest scoring average in school history with 27.1 points per game. Charlie won a gold medal in the 1968 Olympics and then went to the ABA where he had two All-ABA selections and was named ABA Co-Rookie of the Year. He lit it up with the Virginia Squires in the 1971-72 season when he averaged 34.6 points per game, the highest scoring average in ABA history. Scott then played three seasons with the Suns after jumping over to the NBA and his rights were acquired by Phoenix in a trade with Boston. He posted averages of 24.8 points which is still the highest scoring average in Suns history along with 5.3 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 steals in purple and orange. His resume includes a 10-year ABA/NBA career decorated with five All-Star game selections. Perhaps the hardest part for Suns fans is that he won a championship with the Boston Celtics in 1976, helping to defeat Phoenix. Still, one has to look past that here. Congrats Charlie Scott!

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