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!