![]() | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | December 15, 1948||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school |
| ||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
Medals
|
Charles Thomas Scott, also known as Shaheed Abdul-Aleem, (born December 15, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player.[1] 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.