Charlie Scott was the first Black basketball player on scholarship at UNC, playing for coach Dean Smith.

In 2018, Scott was recognized for his accomplishments at UNC, the challenges he overcame and the barriers broke as he was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

In an excerpt from Art Chansky's Game Changers, he details how Charlie Scott chose UNC and became the Tar Heels' first African-American scholarship athlete.

Charlie Scott is without question one of the 10 best players in North Carolina Basketball history, and likely merits the added distinction of being the most important.

Charlie Scott was the first Black scholarship player at the University of North Carolina. He persevered through racism to become a Hall of Famer.

In an excerpt from Art Chansky's Game Changers, he details how Charlie Scott chose UNC and became the Tar Heels' first African-American scholarship athlete.

Charlie Scott was the first Black basketball player on scholarship at UNC, playing for coach Dean Smith.

Charlie Scott was a trailblazer for the UNC basketball team in the late 1960s, becoming the Tar Heels’ first Black scholarship player under Coach Dean Smith.

Charlie Scott, this week’s star of the “Sports Legends of the Carolinas” series, was the first Black basketball player on scholarship at the University of North Carolina. In many ways, he ...

Charlie Scott, this week’s star of the “Sports Legends of the Carolinas” series, was the first Black basketball player on scholarship at the University of North Carolina. In many ways, he ...

Charlie Scott was the first Black basketball player on scholarship at UNC, playing for coach Dean Smith.