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Charles Thomas Scott (born December 15, 1948 in New York City, New York) is an American former professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the now-defunct American Basketball Association and eight seasons in the NBA.

A 6'5" (1.96 m) guard/forward from the Laurinburg Institute and the University of North Carolina, where he was the first black scholarship athlete, Scott was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1970 but opted to begin his career with the Virginia Squires of the ABA. During his second season with the Squires, he set the ABA record for highest scoring average in one season (34.6 points per game). However, he became disatisfied with life in the ABA and joined the NBA's Phoenix Suns in 1972. Scott continued his stellar play, representing the Suns in three straight NBA All-Star Games (1973, 1974, and 1975), then returned to the Celtics for the 1975-76 NBA season. Scott would also play for the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets, and he retired in 1980 with 14,837 combined ABA/NBA career points.

Scott was also a gold medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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