KINSTON, N.C. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Charles Shackleford, a North Carolina State basketball star in the 1980s who spent six seasons in the NBA, including two with the New Jersey Nets, was found dead in his home Friday. He was 50.
The cause of death hasn’t been determined and an investigation is underway, spokesman Woody Spencer of the Kinston Police Department told The Associated Press. He did not say what circumstances led authorities to the home.
“N.C. State is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Wolfpack men’s basketball player, Charles Shackleford,” the school said in a statement Friday.