Former University of North Carolina basketball star Charlie Scott, a first-team All-America in 1969 and 1970, an Academic All-America, ACC Athlete of the Year and NBA world champion, was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
Scott, the first black scholarship athlete to attend UNC, was elected by the veteran's committee. He is part of a 13-person class, which includes Ray Allen, Maurice Cheeks, Lefty Driesell, Grant Hill, Jason Kidd, Dino Radja, Steve Nash, Katie Smith, Tina Thompson, Rod Thorn, Ora Mae Washington and Rick Welts.
Scott is one of six Tar Heels to score 2,000 or more career points and one of only two (with Lennie Rosenbluth) to do that in three seasons.