How Charlie Scott chose UNC and became the Tar Heels' first black scholarship athlete

Posted Nov 26, 2016
When word got around that Lefty Driesell had a black recruit all lined up at Davidson, the rest of the college basketball world, at least in the South, quickly discovered Charles Scott. Dean Smith first found out about Scott through UNC radio announcer Bill Currie, while on the bus ride back to Chapel Hill following a 70–69 loss at Virginia on Jan. 15, 1966. (Sports Illustrated)

Related: Basketball, Basketball Recruiting

Armando Bacot's Season
Two moments from Armando Bacot’s senior season stood out more than any others: One was the evening he became UNC’s all-time rebounder in a win...
Sat Apr 1, 2023

Vanderbilt basketball's Jerry Stackhouse wins Ben Jobe Award for top minority coach
Vanderbilt Commodores head men's basketball coach Jerry Stackhouse has won the Ben Jobe Award, given to the top minority coach in men's college basketball, College...
Sat Apr 1, 2023

Video: THI Podcast - How Hubert Davis Can Reshape the UNC Basketball Roster
This is an opportunity for Hubert Davis to reshape UNC into his own vision. Currently, only Paxson Wojcik, a transfer shooting guard from Brown, has...
Sat Apr 1, 2023

Video: Locked On Tar Heels - Should Elliot Cadeau reclassify? Best 2023-24 option at PG?
Is class of 2024 UNC Basketball commit Elliot Cadeau a re-classification candidate? Host Isaac Schade explores the possibilities of what the Tar Heels' roster might...
Fri Mar 31, 2023