Chico Vaughn
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 19, 1940 St. Louis Hawks |
| 1965–1967 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1967–1970 | Pittsburgh / Minnesota Pipers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
Points | 5,822 (11.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,224 (2.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,024 (2.1 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Charles "Chico" Vaughn (February 19, 1940 – October 25, 2013) was an American
guard
position.
Vaughn is the highest scorer in
Hodges Park, Illinois, then moved with his family to Portland, Oregon
before returning to Tamms at age 7.
Vaughn also is the all-time leading scorer for Southern Illinois, where he scored 2,088 points for the Salukis and had his uniform number (20) retired by the school. He had an unorthodox behind the head release that made his shot difficult to block.
After leaving college, Vaughn played five seasons (1962–67) in the
Pittsburgh/Minnesota Pipers. Vaughn was the fourth leading scorer (19.9 points per game) on the 1967–68 Pipers team which won the 1968 ABA Championship
.
Vaughn returned to SIU to obtain his college diploma in 1988.
He died on October 26, 2013, of cancer at the age of 73.[1]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| * | Led the league |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Vaughn's team won an ABA championship |
NBA/ABA
Source[2]
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–63 | St. Louis | 77 | 24.0 | .417 | .720 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 10.1 | |
| 1963–64 | St. Louis | 68 | 19.7 | .442 | .723 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 8.6 | |
| 1964–65 | St. Louis | 75 | 26.2 | .424 | .752 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 11.6 | |
| 1965–66 | St. Louis | 19 | 23.4 | .375 | .742 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 10.0 | |
| 1965–66 | Detroit | 37 | 20.9 | .390 | .732 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 7.6 | |
| 1966–67 | Detroit | 51 | 13.3 | .376 | .676 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4.3 | |
| 1967–68† | Pittsburgh (ABA) | 74 | 38.6 | .379 | .334 | .740 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 19.9 |
| 1968–69 | Minnesota (ABA) | 69 | 33.3 | .355 | .277 | .769 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 17.8 |
| 1969–70 | Minnesota (ABA) | 21 | 19.1 | .367 | .293 | .686 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 9.7 |
| Career (NBA) | 327 | 21.6 | .415 | .728 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 8.9 | ||
| Career (ABA) | 164 | 33.9 | .368 | .301 | .747 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 17.7 | |
| Career (overall) | 491 | 25.7 | .392 | .301 | .738 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 11.9 | |
| All-Star (ABA) | 1 | 4.0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | – | .0 | .0 | 6.0 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | St. Louis | 11 | 28.5 | .479 | .667 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 10.0 | |
| 1964 | St. Louis | 12* | 20.2 | .426 | .731 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 8.8 | |
| 1965 | St. Louis | 4 | 18.8 | .310 | .875 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 6.3 | |
1968 †
|
Pittsburgh (ABA) | 15 | 38.4 | .352 | .258 | .795 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 17.7 |
| 1969 | Minnesota (ABA) | 5 | 11.4 | .297 | .286 | .857 | 1.2 | .2 | 6.8 |
| Career (NBA) | 27 | 23.4 | .434 | .721 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 8.9 | ||
| Career (ABA) | 20 | 31.7 | .345 | .263 | .800 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 15.0 | |
| Career (overall) | 47 | 26.9 | .383 | .263 | .767 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 11.5 | |
References
- ^ "SIU hoops legend 'Chico' Vaughn dies at 73". The Southern Illinoisian. October 26, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
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