Chico Vaughn

Charles "Chico" Vaughn (February 19, 1940 – October 25, 2013) was an American basketball player. At 6'2", he played the guard position.

Chico Vaughn

Personal information
Born	(1940-02-19)February 19, 1940 Hodges Park, Illinois, U.S.
Died	October 25, 2013(2013-10-25) (aged 73)
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Egyptian (Tamms, Illinois)
College	Southern Illinois (1959–1962)
NBA draft	1962: 4th round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Playing career	1962–1970
Position	Shooting guard / point guard
Number	17, 10
Career history
1962–1965	St. Louis Hawks
1965–1967	Detroit Pistons
1967–1970	Pittsburgh / Minnesota Pipers
Career highlights and awards
ABA champion (1968) ABA All-Star (1968) No. 20 retired by Southern Illinois Salukis
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

Vaughn is the highest scorer in Illinois high school boys basketball, tallying 3,358 points during his career at Egyptian High School in Tamms, Illinois (1954–1958). He was born in nearby 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 National Basketball Association as a member of the St. Louis Hawks and Detroit Pistons. He joined the rival American Basketball Association in 1967 and played three seasons there as a member of 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

Legend

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

1. "SIU hoops legend 'Chico' Vaughn dies at 73". The Southern Illinoisian. October 26, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
2. "Chico Vaughn NBA/ABA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics
• Illinois High School Leading Scorers