College: Western Carolina University
High School: Stephens-Lee High School
Jersey Number: 24
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From the Asheville Citizen-Times,
January 26, 2006:
“To be recognized by your peers, you can’t help but go
through a lot of emotions when that happens,” Logan said. “This
is one of the top moments on my list besides making the decision to
be saved by God. It’s a wonderful thing.”
Considered by many as the greatest men’s player in Western
North Carolina history, Logan wore No. 24 at the now defunct
Stephens-Lee High in the early 1960s.
“It’s wonderful that people still talk about the days when I
played,” said Logan, who averaged 33 points and 10 assists a game
his senior year. “There were a lot of great athletes before me at
Stephens-Lee so this is an honor. I just feel so happy to have so
many great memories.”
At Western Carolina University, Logan averaged 30.7 points a game
and is still the all-time leading scorer in school history (3,290
points). But the social significance of his career in Cullowhee was
even greater. Logan became the first African-American to play
basketball at a predominately white school in the Southeast when he
stepped on campus in 1964.
As for his school records, Logan scored 60 points in a game
against Atlantic Christian in 1967. He also holds the record
for most points in a season (1,049), a career (3,290) and highest
career points average (30.7).
After his tenure in Cullowhee, Logan advanced to professional
basketball from 1968 - 1970. On the pro circuit, he played for
the Oakland Oaks, Washington Caps, and Virginia Squires; while this
makes him seem like a journeyman, these three teams were actually
the one-in-the-same. Each year that he played, the franchise
moved.
After a short professional career in the American Basketball
Association, Logan battled alcoholism. But once he turned his life
around, Logan turned to religion and became friends with Randy
Shepherd in 1989. The two men have since spoken to children and
church groups together and are involved in their own basketball
camps during the summer.
In 2000, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame inducted Logan as
member of its 37th class. Others in his induction class included
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski and Carolina Panthers’ owner Jerry
Richardson.
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