Ken Charles
Personal information | |
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Born | (1951-07-10) July 10, 1951 (age 73) Colony of Trinidad and Tobago, British Empire |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Brooklyn Preparatory School (Brooklyn, New York) |
College | Fordham (1970–1973) |
NBA draft | 1973: 3rd round, 38th overall pick |
Selected by the Buffalo Braves | |
Playing career | 1973–1977 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 14, 44 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1973–1976 | Buffalo Braves |
1976–1977 | Atlanta Hawks |
As coach: | |
2000–2007 | Brooklyn Kings |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,747 (8.5 ppg) |
Rebounds | 640 (2.0 rpg) |
Assists | 806 (2.5 apg) |
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Kenneth M. Charles (born July 10, 1951) is a Trinidadian retired basketball player who played guard for the Buffalo Braves (1973–1976) and Atlanta Hawks (1976–1978). He was a 6'3" (1.90 m), 180 lb (82 kg) guard.
He played collegiately for Fordham University before being selected by the Braves in the third round (38th pick overall) of the 1973 NBA draft.
In 5 seasons he played in 322 games and played 7,637 minutes (23.7 per game), had a .441 field goal percentage (1,083 for 2,458), .789 free throw percentage (581 for 736), 640 rebounds (2.0 per game), 806 assists (2.5 per game), 407 steals (1.3 per game), 128 blocked shots (.4 per game) and 2,747 points (8.5 per game).
Charles was head coach of the Brooklyn Kings of the United States Basketball League (USBL) from 2000 to 2007. He won the USBL Coach of the Year Award in 2005.[1]
References
- ^ Posadas, Andrew (March 4, 2020). "Beyond the Scoreboard: Celebrating Black History in Fordham Athletics". The Fordham Ram. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com
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