Ken Charles

Ken Charles
Personal information
Born	July 10, 1951 (age 73); Trinidad and Tobago
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
Career highlights and awards
	As player: No. 44 retired by Fordham Rams; As coach: USBL Coach of the Year (2005);
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,747 (8.5 ppg)
Rebounds	640 (2.0 rpg)
Assists	806 (2.5 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

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.

Charles was born on the island of Trinidad and moved to the United States when he was aged six.^[1] 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.^[2]

References

^ Northrop, Milt (April 19, 1975). "Between His Wit and Wardrobe, Braves' Charles Is Always Sharp". The Buffalo News. p. 19. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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 from NBA.com and Basketball Reference

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[1] Northrop, Milt (April 19, 1975). "Between His Wit and Wardrobe, Braves' Charles Is Always Sharp". The Buffalo News. p. 19. Retrieved November 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Posadas, Andrew (March 4, 2020). "Beyond the Scoreboard: Celebrating Black History in Fordham Athletics". The Fordham Ram. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

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