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American basketball player

Chuck Eidson
Eidson with Lietuvos rytas in 2007
Personal information
Born (1980-10-10) October 10, 1980 (age 44)
Summerville, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolPinewood Preparatory School
(Summerville, South Carolina)
CollegeSouth Carolina (1999–2003)
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career2003–2014
PositionForward / guard
Career history
2003–2004North Charleston Lowgators
2004–2006Gießen 46ers
2006–2007SIG Strasbourg
2007–2009Lietuvos rytas
2009–2011Maccabi Tel Aviv
2011–2012Barcelona
2012–2014UNICS Kazan
Career highlights and awards

Charles Patrick Eidson Jr. (born October 10, 1980), commonly known as Chuck Eidson, is an American former professional basketball player. He is 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall and he played mainly at the small forward position. He could also play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, as well as a point forward.

High school

Eidson played high school basketball at Pinewood Preparatory School, where he was a Parade All-American and South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year. He also played at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament in 1998, and at the Nike Hoop Summit in 1999.

College career

Eidson played college basketball at the University of South Carolina, with the Gamecocks men's basketball team.

Professional career

After his college career with the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, Eidson spent a season with the North Charleston Lowgators of the NBDL. After a short stint with the Boston Celtics, he signed a one-year deal with the Gießen 46ers in the German Basketball Bundesliga. The team, that was on the verge of relegation the season before, was brought back to life by Eidson, who led the 46ers to the Bundesliga playoffs against RheinEnergie Köln. In the decisive game five, Eidson scored 40 points, leading Gießen to a 3–2 series win and straight to the semifinals, where they lost against the eventual champion GHP Bamberg. For his stellar performance, the Small Forward was named the 2004–05 Bundesliga Best Offensive Player. In a pre-season game versus EnBW Ludwigsburg the following fall, Eidson suffered a torn ACL and sat out 172 days before returning to the starting lineup of the 46ers in a Bundesliga game against BG Karlsruhe. Only three games later, Eidson torched TBB Trier for 41 points. After the season, Eidson left Germany and signed with Strasbourg IG in the French Pro A, where he also gained EuroCup experience. One year later, he signed with the Lithuanian powerhouse Lietuvos rytas of Vilnius.

When Eidson came to Lietuvos rytas, he quickly became a starter, and one of the team's leaders. His most memorable performance was in the EuroLeague game against Maccabi Tel Aviv, when he scored 28 points and led the team to victory. FC Barcelona Bàsquet attempted to buy his contract out, but he remained with Lietuvos Rytas.

In the 2008–09 season, he won the EuroCup with the team also earning the EuroCup MVP award, averaging 15.9 points and 21.3 PIR per game. He also led the team to a Baltic League title that season, scoring a career high 41 points in the final against BC Žalgiris, earning him the Baltic League Finals MVP award.

In 2009, he moved to the Israeli League club Maccabi Tel Aviv, signing a two-year contract, estimated 1.5M$ net income for the whole period. In his second season with Maccabi, Eidson led the team to the EuroLeague Final with a great performance in the semifinal against Real Madrid: 19 points on 66 percent shooting, along with eight rebounds and six steals for a PIR of 33. In the finals Maccabi lost to Panathinaikos.

In 2011, he left Maccabi Tel Aviv and signed a lucrative contract with FC Barcelona. In Barcelona, Eidson was released due to cutting of the budget.

His next station was the Russian League club UNICS, where he signed a two-year contract. He failed to qualify with the team to the 2012–13 Euroleague, ending up instead in the 2012–13 EuroCup season. He was named to the All-Eurocup Second Team in 2013.

Personal life

  • He is married to his college sweetheart Samantha. A fellow Gamecock alum, Sam played middle blocker for the Kim Hudson-coached women's volleyball team throughout her college career. His twin children are named Charles III (Tripp) and Maddie.
  • Fellow 2008–09 EuroCup teammate Marijonas Petravičius was a teammate of his at South Carolina; their future wives were both on the women's volleyball team there.
  • When asked if he missed America and his family, he responded: "Of course. I love when I go home and get to see my family and get a break, but that is how everyone feels when they go on vacation. I consider myself as living in Europe. I am always excited and ready to come back."
  • The fifth game of the quarterfinals series between Gießen vs Köln in 2005, where Eidson scored 40 points, was later portrayed in a documentary movie called "FÜNF (5)" (FIVE).
  • On 18 April 2024, Rytas Vilnius retired Eidson's jersey No. 13.

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

* Led the league
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08 Rytas 18 15 29.2 .430 .489 .778 4.1 2.7 2.2 .2 12.2 12.7
2009–10 Maccabi 20 19 32.6 .398 .329 .791 4.5 2.6 1.2 .2 12.0 13.4
2010–11 22 20 29.3 .434 .339 .705 4.3 3.5 2.6* .1 9.7 14.3
2011–12 Barcelona 18 14 20.7 .405 .365 .786 3.4 2.3 1.2 .1 7.7 9.2
Career 78 68 28.1 .417 .373 .765 4.1 2.8 1.8 .2 10.4 12.5

References

  1. 2008–09 Eurocup MVP: Chuck Eidson, Lietuvos Rytas.
  2. MACCABI: Eurocup MVP Eidson comes aboard.
  3. Maccabi Electra 82 - 63 Real Madrid
  4. Regal FCB lands versatile Eidson
  5. Unics Kazan adds Eidson for two seasons
  6. Eurocupbasketball.com Star power fills 2012–13 All-Eurocup teams!
  7. "Generolui atiduota pagarba: Vilniuje iškelti "Ryto" legendos Eidsono marškinėliai". DELFI (in Lithuanian).

External links

BBL Best Offensive Player
Lithuanian League Finals MVP
EuroCup MVP
Lietuvos rytas 2008–09 Eurocup champions
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