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Trinidad and Tobago basketball player

Ken Charles
Personal information
Born (1951-07-10) July 10, 1951 (age 73)
Trinidad and Tobago
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolBrooklyn Preparatory School
(Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeFordham (1970–1973)
NBA draft1973: 3rd round, 38th overall pick
Selected by the Buffalo Braves
Playing career1973–1977
PositionShooting guard
Number14, 44
Career history
As player:
1973–1976Buffalo Braves
1976–1977Atlanta Hawks
As coach:
2000–2007Brooklyn Kings
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

  • USBL Coach of the Year (2005)
Career NBA statistics
Points2,747 (8.5 ppg)
Rebounds640 (2.0 rpg)
Assists806 (2.5 apg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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. 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.

References

  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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