Charles O'Bannon
![]() O'Bannon with Toyota Alvark in 2009 | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Bellflower, California, U.S. | February 22, 1975||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Artesia (Lakewood, California) | ||||||||||||||
College | UCLA (1993–1997) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1997: 2nd round, 31st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1997–2013 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Śląsk Wrocław | ||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Toyota Alvark | ||||||||||||||
2003 | Benetton Treviso | ||||||||||||||
2003–2010 | Toyota Alvark | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Toshiba Brave Thunders Kanagawa | ||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Panasonic Trians | ||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||
2018 | Seattle Ballers | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Charles Edward O'Bannon Sr. (born February 22, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball with the UCLA Bruins. He was a two-time first-team all-conference player in the Pac-10 (now known as the Pac-12) and teamed with brother Ed to help the Bruins win a national championship in 1995. O'Bannon played two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Detroit Pistons and also played overseas in Japan, Poland, and Italy.
College career
[edit]He played college basketball for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins men's basketball team, where he was a star small forward/shooting guard. He was a starter in 1994–95 on the school's 1995 NCAA championship team. O'Bannon was a first team All-Pac-10 selection in 1996 and 1997,[1] and he was also voted co-Most Valuable Player of the Bruins in both of those years.[2] He is the younger brother of former NBA forward Ed O'Bannon, who played with him at UCLA.[3]
As a member of Team USA, Charles O'Bannon won gold at the 1995 World University Games.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Charles O'Bannon was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the third pick in the second round of the 1997 NBA draft. He played for the Pistons for two seasons before being released. He scored his NBA career high of 14 points on April 14, 1999 against the Charlotte Hornets.[5]
O'Bannon continued his professional basketball career by playing in various leagues outside of the United States in Italy, Poland, and Japan. He ended his career in 2013. In 2000, he won the Polish championship with Śląsk Wrocław and was named Finals' MVP.[6] In April 2004, he joined Italian powerhouse Benetton Treviso where he became a team mate of fellow UCLA alumnus Tyus Edney.[7] Playing for coach John Patrick, O'Bannon captured the championship title in Japan's JBL Super League in 2006 and made the 2006–07 JBL first team.[8] In 2007, he repeated as JBL Super League champion with Alvark, this time coached by German Torsten Loibl. O'Bannon received Asia-basket.com 2006–07 All-JBL Super League Player of the Year honors.[9]
Coaching career
[edit]In 2018, O'Bannon was announced as head coach of the Seattle Ballers in the Junior Basketball Association (JBA).[10] O'Bannon was named an assistant coach under the JBA USA Team (coached by Los Angeles Ballers' head coach Doyle Balthazer) for their 2018 international tour.[11] He served as an assistant coach at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas.[12]
Private life
[edit]His half-brother Turhon O'Bannon[13] was a professional football player in the Canadian Football League.[14]
O'Bannon is the father of Chuck O'Bannon Jr.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ Finney, Ryan (2010). "2010–11 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UCLA Athletic Department. p. 105. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011.
- ^ Finney 2010, p. 110.
- ^ Tom Friend. "O'Bannon Brothers Team Up at U.C.L.A.". New York Times. December 5, 1993. Retrieved on May 1, 2010.
- ^ "EIGHTEENTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES -- 1995". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Charles O'Bannon". www.nba.com. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Charles O'Bannon". WKS Śląsk Wrocław - 18-krotny Mistrz Polski (in Polish). October 1, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Un altro americano a Treviso: O' Bannon". www.legabasket.it (in Italian). Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "JPN - Alvark take title home". FIBA. March 26, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Japan Basketball League 2006-2007". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ Peter, Josh (June 22, 2018). "LaVar Ball's Junior Basketball Association debuts with a freewheeling style in front of small crowd". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018.
- ^ Cristea, Monica. "Un MECI DE POVESTE cu baschetbalişti PITEŞTENI şi AMERICANI!". Ziarul Argeşul (in Romanian). Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Family connection puts N.C. State in play for Charles O'Bannon". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Rams Expect to Sign 10 Rookie Free Agents Today". Los Angeles Times. April 28, 1994. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Turhon O'Bannon football Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Charles O'Bannon Jr". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Charles O'Bannon UCLA Statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Alvark Tokyo players
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American expatriate basketball people in Poland
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from California
- Detroit Pistons draft picks
- Detroit Pistons players
- Junior Basketball Association coaches
- Kawasaki Brave Thunders players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade
- Panasonic Trians players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Pallacanestro Treviso players
- Sportspeople from Lakewood, California
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- UCLA Bruins men's basketball players
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
- Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
- Artesia High School (California) alumni