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Charles O'Bannon
	O'Bannon with Toyota Alvark in 2009
Personal information
Born	February 22, 1975 (age 49); Bellflower, California, U.S.
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
	JBL Super League champion (2006, 2007); Polish Basketball League champion (2000); Polish League Finals MVP (2000); NCAA champion (1995); 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (1996, 1997); First-team Parade All-American (1993); Fourth-team Parade All-American (1992);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's Basketball
Representing United States
Summer Universiade

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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

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

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

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

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

^ 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

Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
Charles O'Bannon UCLA Statistics at Sports-Reference.com

[1] 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.

[2] Finney 2010, p. 110.

[3] Tom Friend. "O'Bannon Brothers Team Up at U.C.L.A.". New York Times. December 5, 1993. Retrieved on May 1, 2010.

[4] "EIGHTEENTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES -- 1995". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

[5] "Charles O'Bannon". www.nba.com. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

[6] "Charles O'Bannon". WKS Śląsk Wrocław - 18-krotny Mistrz Polski (in Polish). October 1, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

[7] "Un altro americano a Treviso: O' Bannon". www.legabasket.it (in Italian). Retrieved November 12, 2022.

[8] "JPN - Alvark take title home". FIBA. March 26, 2006. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

[9] "Japan Basketball League 2006-2007". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

[10] 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.

[11] Cristea, Monica. "Un MECI DE POVESTE cu baschetbalişti PITEŞTENI şi AMERICANI!". Ziarul Argeşul (in Romanian). Retrieved November 12, 2022.

[12] "Family connection puts N.C. State in play for Charles O'Bannon". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

[13] "Rams Expect to Sign 10 Rookie Free Agents Today". Los Angeles Times. April 28, 1994. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

[14] "Turhon O'Bannon football Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

[15] "Charles O'Bannon Jr". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2022.

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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 men's basketball|UCLA Bruins]]. He was a two-time first-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|all-conference]] player in the Pac-10 (now known as the [[Pac-12 Conference men's basketball|Pac-12]]) and teamed with brother [[Ed O'Bannon|Ed]] to help the Bruins win a [[List of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball champions|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==
-He played [[college basketball]] for the [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|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 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|1994–95]] on the school's [[1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1995 NCAA championship]] team. O'Bannon was a first team [[List of All-Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10]] selection in 1996 and 1997,<ref>{{cite web|last=Finney |first=Ryan |title=2010–11 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide |page=105|year=2010 |publisher=UCLA Athletic Department |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/1011MBB_MG_History.pdf |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5x5aLpTmX?url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/1011MBB_MG_History.pdf |archivedate=March 10, 2011 |ref=finney2010 |deadurl=yes}}</ref> and he was also voted co-Most Valuable Player of the Bruins in both of those years.<ref>[[#finney2010|Finney 2010]], p. 110.</ref> He is the younger brother of former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] forward [[Ed O'Bannon]], who played with him at [[UCLA]].<ref>Tom Friend. "[https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/05/sports/college-basketball-93-94-o-bannon-brothers-team-up-at-ucla.html O'Bannon Brothers Team Up at U.C.L.A.]". ''New York Times''. December 5, 1993. Retrieved on May 1, 2010.</ref>
+He played [[college basketball]] for the [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|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 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|1994–95]] on the school's [[1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1995 NCAA championship]] team. O'Bannon was a first team [[List of All-Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10]] selection in 1996 and 1997,<ref>{{cite web|last=Finney |first=Ryan |title=2010–11 UCLA Men's Basketball Media Guide |page=105|year=2010 |publisher=UCLA Athletic Department |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/1011MBB_MG_History.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708213026/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/1011MBB_MG_History.pdf |archivedate=July 8, 2011 |ref=finney2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and he was also voted co-Most Valuable Player of the Bruins in both of those years.<ref>[[#finney2010|Finney 2010]], p. 110.</ref> He is the younger brother of former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] forward [[Ed O'Bannon]], who played with him at [[UCLA]].<ref>Tom Friend. "[https://www.nytimes.com/1993/12/05/sports/college-basketball-93-94-o-bannon-brothers-team-up-at-ucla.html O'Bannon Brothers Team Up at U.C.L.A.]". ''New York Times''. December 5, 1993. Retrieved on May 1, 2010.</ref>
+As a member of Team USA, Charles O'Bannon won gold at the [[1995 Summer Universiade|1995 World University Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=EIGHTEENTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES -- 1995 |url=https://www.usab.com/history/world-university-games-mens/eighteenth-world-university-games-1995.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907030505/http://www.usab.com/history/world-university-games-mens/eighteenth-world-university-games-1995.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 7, 2015 |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=USA Basketball |language=en}}</ref>
 ==Professional career==
-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]].
+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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles O'Bannon |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1525/charles-obannon/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=www.nba.com |language=en}}</ref>
+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 (basketball)|Śląsk Wrocław]] and was named Finals' MVP.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-01 |title=Charles O'Bannon |url=https://wks-slask.eu/charles-obannon/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=WKS Śląsk Wrocław - 18-krotny Mistrz Polski |language=pl-PL}}</ref> In April 2004, he joined Italian powerhouse [[Benetton Treviso (basketball)|Benetton Treviso]] where he became a team mate of fellow UCLA alumnus [[Tyus Edney]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Un altro americano a Treviso: O' Bannon |url=https://www.legabasket.it/content/news/10772/un-altro-americano-a-treviso-o-bannon |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=www.legabasket.it |language=it}}</ref> Playing for coach [[John Patrick (basketball)|John Patrick]], O'Bannon captured the championship title in Japan's JBL Super League in 2006 and made the 2006–07 JBL first team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-03-26 |title=JPN - Alvark take title home |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/JPN-Alvark-take-title-home |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=FIBA |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Japan Basketball League 2006-2007 |url=https://www.asia-basket.com/Japan/Japan-Basketball-League_2006-2007.aspx |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=www.asia-basket.com}}</ref>
-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.
 ==Coaching career==
-In 2018, O'Bannon was announced as head coach of the [[Seattle Ballers]] in the [[Junior Basketball Association]] (JBA).<ref>{{cite news|last=Peter|first=Josh|title=LaVar Ball's Junior Basketball Association debuts with a freewheeling style in front of small crowd|date=June 22, 2018|newspaper=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2018/06/22/lavar-balls-junior-basketball-association-debuts-small-crowd/725086002/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625102043/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2018/06/22/lavar-balls-junior-basketball-association-debuts-small-crowd/725086002/|archivedate=June 25, 2018|deadurl=no}}</ref> During that season, he coached Seattle to a 6–2, as well as a spot in the 2018 JBA Finals, where the team lost to the [[Los Angeles Ballers]]. After the conclusion of the league's inaugural season, 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.
+In 2018, O'Bannon was announced as head coach of the [[Seattle Ballers]] in the [[Junior Basketball Association]] (JBA).<ref>{{cite news|last=Peter|first=Josh|title=LaVar Ball's Junior Basketball Association debuts with a freewheeling style in front of small crowd|date=June 22, 2018|newspaper=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2018/06/22/lavar-balls-junior-basketball-association-debuts-small-crowd/725086002/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625102043/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2018/06/22/lavar-balls-junior-basketball-association-debuts-small-crowd/725086002/|archivedate=June 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cristea |first=Monica |title=Un MECI DE POVESTE cu baschetbalişti PITEŞTENI şi AMERICANI! |url=https://ziarulargesul.ro/un-meci-de-poveste-cu-baschetbalisti-pitesteni-si-americani/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Ziarul Argeşul |language=ro}}</ref> He served as an assistant coach at [[Bishop Gorman High School]] in [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Family connection puts N.C. State in play for Charles O'Bannon |url=https://www.fayobserver.com/story/sports/2016/07/09/family-connection-puts-n-c/22366364007/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=The Fayetteville Observer |language=en}}</ref>
+== Private life ==
+His half-brother [[Turhon O'Bannon]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=1994-04-28 |title=Rams Expect to Sign 10 Rookie Free Agents Today |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-28-sp-51486-story.html |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en}}</ref> was a professional [[gridiron football|football]] player in the [[Canadian Football League]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Turhon O'Bannon football Statistics on StatsCrew.com |url=https://www.statscrew.com/football/stats/p-obanntur001 |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=www.statscrew.com |language=en}}</ref>
+O'Bannon is the father of [[Chuck O'Bannon Jr.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charles O'Bannon Jr. |url=https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/o/obannon-jr-charles-1.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611100202/http://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/o/obannon-jr-charles-1.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 11, 2016 |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=USA Basketball |language=en}}</ref>
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