| Intro | American basketball player |
| A.K.A. | Charles Edward O’Bannon |
| Is |
Athlete Basketball player |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 22 February 1975, Bellflower |
| Age: | 45 years |
| Star sign | Pisces |
Charles Edward O’Bannon (born February 22, 1975) is a former American professional basketball player.
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, and a starter on the school’s 1995 NCAA Championship team. O’Bannon was a first team All-Pacific-10 Conference selection in 1996 and 1997, and he was also voted co-Most Valuable Player of the Bruins in both of those years. He is the younger brother of former NBA forward Ed O’Bannon, who played with him at UCLA.
Professional career
Charles O’Bannon was selected by the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA) 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.
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.