Christien "Chris" Jermaine Charles (born February 23, 1981) is an American professional

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player for

Saigon Heat The Saigon Heat is a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Since the 2014 season, the Heat's home games are played at the CIS Arena on the campus of the Canadian International School in District 7. Saigo ...

of the

ASEAN Basketball League The ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) is a professional men's basketball league in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong/Macau, which includes six teams from Southeast Asian nations (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), one tea ...

Professional career

During the 2013-2014 ASEAN Basketball League season, Charles led Hi-Tech Bangkok City to the championship while winning the Most Valuable Player award. In December 2014, Charles was signed by the

Blackwater Bossing The Blackwater Bossing is a professional basketball team owned by Ever Bilena, Inc. that is playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) beginning in the 2014–2015 season. The franchise began as one of the founding teams in the PB ...

of the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...

as their import for the

PBA Commissioner's Cup The PBA Commissioner's Cup is a tournament of the Philippine Basketball Association. Along with the PBA Governors' Cup, the tournament (also named as "conference") is one of the two competitions in a PBA season that allows teams to hire a single ...

. However, a left hamstring injury prevented him from suiting up in the PBA. In 2016, Charles signed with the

for the 2016-17 ABL season. In 2018, Charles signed with the

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for the 2017-18 ABL season. In 2019, Charles was named to the ABL's Top 10 Players of All Time. At that time, Charles was a two-time MVP and three-time Defensive Player of the Year winner.

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Villanova Wildcats profile
1981 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate basketball people in Thailand American expatriate basketball people in Vietnam American men's basketball players Basketball players from Milwaukee Blackwater Bossing players Centers (basketball) Philippine Basketball Association imports Saigon Heat players Villanova Wildcats men's basketball players {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub