Charles Edward O'Bannon Sr. (born February 22, 1975) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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with the

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. He was a two-time first-team all-conference player in the Pac-10 (now known as the

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) and teamed with brother Ed to help the Bruins win a

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in 1995. O'Bannon played two seasons in the

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(NBA) with the

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and also played overseas in Japan, Poland, and Italy.

College career

He played

for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins men's basketball team, where he was a star

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. 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, and he was also voted co-Most Valuable Player of the Bruins in both of those years. He is the younger brother of former

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forward

Ed O'Bannon Edward Charles O'Bannon Jr. (born August 14, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a power forward (basketball), power forward for the UCLA Bruins men's basketball, UCLA Br ...

, who played with him at

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. As a member of Team USA, Charles O'Bannon won gold at the 1995 World University Games.

Professional career

Charles O'Bannon was selected by the

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

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. 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

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and was named Finals' MVP. In April 2004, he joined Italian powerhouse Benetton Treviso where he became a team mate of fellow UCLA alumnus Tyus Edney. 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. 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.

Coaching career

In 2018, O'Bannon was announced as head coach of the Seattle Ballers in the

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(JBA). O'Bannon was named an assistant coach under the JBA USA Team (coached by

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' head coach Doyle Balthazer) for their 2018 international tour. He served as an assistant coach at

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Private life

His half-brother Turhon O'Bannon was a professional

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player in the

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. O'Bannon is the father of Chuck O'Bannon Jr. He is the younger brother of

References

External links

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Charles O'Bannon UCLA Statistics
at Sports-Reference.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Obannon, Charles 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 Basketball players 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 20th-century American sportsmen