Ken Charles

Kenneth M. Charles (born July 10, 1951) is a Trinidadian retired basketball player who played guard in the NBA from 1973 to 1978. Standing 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and weighing 180 pounds (82 kg), he played for the Buffalo Braves and Atlanta Hawks.

Charles was born on the island of Trinidad and moved to the United States at the age of six. He played collegiately at Fordham University before being selected by the Buffalo Braves in the third round of the 1973 NBA draft, 38th overall. He played for the Braves from 1973 to 1976 and the Atlanta Hawks from 1976 to 1978.

Over five seasons Charles appeared in 322 games and logged 7,637 minutes, an average of 23.7 per game. He shot .441 from the field (1,083 of 2,458) and .789 from the free-throw line (581 of 736), and recorded 640 rebounds (2.0 per game), 806 assists (2.5 per game), 407 steals (1.3 per game), and 128 blocked shots (0.4 per game). He scored 2,747 points, an average of 8.5 per game.

Following his playing career, Charles served as head coach of the Brooklyn Kings of the United States Basketball League from 2000 to 2007, winning the USBL Coach of the Year Award in 2005.