Charles Oakley (born December 18, 1963) is an American former professional

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player. Oakley is best known for playing 10 of his 19 seasons in the

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with the

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. As a

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, he consistently ranked as one of the best rebounders and defensive players in the NBA. He also played for the

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, and

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. Since 2017, he has been the coach of the Killer 3's of the

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Early life

Charles Oakley was born December 18, 1963, in

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, where he was raised. Oakley attended John Hay High School, where he excelled in basketball.

College career

Oakley attended

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, a Division II historically black university in

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. As a senior in 1984–85, Oakley led Virginia Union to the 1985 NCAA championship. The Panthers had a 31–1 overall record that year, with Oakley averaging 24 points and 17.3 rebounds a game. Oakley was named the NCAA Division II Player of the Year. He scored 2,379 points and grabbed 1,642 rebounds in his college career.

Professional career

Chicago Bulls (1985–1988)

Oakley was drafted with the 9th overall pick in the

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by the

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, but his draft rights were traded to the

, alongside Calvin Duncan, for Ennis Whatley and Keith Lee. Oakley provided another scoring option and steady offensive and defensive performances to an up-and-coming Bulls squad led by

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. On March 15, 1986, Oakley set a career high in points scored with 35, during a 125–116 loss to the

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. Oakley was selected as a part of the

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in 1986.

Oakley also assumed the role of the team "enforcer", whose duty primarily was to protect young Jordan against cheap shots and roughhousing tactics of opposing players. He was given the nickname, "Oak Tree", for his rugged demeanor and no-nonsense attitude. On April 26, 1987, Oakley set a postseason career high with 25 points scored, alongside grabbing 15 rebounds, in a loss to the

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New York Knicks (1988–1998)

With the drafting and development of Horace Grant, the Bulls traded Oakley to the

for 7'1" center Bill Cartwright. Oakley eventually became a part of the core which the Knicks built around, which also featured

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, John Starks, Anthony Mason and

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Mark Jackson. During the Knicks' 1994 season, which included a record 25 playoff games, Oakley started every regular season and playoff game for a record 107 starts in a single season. On June 1, 1994, Oakley scored 12 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and recorded 7 assists in a Game 5 loss to the

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in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Knicks eventually won that series. The following round, during that year's

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, Oakley averaged 11 points and 11.9 rebounds per game in a tightly contested seven-game series loss to the

. On March 11, 1998, Oakley grabbed a season high 22 rebounds in a loss against former teammate Anthony Mason and the

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. Despite regular season success and consistent playoffs appearances, the Knicks did not return to the Finals again during Oakley's tenure. During his time with the Knicks, Oakley was known across the league for being a defensive specialist and outstanding rebounder.

Toronto Raptors (1998–2001)

In 1998, Oakley was traded by New York to the

, alongside Sean Marks, for blossoming star

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. For the Raptors, he provided a veteran presence to a young team that included

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and Tracy McGrady. On January 7, 2001, Oakley set a career high with 6 blocks, and also narrowly missed a triple-double with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists.

Return to Chicago (2001–2002)

In 2001, Oakley was traded by the

with a 2002 2nd-round pick to the

for Brian Skinner. This was his second tenure with the Bulls. Starting 36 of his 57 played games, he averaged 3.8 points per game, 6 rebounds per game, and 2 assists per game.

Washington Wizards (2002–2003)

In 2002, Oakley signed as a free agent with the

, where he was reunited with former teammate

. Oakley played 42 games during the 2002–03 season, averaging 1.8 points per game, 2.5 rebounds per game, and 1 assist per game.

Houston Rockets (2004)

The 2003–04 season was Oakley's last season. On March 18, 2004, Oakley signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the

. Oakley played only 7 games, in which he averaged 1.3 points per game, 0.7 rebounds per game, and 0.3 assists per game. At the end of the season, Oakley retired from the NBA. In 2007 Oakley was reported to be attempting an NBA comeback, at age 44. He claimed

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, Cleveland and New York were interested, but said he would "not omeback cheap".

Coaching and businesses

On December 26, 2010, Oakley was hired as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Bobcats under then-head coach Paul Silas. He left that position on December 1, 2011, after experiencing health issues with back pain, during the 2010–11 season. Oakley owns several commercial enterprises, including: * Hair Solutions and Nails EtCetera in East Cleveland, Ohio, "salons started with seed money from Oakley and run by his sisters" * Oakley's car wash, oil change, and detail centers in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn and

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, New York * Oakley's Wash House, a combination car wash and laundromat Oakley founded in East

, overseen by his sister Carolyn and mother Corine * Red, The Steakhouse, restaurants in Cleveland, Ohio, and South Beach, Miami, Florida

Legacy

Oakley was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in honor of his 19-year professional basketball career. The induction ceremony was held on April 30, 2016. In September 2016, a portion of Deering Street in Oakley's hometown of Cleveland (near his alma mater of John Hay High School) was renamed Charles Oakley Way in his honor. He was inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame in 2005 after his career at Virginia Union University.

Career highlights

*He placed in the top ten in

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five times between 1987 and 1994 (second in 1987 and 1988). *Due to his durability he actually placed in the top ten in total rebounds 6 times and led the league in total rebounds twice (1987 and 1988). *In 1994, he became an NBA

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and was chosen to the league's All-Defense 1st team. *Oakley currently ranks 25th all-time in NBA games played with 1,282 games, and 22nd all-time in career rebounds with 12,205 rebounds.

Personal life

Back in 2011, Oakley filed a lawsuit against the

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, alleging a group assault by five security guards employed by the casino on May 28, 2010. On July 30, 2016, Oakley married his wife Angela Reed. In 2025, the Oakleys appeared on '' The Real Housewives of Atlanta'' during its sixteenth season.

Madison Square Garden arrest

On February 8, 2017, Oakley was involved in an altercation at Madison Square Garden as the Knicks faced the visiting

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. According to the Knicks, Oakley was ejected from the arena after he is alleged to have yelled at James L. Dolan, the Executive Chairman of

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and MSG Networks, and refused to stop, an allegation he denies. There were also accounts of him hitting a security guard in his face and shoving another guard before being dragged away from the game and handcuffed. He was charged with three counts of misdemeanor assault and criminal trespassing. In a statement, the Knicks stated that Oakley "came to the game tonight and behaved in a highly inappropriate and completely abusive manner. He was ejected and was then arrested by the New York City Police Department." In response, Oakley claimed that he sat down in his seat and he saw the Knicks owner James Dolan look at him and within four minutes he was being asked to leave the arena. He says that he didn't become combative until he was asked to leave for no apparent reason. While admitting "I shouldn't have put my hands on anyone," Oakley disputed the Knicks' rendition of events in an interview with

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's ''The Undefeated'', which reported that Oakley says he "never said a word to Dolan" and "was minding his own business when he was confronted by Madison Square Garden Security, who asked why he was sitting so close to Dolan before demanding that he leave the building." On February 13, 2017, NBA legend

and NBA commissioner

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met with both Dolan and Oakley at NBA headquarters. Oakley and Dolan both apologized for the fallout and both were currently negotiating a truce. "Both Mr. Oakley and Mr. Dolan were apologetic about the incident and subsequent comments, and their negative impact on the Knicks organization and the NBA," Silver said. The statement says Dolan hopes Oakley can return to MSG as his guest in the near future. On February 14, 2017, the ban from Madison Square Garden was lifted. On September 12, 2017, it was reported that Oakley was filing a civil lawsuit over the incident. As of February 2022, the suit was still in litigation, according to Oakley. Oakley later retorted on March 11, 2019, that Dolan is someone who tries to bully everyone because he has money and power as an owner of the Knicks, quoting that "it doesn't make sense." He also admits he has very little reason to hold any reconciliation with Dolan, noting his relationship with the Knicks was frayed before the incident occurred (though he still bought himself tickets for Knicks games a few times each season before the incident), while also saying nothing was really resolved from his meeting with Adam Silver. Oakley further notes the incident caused a damaged relationship with the team, to the point where the possibility of his jersey being retired was in jeopardy. This all came out after Dolan threatened to ban a fan from the arena for yelling at him to "sell the team" a few days prior.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

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1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

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1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

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1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

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1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

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1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

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1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

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1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

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Early life

College career

Professional career

Chicago Bulls (1985–1988)

New York Knicks (1988–1998)

Toronto Raptors (1998–2001)

Return to Chicago (2001–2002)

Washington Wizards (2002–2003)

Houston Rockets (2004)

Coaching and businesses

Legacy

Career highlights

Personal life

Madison Square Garden arrest

NBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

See also

References

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