Christien Jermain Charles (born February 23, 1981) is an American former professional
basketball
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player.
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 started as one of the founding teams in the ...
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 Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...
as their import for the
PBA Commissioner's Cup
The PBA Commissioner's Cup is one of three active conferences in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). It is also one of two conferences, the other being the PBA Governors' Cup, Governors' Cup which allows teams to hire a single foreign ...
. However, a left hamstring injury prevented him from suiting up in the PBA.
In 2016, Charles signed with the
Saigon Heat for the
2016-17 ABL season.
In 2018, Charles signed with the
Singapore Slingers
The Singapore Slingers are a Singaporean professional basketball team that last competed in the ASEAN Basketball League. The Slingers were known as the JobStreet.com Singapore Slingers between 2009 and 2014, due to sponsorship ties with JobSt ...
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.
References
External links
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
Singapore Slingers players
Hi-Tech Basketball Club players
KK Novi Sad players
American expatriate basketball people in Serbia
Al-Jaish SC Syria men's basketball players
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