Lorenzo Charles

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Lorenzo Emile Charles
Position	Small forward
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Born	November 25, 1963 (1963-11-25) (age 44) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
College	NC State
Draft	41^st overall 2^nd, 1985 Atlanta Hawks
Pro career	1985–1986
Former teams	Atlanta Hawks (1985-1986)

Lorenzo Emile Charles, nicknamed Zo (born November 25, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York), is an American former college and professional basketball player.

Charles is a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School. While playing for the North Carolina State University Wolfpack, Charles scored the game-winning dunk in the championship game of the 1983 NCAA Tournament over the heavily favored Houston Cougars led by Akeem Olajuwon, Clyde "The Glide" Drexler and the rest of Phi Slama Jama. Coincidentally, Charles would go on to play for a Cougars team years later — for the United States Basketball League's Raleigh Cougars.

Charles was selected 41st overall in the 1985 NBA draft and went on to have a modest professional career, playing briefly in the National Basketball Association with the Atlanta Hawks, as well as several European teams.

[edit] External links

Lorenzo Charles Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com

v • d • e North Carolina State Wolfpack Basketball 1982-1983 NCAA Champions

Thurl Bailey \| Alvin Battle \| Lorenzo Charles \| Terry Gannon \| Sidney Lowe \| George McClain \| Cozell McQueen \| Ernie Myers \| Dereck Whittenburg Coach Jim Valvano

v • d • e 1985 NBA Draft

First Round Patrick Ewing • Wayman Tisdale • Benoit Benjamin • Xavier McDaniel • Jon Koncak • Joe Kleine • Chris Mullin • Detlef Schrempf • Charles Oakley • Ed Pinckney • Keith Lee • Kenny Green • Karl Malone • Alfredrick Hughes • Blair Rasmussen • Bill Wennington • Uwe Blab • Joe Dumars • Steve Harris • Sam Vincent • Terry Catledge • Jerry Reynolds • A. C. Green • Terry Porter

Second Round Mike Smrek • Bill Martin • Dwayne McClain • Ken Johnson • Mike Brittain • Calvin Duncan • Manute Bol • Nick Vanos • Greg Stokes • Aubrey Sherrod • Tyrone Corbin • Yvon Joseph • Carey Scurry • Fernando Martín • George Montgomery • Mark Acres • Lorenzo Charles • Bobby Lee Hurt • Barry Stevens • Voise Winters • John "Hot Rod" Williams • Adrian Branch • Gerald Wilkins

Draft Templates 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08

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