Charles Barkley
School:
Height:
6-6
Position:
Forward
Hometown:
Leeds, AL
- All-American Recognition: 1984 (National Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd Team)
- Ranked among the nation's leaders in field-goal percentage in 1982 (28th), 1983 (4th) and 1984 (7th)
- Collected 23 points and 17 rebounds in one NCAA Tournament game in 1984
- Leading scorer (18 points per game) for 1992 U.S. Olympic team shot 71.1 percent from the floor. Member of 1996 U.S. Olympic team (12.4 ppg, 6.6 rpg)
- Selected as an undergraduate (after junior season) by the Philadelphia 76ers in first round of 1984 NBA draft (5th pick overall)
- Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.