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Charie Ward
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Position: Guard
Born: 10/12/70
Height: 6-2 / 1m 88cm
Weight: 190 lbs. / 86.2kg
College - Florida State '94
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STORY
Charlie Ward is quite possibly the best college football player ever to play in the NBA. A quarterback at Florida State, he led the Seminoles to a national title in 1993 and was showered with awards, including the Heisman Trophy, the Sullivan Award and the Maxwell Award. He was named College Football Player of the Year by The Sporting News. The 6-2 Ward also played basketball for four years at Florida State, teaming with future NBA players Doug Edwards, Sam Cassell and Bob Sura. In January of his senior year he joined the school's basketball squad, and he played his first game of the season only 15 days after winning MVP honors as a quarterback at the Orange Bowl. In 16 starts as the Seminoles' point guard he averaged college career highs of 10.5 points and 4.9 assists. Ward chose pro basketball over pro football and was taken by the New York Knicks in the first round of the 1994 NBA Draft. He appeared in only 10 games for the Knicks in his rookie season but raised that total to 62 in 1995-96, although his inconsistent play cost him a chance at even more playing time. He continued to develop in his third season, appearing in 79 games and making 21 starts. He averaged 5.2 points, 4.1 assists and 1.05 steals in 22.3 minutes, all career-highs. Moving into New York's starting lineup in his fourth season, Ward led the Knicks with 5.7 assists and 1.76 steals per game in 1997-98, also scoring 7.8 ppg-all career highs. He started all 82 games and averaged 28.3 minutes per game, also career highs.
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PERSONAL
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Hosted a youth basketball camp in the summer of 1998
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Charlie and his wife Tonja were married on 8/26/95
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Won the Heisman Trophy as the nation's top collegiate football player after leading the Florida State Seminoles to the 1993 national title
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Earned a degree in Therapeutic Recreation from Florida State
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Did not play baseball in college, but was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1993 free agent draft and by the New York Yankees in 1994
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An avid tennis buff, he participated in the Arthur Ashe AIDS Tennis Challenge prior to the the 1994 U.S. Open
CHARLIE WARD
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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Led the Knicks in 1997-98 in assists (5.7 apg, 17th in the NBA) and steals (1.76 spg, 12th)
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Established career-bests in 1997-98 in scoring (7.8 ppg), field-goal percentage (.455), free-throw percentage (.805), three-pointers made (81) and attempted (215), three-point percentage (.377), assists and steals
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Notched a career-high 17 assists, adding 13 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals, against the Chicago Bulls on 4/18/98
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Posted a career-high 19 points (4-6 3FG), a game-high 11 assists and 6 rebounds against the Portland Trail Blazers on 3/19/98
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Finished fourth in the AT&T Shootout during the 1998 NBA All-Star Weekend in New York
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Played in more games (79) and more minutes (1,763), and recorded more points (409) and assists (326), in 1996-97 than he totaled in his first two pro seasons combined
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Made his first NBA three-pointer against the Denver Nuggets on 3/12/95
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Has appeared in 26 career NBA Playoff games, averaging 4.5 ppg, 4.5 apg and 2.8 rpg
TRANSACTIONS
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Selected by the New York Knicks in the first round (26th pick overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft.
STATISTICS
| Career Stats
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REBOUNDS
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| YEAR |
TEAM |
G |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
OFF |
DFF |
TOT |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
| 94-95 |
Ny |
10 |
0 |
4.4 |
.211 |
.100 |
.700 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.20 |
0.00 |
1.6 |
| 95-96 |
Ny |
62 |
1 |
12.7 |
.399 |
.333 |
.685 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
0.87 |
0.10 |
3.9 |
| 96-97 |
Ny |
79 |
21 |
22.3 |
.395 |
.312 |
.760 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
4.1 |
1.05 |
0.19 |
5.2 |
| 97-98 |
Ny |
82 |
82 |
28.3 |
.455 |
.377 |
.805 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
1.76 |
0.45 |
7.8 |
| 98-99 |
Ny |
50 |
50 |
31.1 |
.404 |
.356 |
.705 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
5.4 |
2.06 |
0.16 |
7.6 |
| Career |
283 |
154 |
22.9 |
.417 |
.344 |
.750 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
4.2 |
1.36 |
0.23 |
6.0 |
| Playoff |
46 |
30 |
22.4 |
.386 |
.316 |
.657 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
1.72 |
0.11 |
4.6 |
SEASON AND CAREER-HIGHS
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Season and Career-Highs
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1998-99 HIGHS |
CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
18 | 2 Times |
19 | vs. Blazers, 3/19/98 |
| Field Goals Made |
8 | vs. Timberwolves, 2/25/99 |
8 | vs. Timberwolves, 2/25/99 |
| Field Goals Attempted |
18 | vs. Timberwolves, 2/25/99 |
18 | vs. Timberwolves, 2/25/99 |
| Three point Field Goals Made |
4 | 2 Times |
4 | 5 Times |
| Three point Field Goals Attempted |
7 | 2 Times |
9 | @ Heat, 1/28/98 |
| Free Throws Made |
6 | 2 Times |
8 | vs. Nets, 12/30/96 |
| Free Throws Attempted |
7 | 2 Times |
8 | 2 Times |
| Offensive Rebounds |
2 | 6 Times |
3 | @ Blazers, 2/26/97 |
| Defensive Rebounds |
9 | vs. Nets, 2/23/99 |
9 | vs. Nets, 2/23/99 |
| Total Rebounds |
9 | vs. Nets, 2/23/99 |
9 | vs. Nets, 2/23/99 |
| Assists |
13 | vs. Timberwolves, 2/25/99 |
17 | @ Bulls, 4/18/98 |
| Steals |
5 | 2 Times |
5 | 7 Times |
| Blocks |
1 | 8 Times |
4 | vs. Celtics, 11/4/97 |
| Minutes Played |
45 | vs. Timberwolves, 2/25/99 |
45 | 2 Times |
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