Lorenzo Charles
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| Personal information | ||
| Date of birth: November 25, 1963 | ||
| Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York | ||
Nationality:  American
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| Date of death: June 27, 2011 (aged 47) | ||
| Height: 6 ft 7 in | Weight: 225 lbs | |
| Career information | ||
| College | North Carolina State | |
| NBA Draft | 1985; 2nd round / 41st pick | |
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | ||
| Pro career | 1985-1988 | |
| Career history | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
| Lorenzo Charles at NBA.com | ||
Lorenzo Emile Charles, nicknamed Zo (November 25, 1963-June 27, 2011) was an former American professional basketball player who played at small forward.
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 Division I Men's Tournament over the heavily favored Houston Cougars led by Hakeem 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 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.
