Charlie Ward

Retired • Retired in 2005 • PG • 11 years of NBA experience

Height6'2

Born12th October 1970 (age 55)

Weight185 lbs

Nationality🇺🇸USA

NBA Draft26th pick, 1994

Pre-draft teamFlorida State

HandRight

Agentn/a

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Stats

13 seasons

Year	League	Team	G	GS	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS/G
1994-95	NBA	New York Knicks	10	0	4.4	0.4	1.9	21.1%	0.1	1.0	10.0%	0.3	0.9	33.3%	.237	0.7	1.0	70.0%	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.8	0.7	1.6
1995-96	NBA	New York Knicks	62	1	12.7	1.4	3.5	39.9%	0.5	1.6	33.3%	0.9	1.9	45.4%	.475	0.6	0.9	68.5%	0.5	1.2	1.6	2.1	0.9	0.1	1.3	1.6	3.9
1996-97	NBA	New York Knicks	79	21	22.3	1.7	4.3	39.5%	0.6	1.9	31.2%	1.1	2.3	46.4%	.466	1.2	1.6	76.0%	0.6	2.2	2.8	4.1	1.1	0.2	1.9	2.4	5.2
1997-98	NBA	New York Knicks	82	82	28.3	2.9	6.3	45.5%	1.0	2.6	37.7%	1.9	3.7	51.2%	.534	1.1	1.4	80.5%	0.4	3.0	3.3	5.7	1.8	0.5	2.1	2.4	7.8
1998-99	NBA	New York Knicks	50	50	31.1	2.7	6.7	40.4%	1.1	3.0	35.6%	1.6	3.7	44.3%	.484	1.1	1.6	70.5%	0.5	3.0	3.4	5.4	2.1	0.2	2.6	2.1	7.6
1999-00	NBA	New York Knicks	72	69	27.6	2.6	6.2	42.3%	1.4	3.7	38.6%	1.2	2.5	47.5%	.537	0.7	0.8	82.8%	0.3	2.9	3.2	4.2	1.3	0.2	1.4	2.4	7.3
2000-01	NBA	New York Knicks	61	33	24.5	2.5	6.1	41.6%	1.1	2.9	38.3%	1.4	3.2	44.4%	.505	0.9	1.1	80.0%	0.5	2.1	2.6	4.5	1.1	0.2	1.8	2.2	7.1
2001-02	NBA	New York Knicks	63	0	16.8	1.8	4.8	37.3%	0.8	2.6	32.3%	1.0	2.2	43.2%	.460	0.7	0.9	81.0%	0.2	1.8	2.0	3.2	1.1	0.2	1.2	1.6	5.2
2002-03	NBA	New York Knicks	66	6	22.2	2.5	6.3	39.9%	1.5	4.0	37.8%	1.0	2.2	43.5%	.521	0.6	0.8	77.4%	0.4	2.3	2.7	4.6	1.2	0.2	1.4	2.2	7.2
2003-04	NBA	New York Knicks	35	10	23.6	3.3	7.4	44.2%	1.7	3.9	42.8%	1.6	3.5	45.9%	.556	0.5	0.6	76.2%	0.3	2.5	2.7	4.9	1.3	0.2	2.0	2.1	8.7
2003-04	NBA	San Antonio Spurs	36	0	11.8	1.3	3.6	34.6%	0.7	1.9	36.8%	0.6	1.7	32.3%	.442	0.1	0.2	66.7%	0.1	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.5	0.1	0.8	0.9	3.3
2003-04	NBA	Total (NBA)	71	10	17.6	2.3	5.5	41.0%	1.2	2.9	40.8%	1.1	2.6	41.3%	.518	0.3	0.4	74.1%	0.2	1.9	2.0	3.0	0.9	0.2	1.4	1.5	6.0
2004-05	NBA	Houston Rockets	14	13	25.7	1.7	5.5	31.2%	1.1	3.6	31.4%	0.6	1.9	30.8%	.416	0.8	0.9	84.6%	0.4	2.4	2.8	3.1	1.1	0.0	1.3	1.6	5.4

NBA Salary

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Listed total $20,350,000

2025/26	2026/27	2027/28	2028/29
$4,150,000 Retired Fully guaranteed	$4,775,000 Retired Fully guaranteed	$5,400,000 Retired $2,700,000 guaranteed Team option	$6,025,000 Retired $3,012,500 guaranteed Player option

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Bookkeeping The Retired Guys, 2013 Edition

19th March 2013

Charlie Ward - Ward has been the head football coach at Westbury Christian high school in Texas for several years, and is also a part of the school's development team.

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Where Are They Now, 2011: Bookkeeping The Retired Guys

19th April 2011

Charlie Ward - Upon retirement from basketball, Ward returned to his other passion - football. He is now the boy's head football coach at Westbury Christian School in Texas. He also worked for a time as a football coach with HOPE worldwide Kenya, a charity that aims to improve quality of life in Kenya. Both of these organisations are steeped in Christianity.

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Where Are They Now, 2010; Part 70

29th May 2010

- Charlie Ward

Charlie Ward retired in 2004, and briefly became an assistant coach with the Rockets. However, he left that gig, and has instead found a place and a job that caters to his three biggest passions in life; basketball, American football and Christianity. Ward is now the head football coach at Westbury Christian School in Houston, Texas, as well as an assistant coach on the basketball team.

Question: if you were to ask Charlie Ward whether he regrets turning down an NFL career for his decent if underwhelming NBA career, what would he say? Genuinely intrigued by that.

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