charles barkley

Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley in 2008
Personal information
Born	(1963-02-20) February 20, 1963 (age 53) Leeds, Alabama
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school	Leeds (Leeds, Alabama)
College	Auburn (1981–1984)
NBA draft	1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career	1984–2000
Position	Power forward
Number	34, 32, 4
Career history
1984–1992	Philadelphia 76ers
1992–1996	Phoenix Suns
1996–2000	Houston Rockets
Career highlights and awards
NBA Most Valuable Player (1993) 11× NBA All-Star (1987–1997) NBA All-Star Game MVP (1991) 5× All-NBA First Team (1988–1991, 1993) 5× All-NBA Second Team (1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1995) All-NBA Third Team (1996) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1985) NBA rebounding leader (1987) No. 34 retired by the Philadelphia 76ers No. 34 retired by the Phoenix Suns NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team Third-team All-American – NABC (1984) SEC Player of the Year (1984) No. 34 retired by Auburn
Career NBA statistics
Points	23,757 (22.1 ppg)
Rebounds	12,546 (11.7 rpg)
Assists	4,215 (3.9 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006
Medals Representing  United States Men's national basketball team Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Men's basketball 1996 Atlanta Men's basketball FIBA Americas Championship 1992 Portland Men's basketball

Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball player and current analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. Nicknamed "Chuck", "Sir Charles", and "The Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association's most dominating power forwards. He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 5th pick of the 1984 NBA draft. He was selected to the All-NBA First Team five times, the All-NBA Second Team five times, and once to the All-NBA Third Team. He earned eleven NBA All-Star Game appearances and was named the All-Star MVP in 1991. In 1993, he was voted the league's Most Valuable Player and during the NBA's 50th anniversary, named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. He competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games and won two gold medals as a member of the United States' "Dream Team". Barkley is a two-time inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, being inducted in 2006 for his individual career, and in 2010 as a member of the "Dream Team".

Barkley was popular with the fans and media and made the NBA's All-Interview Team for his last 13 seasons in the league. He was frequently involved in on- and off-court fights and sometimes stirred national controversy, as in March 1991 when he spat on a young girl while attempting to spit at a heckler, and as in 1993 when he declared that sports figures should not be considered role models. Short for a power forward, Barkley used his strength and aggressiveness to become one of the NBA's most dominant rebounders. He was a versatile player who had the ability to score, create plays, and defend. In 2000, he retired as the fourth player in NBA history to achieve 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 4,000 assists.

Since retiring as a player, Barkley has had a successful career as a television NBA analyst. He works with Turner Network Television (TNT) alongside of Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Jonhson as a studio pundit for its coverage of NBA games and is a spokesman for CDW. In addition, Barkley has written several books and has shown an interest in politics; in October 2008, he announced that he would run for Governor of Alabama in 2014, but he changed his mind in 2010.