Chuck Eidson

Chuck Eidson
	Gießen 46ers
2006–2007	SIG Strasbourg
2007–2009	Lietuvos rytas
2009–2011	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2011–2012	Barcelona
2012–2014	UNICS Kazan
Career highlights and awards
	EuroLeague steals leader (2011); EuroCup champion (2009); EuroCup MVP (2009); All-EuroCup First Team (2009); All-EuroCup Second Team (2013); LKL champion (2009); Baltic League champion (2009); Baltic League Finals MVP (2009); LKF Cup winner (2009); 2× LKL All-Star (2008, 2009); LKL All-Star Game MVP (2009); LKL Finals MVP (2009); Israeli Premier League champion (2011); 2× Israeli Cup winner (2010, 2011); Liga ACB champion (2012); Spanish Supercup winner (2011); Russian Cup winner (2014); 2× All-German Bundesliga Team (2005, 2006); German Bundesliga Best Offensive Player (2005); Third-team Parade All-American (1999); No. 13 retired by Rytas Vilnius;

Charles Patrick Eidson Jr. (born October 10, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He is 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) tall and he played mainly at the small forward position. He could also play at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, as well as a point forward.

High school

Eidson played

Albert Schweitzer Tournament in 1998, and at the Nike Hoop Summit

in 1999.

College career

Eidson played college basketball at the University of South Carolina, with the Gamecocks men's basketball team.

Professional career

After his college career with the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, Eidson spent a season with the

Lietuvos rytas

of Vilnius.

When Eidson came to Lietuvos rytas, he quickly became a starter, and one of the team's leaders. His most memorable performance was in the EuroLeague game against Maccabi Tel Aviv, when he scored 28 points and led the team to victory. FC Barcelona Bàsquet attempted to buy his contract out, but he remained with Lietuvos Rytas.

In the 2008–09 season, he won the

Baltic League title that season, scoring a career high 41 points in the final against BC Žalgiris

, earning him the Baltic League Finals MVP award.

In 2009, he moved to the

$ net income for the whole period. In his second season with Maccabi, Eidson led the team to the EuroLeague Final with a great performance in the semifinal against Real Madrid: 19 points on 66 percent shooting, along with eight rebounds and six steals for a PIR of 33.^[3] In the finals Maccabi lost to Panathinaikos

.

In 2011, he left Maccabi Tel Aviv and signed a lucrative contract with FC Barcelona.^[4] In Barcelona, Eidson was released due to cutting of the budget.

His next station was the Russian League club UNICS, where he signed a two-year contract.^[5] He failed to qualify with the team to the 2012–13 Euroleague, ending up instead in the 2012–13 EuroCup season. He was named to the All-Eurocup Second Team in 2013.^[6]

Personal life

He is married to his college sweetheart Samantha. A fellow Gamecock alum, Sam played middle blocker for the Kim Hudson-coached women's volleyball team throughout her college career. His twin children are named Charles III (Tripp) and Maddie.
Fellow 2008–09 EuroCup teammate Marijonas Petravičius was a teammate of his at South Carolina; their future wives were both on the women's volleyball team there.
When asked if he missed America and his family, he responded: "Of course. I love when I go home and get to see my family and get a break, but that is how everyone feels when they go on vacation. I consider myself as living in Europe. I am always excited and ready to come back."
The fifth game of the quarterfinals series between
Köln
in 2005, where Eidson scored 40 points, was later portrayed in a documentary movie called "FÜNF (5)" (FIVE).

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

	Led the league

EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2007–08	Lietuvos Rytas	18	15	29.1	.408	.489	.778	4.1	2.7	2.2	.2	12.2	12.7
2009–10	Maccabi	20	19	32.3	.442	.329	.791	4.5	2.6	1.2	.2	12.0	13.4
2010–11	Maccabi	22	20	29.1	.479	.339	.705	4.3	3.5	2.6	.1	9.7	14.3
2011–12	Barcelona	18	14	20.4	.435	.365	.786	3.4	2.3	1.2	.1	7.7	9.2
Career		78	68	27.9	.441	.373	.765	4.1	2.8	1.8	.2	10.4	12.5

References

External links

ACB Profile (in Spanish)
Chuck Eidson – profile and statistics at Basketball Bundesliga (in German)
Euroleague Profile
College Bio Archived September 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[1] 2008–09 Eurocup MVP: Chuck Eidson, Lietuvos Rytas.^{[dead link]}

[2] MACCABI: Eurocup MVP Eidson comes aboard.

[3] Maccabi Electra 82 - 63 Real Madrid

[4] Regal FCB lands versatile Eidson

[5] Unics Kazan adds Eidson for two seasons

[6] Eurocupbasketball.com Star power fills 2012–13 All-Eurocup teams!

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