Charles Edge (basketball) explained

Charles Edge
Height Ft:6
Height In:6
Weight Lb:210
Nationality:American
Birth Date:23 February 1950
Birth Place:Hamtramck, Michigan
High School:Northeastern (Detroit, Michigan)
College:LeMoyne–Owen (1969–1973)
Draft Year:1973
Draft Round:11
Draft Pick:273
Draft Team:New York Knicks
Career Position:Small forward
Career Number:30, 35
Years1:1973–1974
Team1:Memphis Tams
Years2:1974–1975
Team2:Indiana Pacers

Charles Edge (born February 23, 1950) is an American former basketball player. He played from 1973 to 1975 for the Memphis Tams and Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association (ABA). At and 210lb, he played as a small forward. He was born in 1950 in Hamtramck, Michigan. He went to Northeastern High School in Detroit. Edge went to LeMoyne-Owen College. He was drafted both by the New York Knickerbockers in the 1973 NBA draft and by the Phoenix Suns in the 1972 edition of the draft, but never played for the Knicks and the Suns.

Edge taught, coached and mentored hundreds of kids for over 20 years at Detroit St. Martin de Porres High School until its closure in 2005. Edge worked for many years at Loyola High School in Detroit. In retirement, he has stayed involved with the school's basketball program.

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