Chuck Vincent (basketball)

{{short description|American former basketball player (born c. 1975)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Chuck Vincent

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| position = Power forward / center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 235

| birth_date = {{circa|1975}}

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| nationality = American

| high_school = {{nowrap|Northern (Durham, North Carolina)}}

| college = Furman (1994–1998)

| draftyear = 1998

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| highlights=

• SoCon co-Player of the Year (1998)
• 2× First-team All-SoCon (1997, 1998)
• Second-team All-SoCon (1996)
• SoCon Freshman of the Year (1995)

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Charles "Chuck" Vincent (born {{circa|1975}}) is an American former basketball player known for his collegiate career at Furman University between 1994 and 1998.

After graduating from Northern High School{{cite web| title =Chuck Vincent| publisher =College Hoopedia| year=2012| url =http://collegehoopedia.com/players/chuck-vincent| accessdate = July 9, 2013}} in his hometown of Durham, North Carolina,{{cite web| title =Men's Basketball Press Release| publisher =Furman University| date =November 13, 1997| url =http://eweb.furman.edu/athletics/basketball_mens/pressrel/nov13.htm| accessdate = July 9, 2013}} Vincent made an immediate impact as a freshman while playing for the Paladins. He averaged 12.4 points and 8.7 rebounds per game and was named the Southern Conference (SoCon) Freshman of the Year in 1995.{{cite web| title =Furman's Vincent Named SoCon Pre-Season Player-of-the-Year | publisher =Furman University| date =October 28, 1997| url =http://eweb.furman.edu/athletics/basketball_mens/pressrel/oct28.htm| accessdate = July 9, 2013}} The next year, Vincent earned a Second Team All-Conference nod behind 15.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.

During Vincent's final two seasons he earned back-to-back First Team All-SoCon honors. As a junior he ranked 22nd nationally (1st in the SoCon) in rebounding with a 9.7 per game average, and then as a senior his 57.5% field goal percentage ranked 29th nationally. In Vincent's final three seasons he led Furman in both scoring and rebounding. Although he never led the Paladins to a postseason tournament berth, he was named the SoCon co-Player of the Year in 1997–98.

After college he played professionally in Finland.{{cite web| title =Chuck Vincent basketball profile| publisher =Eurobasket, Inc.| year=2013| url =http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Chuck_Vincent/Aura_Basket_Turku/1884| accessdate = July 9, 2013}}