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{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Chuck Eidson
| image = Chuck Eidson with an uniform of the BC Lietuvos rytas in 2007.jpg
| caption = Eidson with [[BC Rytas|Lietuvos rytas]] in 2007
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|10|10}}
| birth_place = [[Summerville, South Carolina]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lbs = 220
| high_school = [[Pinewood Preparatory School]]<br />([[Summerville, South Carolina]])
| college = [[South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball|South Carolina]] (1999–2003)
| draft_year = 2003
| career_start = 2003
| career_end = 2014
| career_position = [[Forward (basketball)|Forward]] / [[Guard (basketball)|guard]]
| career_number = 
| years1 = 2003–2004
| team1 = [[North Charleston Lowgators]]
| years2 = 2004–2006
| team2 = [[Gießen 46ers]]
| years3 = 2006–2007
| team3 = [[SIG Strasbourg]]
| years4 = 2007–2009
| team4 = [[BC Rytas|Lietuvos rytas]]
| years5 = 2009–2011
| team5 = [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]]
| years6 = 2011–2012
| team6 = [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|Barcelona]]
| years7 = 2012–2014
| team7 = [[BC UNICS|UNICS Kazan]]
| highlights = * [[EuroLeague season statistical leaders#Steals Per Game|EuroLeague steals leader]] ([[2010–11 Euroleague|2011]]) 
* [[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]] champion ([[2008–09 Eurocup Basketball|2009]])
* [[EuroCup Basketball MVP|EuroCup MVP]] (2009)
* [[EuroCup Basketball All-EuroCup Team|All-EuroCup First Team]] (2009)
* [[EuroCup Basketball All-EuroCup Team|All-EuroCup Second Team]] ([[2012–13 Eurocup Basketball|2013]])
* [[Lithuanian Basketball League|LKL]] champion (2009)
* [[Baltic Basketball League|Baltic League]] champion (2009)
* [[Baltic Basketball League|Baltic League]] Finals MVP ([[2008–09 Baltic Basketball League|2009]])
* [[LKF Cup]] winner (2009)
* 2× [[Lithuanian Basketball League|LKL]] All-Star (2008, [[2009 LKL All-Star Game|2009]])
* [[LKL All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award|LKL All-Star Game MVP]] ([[2009 LKL All-Star Game|2009]])
* [[LKL Finals MVP]] (2009)
* [[Israeli Basketball Premier League|Israeli Premier League]] champion (2011)
* 2× [[Israeli Basketball State Cup|Israeli Cup]] winner (2010, 2011)
* [[Liga ACB]] champion (2012)
* [[Spanish Basketball King's Cup|Spanish Supercup]] winner (2011)
* [[Russian Basketball Cup|Russian Cup]] winner (2014)
* 2× [[All-Basketball Bundesliga Team|All-German Bundesliga Team]] (2005, 2006)
* [[Basketball Bundesliga Best Offensive Player|German Bundesliga Best Offensive Player]] (2005)
* Third-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1999)
*No. 13 [[BC Rytas#Retired numbers|retired by Rytas Vilnius]]
}}

'''Charles Patrick Eidson Jr.''' (born October 10, 1980), commonly known as '''Chuck Eidson''', is an American former professional [[basketball]] player. He is 2.03 m (6&nbsp;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 [[basketball#High school basketball|high school basketball]] at [[Pinewood Preparatory School]], where he was a [[Parade All-American]] and [[South Carolina]] [[Gatorade Player of the Year]]. He also played at the [[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 [[South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball|Gamecocks men's basketball team]].

==Professional career==
After his college career with the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, Eidson spent a season with the [[North Charleston Lowgators]] of the [[NBDL]]. After a short stint with the [[Boston Celtics]], he signed a one-year deal with the [[Gießen 46ers]] in the German [[Basketball Bundesliga]]. The team, that was on the verge of relegation the season before, was brought back to life by Eidson, who led the 46ers to the Bundesliga playoffs against RheinEnergie Köln. In the decisive game five, Eidson scored 40 points, leading Gießen to a 3–2 series win and straight to the semifinals, where they lost against the eventual champion [[GHP Bamberg]]. For his stellar performance, the Small Forward was named the 2004–05 [[Basketball Bundesliga Best Offensive Player|Bundesliga Best Offensive Player]]. In a pre-season game versus [[EnBW Ludwigsburg]] the following fall, Eidson suffered a torn ACL and sat out 172 days before returning to the starting lineup of the 46ers in a Bundesliga game against BG Karlsruhe. Only three games later, Eidson torched TBB Trier for 41 points. After the season, Eidson left Germany and signed with [[Strasbourg IG]] in the [[LNB Pro A|French Pro A]], where he also gained [[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]] experience. One year later, he signed with the Lithuanian powerhouse [[BC Lietuvos rytas|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 B.C.|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 [[2008–09 Eurocup Basketball|EuroCup]] with the team also earning the [[EuroCup Basketball MVP|EuroCup MVP]] award,<ref>[http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/home/news/i/47012/448 2008–09 Eurocup MVP: Chuck Eidson, Lietuvos Rytas.]{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> averaging 15.9 points and 21.3 [[Performance Index Rating|PIR]] per game. He also led the team to a [[Baltic Basketball League 2008–09|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 [[Ligat Winner|Israeli League]] club [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]],<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2009-10-signings/i/54651/3694/maccabi-eurocup-mvp-eidson-comes-aboard MACCABI: Eurocup MVP Eidson comes aboard.]</ref> signing a two-year contract, estimated 1.5M[[US Dollar|$]] [[net income]] for the whole period. In his second season with Maccabi, Eidson led the team to the [[2010–11 Euroleague|EuroLeague Final]] with a great performance in the semifinal against [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]]: 19 points on 66 percent shooting, along with eight rebounds and six steals for a PIR of 33.<ref>[https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/game-center/?seasoncode=E2010&gamecode=186&pcode=LOC&clubcode=UNK Maccabi Electra 82 - 63 Real Madrid]</ref> In the finals Maccabi lost to [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]].

In 2011, he left Maccabi Tel Aviv and signed a lucrative contract with [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]].<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/86206/180/regal-fcb-lands-versatile-eidson Regal FCB lands versatile Eidson]</ref> In Barcelona, Eidson was released due to cutting of the budget.

His next station was the [[Russian Professional Basketball League|Russian League]] club [[BC UNICS|UNICS]], where he signed a two-year contract.<ref>[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/99266/180/unics-kazan-adds-eidson-for-two-seasons Unics Kazan adds Eidson for two seasons]</ref> He failed to [[2012–13 Euroleague qualifying rounds|qualify]] with the team to the [[2012–13 Euroleague]], ending up instead in the [[2012–13 Eurocup Basketball|2012–13 EuroCup]] season. He was named to the [[EuroCup Basketball Awards|All-Eurocup Second Team]] in 2013.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130413212136/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/111934/3735 Eurocupbasketball.com Star power fills 2012–13 All-Eurocup teams!]</ref>

==Personal life==
* He is married to his college sweetheart Samantha. A fellow [[South Carolina Gamecocks|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 [[Gießen 46ers|Gießen]] vs [[Köln 99ers|Köln]] in 2005, where Eidson scored 40 points, was later portrayed in a documentary movie called "FÜNF (5)" (FIVE).
* On 18 April 2024, Rytas Vilnius retired Eidson's jersey No. 13.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.delfi.lt/krepsinis/naujienos/generolui-atiduota-pagarba-vilniuje-iskelti-ryto-legendos-eidsono-marskineliai-96370175|title=Generolui atiduota pagarba: Vilniuje iškelti "Ryto" legendos Eidsono marškinėliai|website=DELFI |language=lt}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}

===EuroLeague===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|*
| Led the league
|}

{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 Euroleague|2007–08]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[BC Rytas|Rytas]]
| 18 || 15 || 29.2 || .430 || '''.489''' || .778 || 4.1 || 2.7 || 2.2 || '''.2''' || '''12.2''' || 12.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Euroleague|2009–10]]
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| [[Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.|Maccabi]]
| 20 || 19 || '''32.6''' || .398 || .329 || '''.791''' || '''4.5''' || 2.6 || 1.2 || '''.2''' || 12.0 || 13.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Euroleague|2010–11]]
| '''22''' || '''20''' || 29.3 || '''.434''' || .339 || .705 || 4.3 || '''3.5''' || style="background:#CFECEC;"|'''2.6'''* || .1 || 9.7 || '''14.3'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 Euroleague|2011–12]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|Barcelona]]
| 18 || 14 || 20.7 || .405 || .365 || .786 || 3.4 || 2.3 || 1.2 || .1 || 7.7 || 9.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career
| 78 || 68 || 28.1 || .417 || .373 || .765 || 4.1 || 2.8 || 1.8 || .2 || 10.4 || 12.5
{{S-end}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category}}
* [https://www.acb.com/jugador/temporada-a-temporada/id/20209840 Chuck Eidson at ACB] {{in lang|es}}
* {{BBL profile}}
* [https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/chuck-eidson/loc/ Chuck Eidson at Euroleague]
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906084154/http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/eidson_chuck00.html |title=Chuck Eidson at the University of South Carolina |date=September 6, 2009}}
* {{Basketball-Reference.com international player}}
* {{FIBA|new_id=148770|name=Charles Patrick Eidson}}

{{BBL Best Offensive Player}}
{{LKL Finals MVP}}
{{Eurocup MVP Award}}
{{BC Lietuvos Rytas 2008–09 Eurocup Champions}}

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