{{short description|American basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Charles Callison | image = 2025-04-30 ALBA Berlin gegen Syntainics MBC (Basketball-Bundesliga 2024-25) by Sandro Halank–006.jpg | image_size = | caption = Callison in 2025 | number = 23 | position = Point guard | height_m = 1.85 | weight_kg = 85 | league = Basketball Bundesliga | team = Mitteldeutscher BC | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|10|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Moreno Valley, California, United States | nationality = United States | college = Washington State University (2015–2017) | career_start = 2017 | years1 = 2017–2018 | team1 = BC Alytus | years2 = 2018–2019 | team2 = Horsens IC | years3 = 2019–2020 | team3 = Södertälje Kings | years4 = 2020–2021 | team4 = Horsens IC | years5 = 2021–2022 | team5 = BC Odessa | years6 = 2022 | team6 = Donar Groningen | years7 = 2022–present | team7 = SYNTAINICS MBC | highlights = * Danish Cup Winner (2019) * German Cup Winner (2025) | medaltemplates = }}
'''Charles Callison''' (born October 17, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for SYNTAINICS MBC in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).<ref name="mz">{{cite web |title=SYNTAINICS MBC: Charles Callison macht Weißenfels besser |url=https://www.mz.de/sport/mbc/syntainics-mbc-charles-callison-macht-weissenfels-besser-3502599 |publisher=Mitteldeutsche Zeitung |date=15 November 2023 |access-date=16 May 2025}}</ref> He plays the point guard position.
==Early life and college career== Callison was born in Moreno Valley, California. He began his collegiate basketball career at San Bernardino Valley College before transferring to Washington State University in 2015. Over two seasons with the Washington State Cougars, he played in 58 games, averaging 8.9 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. In his senior year, he shot 45.6% from the field and 42.4% from three-point range.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |title=Charles Callison College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/charles-callison-1.html |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=16 May 2025}}</ref>
==Professional career== After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA Draft, Callison began his professional career in Lithuania with BC Alytus. He then signed with Horsens IC in Denmark for the 2018–2019 season, averaging 15.6 points and 4.0 assists per game.<ref name="proballers">{{cite web |title=Charles Callison, Basketball Player, Stats, Height, Age |url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/75840/charles-callison |publisher=Proballers |access-date=16 May 2025}}</ref>
Callison played the 2019–2020 season with Södertälje Kings in Sweden before returning to Horsens IC for the 2020–2021 campaign. In 2021, he moved to Ukraine and joined BC Odessa, where he averaged 16.8 points and 4.6 assists over 28 games.<ref name="proballers"/>
In 2022, Callison signed with Donar Groningen in the Netherlands, then joined SYNTAINICS MBC in the Basketball Bundesliga later that year.<ref name="mbc-profile">{{cite web |title=Charles Callison - MBC |url=https://syntainics-mbc.de/player/charles-callison/ |publisher=SYNTAINICS MBC |access-date=16 May 2025}}</ref> He was named team captain of SYNTAINICS MBC ahead of the 2023–2024 season.<ref name="diesachsen">{{cite web |title=Charles Callison New Captain of SYNTAINICS MBC |url=https://www.diesachsen.de/en/sports/charles-callison-new-captain-of-syntainics-mbc-2954544 |publisher=Die Sachsen |date=5 October 2023 |access-date=16 May 2025}}</ref> His leadership and on-court presence were credited with making a significant impact on the team's performance.<ref name="mz"/>
During the 2023–2024 BBL season with SYNTAINICS MBC, Callison averaged 12.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game.<ref name="proballers"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.fiba.basketball/en/players/303548-charles-callison FIBA profile] * [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Charles-Callison/Summary/97458 RealGM profile] * [https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/75840/charles-callison Proballers profile]
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