University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 1
Joe Charles
- Position:
- Forward
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-9 / 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Carencro, La.
- High School:
- Carencro
Bio
2023-24 Season (Junior)
Third team All-SBC … Averaged 11.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, starting all 33 games … Finished with a team-leading 11 double-doubles … Led the team in rebounds with 318 … Also led the Cajuns with 60 steals and 37 blocks … Recorded first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Youngstown State (Nov. 6) … Posted a double-double at Toledo with 11 points and 10 rebounds along with 3 blocks (Nov. 11) … Became the first Cajun to start the season with 3-straight double-doubles with a 13-point, 10-rebound performance against Louisiana Christian (Nov. 15) … Scored 23 points with 9 rebounds against Wright State (Nov. 20) … Scored 16 points with 10 rebounds against Long Beach State (Nov. 22) … Grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds with 11 points at Rice (Dec. 22) … Followed that up with 11 points and 13 rebounds at Marshall (Dec. 30) … Grabbed 15 rebounds against No. 19 James Madison (Jan. 4) … Scored 22 points with 14 rebounds, 5 blocks, 4 made threes, 3 blocks, 3 assists, and 3 steals against Coastal Carolina (Jan. 6), becoming the fourth player since 1996 with those numbers in a game … Scored 22 points with 9 rebounds at South Alabama (Jan. 20) … Scored 19 points with 11 rebounds against ULM (Jan. 31) … Had a monster double-double against South Alabama with 16 points, 15 rebounds and 4 steals (Feb. 3) … Scored 15 points with 11 rebounds against Georgia State (Feb. 7) … Matched a career-high with 16 rebounds at ULM (Feb. 22) … Poured in a career-high 26 points with 7 rebounds at Southern Miss (Feb. 24) … Scored 16 points with 14 rebounds and 4 steals against Southern Miss (Mar. 1).
2022-23 Season (Sophomore)
Made 33 appearances as a sophomore, all off the bench ... Led the team in bench minutes with 629 (19.1 per game) ... Averaged 5.4 points and 4.1 rebounds ... Tied for the team lead with 37 steals ... Third on the team with 14 blocks ... Was also third on the team in rebounds with 135 ... Opened the season by pulling down a career-high 11 rebounds along with 6 points against Centenary (Nov. 7) ... Scored 9 points by knocking down three 3-pointers against East Tennessee (Nov. 13) ... Scored 7 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in overtime win at SMU (Nov. 22) ... Scored 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting with 5 rebounds against Loyola (La.) (Nov. 29) ... Finished with a career-high 15 points on 6-of-6 shooting from the field at ULM (Jan. 12) ... Followed that with a 13-point performance on 6-of-7 shooting at South Alabama (Jan. 12) ... Scored 8 points with 6 rebounds while making all 3 shot attempts against Texas State (Feb. 2) ... Scored 8 points with 4 rebounds against Marshall (Feb. 4) ... Scored 9 points with 5 rebounds at Troy (Feb. 11) ... Scored 8 points in back-to-back games against James Madison and Arkansas State.
2021-22 Season (Freshman)
Started four games and made 24 appearances during true freshman season … Averaged 3.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists … Was an efficient .750 (15-20) percent from the free throw line and 39.5 (17-43) percent from beyond the arc … Made his first career start and scored a season high 11 points (4-7 fg.) against La Tech (Dec. 11) … Matched his season best with an 11 point (3-5 fg.), four rebound performance against UT Arlington (Jan. 13) … Totaled nine points with a 4-4 performance at the charity stripe in a victory over Coastal Carolina (Jan 1) … Knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and totaled eight points in 22 minutes against App State (Dec. 30) … Added eight points and five rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench against McNeese (Dec. 8) … Tallied seven points and grabbed three boards against Houston (Dec. 14) … Chipped in seven points on a 2-4 shooting performance against Indiana (Nov. 21) … Scored seven or more points in six consecutive games (Dec. 8 – Jan. 13) … Made collegiate debut in the season opener against West Florida (Nov. 9) where he totaled six points and four rebounds with a pair of makes beyond the arc … Came off the bench against Troy and added six points, three assists and a pair of rebounds in 23 minutes … Tallied six points and grabbed four boards against Texas State (Feb. 10).
High School
First Team All-State Performer out of Carencro High School…Earned District Most Valuable Player honors…Member of the 2021 Louisiana State Championship Team.
Personal
Born March 3, 2002 in Carencro…The son of Joseph and Lashonda Charles…Has two sisters…A Kinesiology major.
Third team All-SBC … Averaged 11.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, starting all 33 games … Finished with a team-leading 11 double-doubles … Led the team in rebounds with 318 … Also led the Cajuns with 60 steals and 37 blocks … Recorded first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Youngstown State (Nov. 6) … Posted a double-double at Toledo with 11 points and 10 rebounds along with 3 blocks (Nov. 11) … Became the first Cajun to start the season with 3-straight double-doubles with a 13-point, 10-rebound performance against Louisiana Christian (Nov. 15) … Scored 23 points with 9 rebounds against Wright State (Nov. 20) … Scored 16 points with 10 rebounds against Long Beach State (Nov. 22) … Grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds with 11 points at Rice (Dec. 22) … Followed that up with 11 points and 13 rebounds at Marshall (Dec. 30) … Grabbed 15 rebounds against No. 19 James Madison (Jan. 4) … Scored 22 points with 14 rebounds, 5 blocks, 4 made threes, 3 blocks, 3 assists, and 3 steals against Coastal Carolina (Jan. 6), becoming the fourth player since 1996 with those numbers in a game … Scored 22 points with 9 rebounds at South Alabama (Jan. 20) … Scored 19 points with 11 rebounds against ULM (Jan. 31) … Had a monster double-double against South Alabama with 16 points, 15 rebounds and 4 steals (Feb. 3) … Scored 15 points with 11 rebounds against Georgia State (Feb. 7) … Matched a career-high with 16 rebounds at ULM (Feb. 22) … Poured in a career-high 26 points with 7 rebounds at Southern Miss (Feb. 24) … Scored 16 points with 14 rebounds and 4 steals against Southern Miss (Mar. 1).
2022-23 Season (Sophomore)
Made 33 appearances as a sophomore, all off the bench ... Led the team in bench minutes with 629 (19.1 per game) ... Averaged 5.4 points and 4.1 rebounds ... Tied for the team lead with 37 steals ... Third on the team with 14 blocks ... Was also third on the team in rebounds with 135 ... Opened the season by pulling down a career-high 11 rebounds along with 6 points against Centenary (Nov. 7) ... Scored 9 points by knocking down three 3-pointers against East Tennessee (Nov. 13) ... Scored 7 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in overtime win at SMU (Nov. 22) ... Scored 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting with 5 rebounds against Loyola (La.) (Nov. 29) ... Finished with a career-high 15 points on 6-of-6 shooting from the field at ULM (Jan. 12) ... Followed that with a 13-point performance on 6-of-7 shooting at South Alabama (Jan. 12) ... Scored 8 points with 6 rebounds while making all 3 shot attempts against Texas State (Feb. 2) ... Scored 8 points with 4 rebounds against Marshall (Feb. 4) ... Scored 9 points with 5 rebounds at Troy (Feb. 11) ... Scored 8 points in back-to-back games against James Madison and Arkansas State.
2021-22 Season (Freshman)
Started four games and made 24 appearances during true freshman season … Averaged 3.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists … Was an efficient .750 (15-20) percent from the free throw line and 39.5 (17-43) percent from beyond the arc … Made his first career start and scored a season high 11 points (4-7 fg.) against La Tech (Dec. 11) … Matched his season best with an 11 point (3-5 fg.), four rebound performance against UT Arlington (Jan. 13) … Totaled nine points with a 4-4 performance at the charity stripe in a victory over Coastal Carolina (Jan 1) … Knocked down a pair of 3-pointers and totaled eight points in 22 minutes against App State (Dec. 30) … Added eight points and five rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench against McNeese (Dec. 8) … Tallied seven points and grabbed three boards against Houston (Dec. 14) … Chipped in seven points on a 2-4 shooting performance against Indiana (Nov. 21) … Scored seven or more points in six consecutive games (Dec. 8 – Jan. 13) … Made collegiate debut in the season opener against West Florida (Nov. 9) where he totaled six points and four rebounds with a pair of makes beyond the arc … Came off the bench against Troy and added six points, three assists and a pair of rebounds in 23 minutes … Tallied six points and grabbed four boards against Texas State (Feb. 10).
High School
First Team All-State Performer out of Carencro High School…Earned District Most Valuable Player honors…Member of the 2021 Louisiana State Championship Team.
Personal
Born March 3, 2002 in Carencro…The son of Joseph and Lashonda Charles…Has two sisters…A Kinesiology major.
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