Charlie Sitton

Charles E. "Charlie" Sitton (born July 3, 1962) is a retired American basketball player. He wore the number 52 throughout his career.

Oregon State career

A 6' 8" forward, he played high school basketball at McMinnville High School and college basketball for Oregon State from 1981 to 1984. As a freshman, Sitton was a member of the last Oregon State team to achieve a number 1 ranking in 1981. He was a two-time All-American and three-time All-Pac-10 selection, and was chosen as Oregon State's MVP in 1983. In Sitton's four years at Oregon State, the Beavers were 93-25 and appeared in the NCAA tournament three times and the NIT once. Sitton scored 1,561 points in his college career, and shot at a .575 field goal percentage.

After college

Sitton was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the 1984 NBA Draft and played one season for the Dallas Mavericks before traveling to Europe, where he played an additional five years in Italy, France and Belgium. He was named to both the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and the OSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997. He resides in the Portland area.