Illinois Central College

One of the greatest players in the history of the Men's Basketball program at Illinois Central College, Charles Smith comes with quite the list of accolades while playing for the Cougars. 

Named First Team All-Arrowhead Conference, Smith still holds multiple program records, including career points with 1,683, season points with 849, career scoring average at 25.9 points per game, career rebounds at 946, and season rebounds at 561. Frankly, that's just scratching the surface of what Smith was able to accomplish. 

Charles Smith holds 14 different records that have still stood for the 40 years since he was patrolling the court for the Cougars. 

After his time at ICC, Smith went on to play NCAA Division-I basketball for the Ball State Cardinals, where he averaged 21.1 points per game in his senior season. In that same senior campaign, Smith started all 27 of the games in which he appeared in. Smith was also at least top five in every key offensive category for the Cardinals. 

Smith would go on to play professionally in Belfast, Ireland. 

For his legendary status in Cougar Men's Basketball lore, and for his accomplishments in his years beyond, Charles Smith is a member of the 2025 Illinois Central College Athletics Hall of Fame.