{{infobox NBA Player

| image =

| name = Charles Outlaw

| position = [[Forward-Center]]

| height_ft = 6 | height_in = 8 | weight_lbs = 220

| nickname = "Bo"

| nationality = USA

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|4|13}}

| birth_place = [[Image:San Antonio Texas Flag.png|20px]] [[San Antonio, Texas]]

| college = [[South Plains Junior College]]<br>[[University of Houston]]

| draft = Not drafted

| team = [[Orlando Magic]]

| career_start = 1993

| former_teams = [[Los Angeles Clippers]]<br>[[Phoenix Suns]]<br>[[Memphis Grizzlies]]<br>[[CB Estudiantes]]

}}

'''Charles "Bo" Outlaw''' (born [[April 13]] [[1971]] in [[San Antonio, Texas]]) is an [[United States|American]] professional [[basketball]] player currently with the [[Orlando Magic]] of the [[NBA]].

Outlaw played collegiately at [[South Plains Junior College]] and the [[University of Houston]], where he averaged 14.0 ppg. and 9.1 rpg led [[NCAA Division I]] with a [[field goal percentage]] of .684, he declared eligibility for the [[1993 NBA Draft]] but was not selected. He started his professional career in the [[Continental Basketball Association|CBA]], where he averaged a league-leading 3.8 blocks per game in the half-season he played for the [[Grand Rapids Hoops]]

He started his NBA career with the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] on [[February 15]], [[1994]], recording 13 points and 7 rebounds in a 100-89 win over the [[L.A. Lakers|Lakers]]. He played three full seasons with for the Clippers, who made the playoffs in 1997 but where swept by the [[Utah Jazz]] in the first round. After this, Outlaw left Los Angeles as a free agent, and signed a two-year deal with the [[Orlando Magic]] on [[September 5]], [[1997]].

Outlaw's [[1997-98 NBA season|1997-98 season]] was arguably his best, as he started in 76 of 82 regular season games, and recorded what would remain career-high averages in every statistical category except for assists, but the Magic failed to reach the playoffs in 1998. His teammates on that team included friends [[Penny Hardaway]] and [[Darrell Armstrong]] and Hall of Fame head coach [[Chuck Daly]].

Coach Daly announced his retirement on [[May 24]], [[1999]], immediately after the Magic's first round loss (3-1) to the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] at the end of the [[lockout (industry)|lockout]]-shortened [[1998-99 NBA season]]. Daly was replaced by [[Doc Rivers|Glenn “Doc” Rivers]], and Bo Outlaw signed another contract with the Magic in the off-season, on [[August 3]], [[1999]], after which he played two and a half more seasons for the Magic.

On [[April 17]], [[1998]], Outlaw recorded 25 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 121-109 win over the [[New Jersey Nets]]. After the game, reporters asked him how he felt about his first [[triple-double]], to which Outlaw famously replied "What’s that, some kind of [[hamburger]]?"<ref> http://www.nba.com/magic/news/Glass_Half_Full_Archived_Colum-151915-800.html</ref>

Outlaw was released in November 2001 and acquired by the [[Phoenix Suns]]. After one and a half seasons with them, Outlaw left for Memphis where he was reunited with former Magic teammate [[Mike Miller (basketball)|Mike Miller]]. In 2004, after one season in Memphis, Outlaw returned to Phoenix where he was hampered by nagging injuries and his playing time was restricted by the strength of the team. Accordingly, during the [[2005-06 NBA season|2005-2006 season]], he returned to the [[Orlando Magic]] and is currently on the active roster.

Over his entire NBA career, Outlaw has averaged 5.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.

According to Outlaw, his favorite match-up on the court is [[Kevin Garnett]], his favorite movies are the ''[[Friday (film)|Friday]]'' series, and the first vehicle he owned was a [[Toyota 4Runner]], which he purchased after entering the NBA.<ref>[http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/teams/magic/booutlawmagicminutenbamultistream.asx Magic Moment] Interview with Bo Outlaw</ref>

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==External links==

*{{NBA-profile}}

*{{basketball-reference}}

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