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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | September 25, 1985 |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Rainier Beach High School. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | University of Kansas Oregon State University |
| NBA Draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
| Pro career | 2008–present |
| League | Lebanese Basketball League |
| Career history | |
| Los Angeles Lakers(2008) Smart Gilas (2008-09) Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut (2009-10) Duhok(Iraq)(2011) |
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Chester Jarrel "C.J." Giles (September 25, 1985) is an American professional basketball player. A Seattle, Washington native, he attended Rainier Beach High School from 2002 and graduated in 2004. He is a member of Haouch El-Omara in the Lebanese Basketball League . He played collegiately at both University of Kansas and Oregon State University.
He played for Kansas Jayhawks in his first two years of college, but was kicked off of the team due to "irresponsible behavior and disrespect for team rules."[1] He was then transferred to Oregon State in his junior year and averaged 6.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game for the Oregon State Beavers.[2] But he was again dismissed from the team after showing up late to practices. He entered the 2008 NBA Draft but was undrafted. He was signed by the Lakers in September 2008,[3] but was waived later in October.[4]
Smart Gilas waived C.J. Giles to be replaced by former NBA player Jamal Sampson. Sampson was later replaced by Marcus Douthit who was officially naturalized as a Filipino. Giles was waived by Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut in Lebanon after finishing the season.
Giles played for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Summer League in 2010.[5]