Charles Manning Jr.

Charles Maurice Manning Jr. (born October 22, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Karşıyaka Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

College career Manning began his college career at Florida SouthWestern and was a junior college All-American. After two seasons, he transferred to LSU. He was sidelined during his junior season with a broken foot. Manning averaged 7.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per game during the COVID-19 shortened 2019-20 season. He played six games in 2020-21 and averaged 4.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game before entering the transfer portal. Manning ultimately chose to transfer to South Alabama. He was named to the Second Team all-Sun Belt and first-team National Association of Basketball Coaches all-district after leading the Jaguars in scoring with 15.4 points per game.

Professional career In 2022, Manning moved to Europe and began his professional career with Metalac Belgrade, where he averaged 12.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists.

In February 2023, Manning joined FMP Belgrade. In seven games, he averaged 15.6 points per game. He averaged 16.5 points per game while shooting 47% from three-point range.

In December 2024, Charles signed a contract with the Russian club Avtodor. He left the team in August 2025.

In August 2025, Charles signed a contract with the Turkish club Karşıyaka.