CHESTER GILES
GILES, CHESTER
Hometown: Chicago, IL (M. L. King HS), Transfer from Independence (KS) Juco.
| CATEGORY | TOTAL | 1979 | 1980 | |
| YEAR | Jr. | Sr. | ||
| POSITION | C/F | C/F | ||
| HEIGHT | 6'9 | 6'9 | ||
| WEIGHT | 185 | 195 | ||
| JERSEY | 43 | 43 | ||
| Games Played/Started | 48/17 | 20/0 | 28/17 | |
| Minutes | 579 | 133 | 446 | |
| Per Game | 12.1 | 6.7 | 15.9 | |
| Points | 148 | 32 | 116 | |
| Per Game | 3.1 | 1.6 | 4.1 | |
| Rebounds | 133 | 30 | 103 | |
| Per Game | 2.8 | 1.5 | 3.7 | |
| Blocks | 25 | 4 | 21 | |
| Assists | 18 | 3 | 15 | |
| Steals | 28 | 5 | 23 | |
| Turnovers | - | - | - | |
| (Assists+Steals)/TO | - | - | - | |
| FG: Attempts | 151 | 46 | 105 | |
| Made | 64 | 15 | 49 | |
| Percent | 42.4 | 32.6 | 46.7 | |
| FT: Attempts | 33 | 5 | 28 | |
| Made | 20 | 2 | 18 | |
| Percent | 60.6 | 40.0 | 64.3 | |
| Production Points/Game | 2.00 | 7.57 | ||
| Production Points/Minute | .301 | .457 |
1978: Redshirt - torn ligaments in right knee.
1979: Part-time starter.
L-J World
Dad Chester also had an undistinguished career at Kansas, but a it was a career that probably deserved an injury asterisk.
A slender 6-9, 185-pounder from inner-city Chicago, Giles put together two very impressive seasons at Independence Community College. During his sophomore year, Giles was named the 1977 NJCAA Tournament's most outstanding performer after leading the Pirates to the national championship in Hutchinson.
Owens landing Giles was considered a coup as was the recruitment that year of a ballyhooed high school point guard from Wichita named Darnell Valentine. With Giles and Valentine, the Jayhawks figured to have a potent inside-outside punch during the 1977-78 season.
Then, during the first week of preseason drills, Giles went down with torn knee ligaments. He missed the entire season. The next year, clearly still not at full speed, Giles was mostly a mop-up man, averaging just 1.6 points and 1.5 rebounds a game.
Finally, as a fifth-year senior in 1979-80, Giles was fully healed, but did not become the impact player most people thought he would be. Giles played in all 28 games, starting 17, and averaged 4.1 points and 3.7 rebounds.