Tina Charles (basketball)

Tina Charles
	Charles with the Atlanta Dream in 2024
No. 31 – Atlanta Dream
Position	Center
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	December 5, 1988 (age 35); New York City, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school	Christ the King; (Queens, New York)
College	UConn (2006–2010)
WNBA draft	2010: 1st round, 1st overall pick
	Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2013	Connecticut Sun
2011–2012	Galatasaray Medical Park
2012–2014	Wisła Can-Pack Kraków
2014–2019	New York Liberty
2014–2015	Fenerbahçe
2015–2016	Xinjiang Magic Deer
2016–2018	Sichuan Whales
2019	Beijing Great Wall
2021	Washington Mystics
2022	Phoenix Mercury
2022	Seattle Storm
2024–present	Atlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
	WNBA MVP (2012); WNBA Rookie of the Year (2010); 8x WNBA All-Star (2011, 2013–2015, 2017–2019, 2021); 5× All-WNBA First Team (2011, 2012, 2015–2017); 4× All-WNBA Second Team (2010, 2013, 2014, 2021); WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2017); 2× WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2011, 2012, 2015); WNBA 25th Anniversary Team (2021); 4× WNBA rebounding champion (2010–2012, 2016); 2x WNBA scoring champion (2016, 2021); 4× WNBA Peak Performer (2010–2012, 2016); 2× Turkish Cup winner (2012, 2015); Turkish President Cup winner (2015); Polish National League champion (2014); Polish Cup winner (2014); 2× NCAA champion (2009, 2010); NCAA Tournament MOP (2009); AP Player of the Year (2010); John R. Wooden Award (2010); Naismith College Player of the Year (2010); USBWA National Player of the Year (2010); Big East Player of the Year (2010); First-team All-American – AP (2010); All-American – USBWA (2010); 2x State Farm Coaches' All-American (2009, 2010); Second-team All-American – AP (2009); Third-team All-American – AP (2008); 3x First-team All-Big East (2008–2010); USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2007); Big East Freshman of the Year (2007); Big East All-Freshman Team (2007); WBCA National Player of the Year (2006); USA Today National Player of the Year (2006); McDonald's National Player of the Year (2006); Gatorade National Player of the Year (2006);
	Stats at WNBA.com
Women's basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games
World Cup
World University Games

Tina Alexandria Charles (born December 5, 1988)^[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).^[2]^[3] Originally from Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Charles was drafted first overall in the 2010 WNBA draft by the Connecticut Sun. In 2009 and 2010, she and teammate Maya Moore led the Connecticut Huskies to two undefeated national championships. She has won three Olympic gold medals with Team USA and will be inducted into the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame on September 12, 2024 at the head of her class - the first female to head a class at any major basketball hall of fame.

Charles is considered by many to be the best player in WNBA history not to have appeared in the Finals.^[4]

^ Cite error: The named reference UConn Huskies.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "WNBA Player Movement Central". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA.
^ "WNBA free agency 2018: A guide to everything you need to know". CBSSports.com.
^ "The Best Player Who Never Won a Title: Tina Charles".

[UConn_Huskies.com-1] Cite error: The named reference UConn Huskies.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] "WNBA Player Movement Central". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA.

[3] "WNBA free agency 2018: A guide to everything you need to know". CBSSports.com.

[4] "The Best Player Who Never Won a Title: Tina Charles".

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