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Charde Houston WNBA's Minnesota Lynx – No. 24 Forward Born April 10, 1986
Oceanside, CaliforniaNationality 
AmericanHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 189 lb (86 kg) College Connecticut Draft 30th overall, 2008
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WNBA Champion (2011)Medal recordWomen's Basketball Competitor for USA Pan American Games Gold 2007 Brazil Team Competition Charde Lakishia Houston (born April 10, 1986 in Oceanside, California) is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Minnesota Lynx.
Houston played high school basketball at San Diego High from 2000–2004, where she set the California state scoring record of 3,837 points. After becoming the first in her family to graduate high school in 2004, Houston signed a letter of intent to play college basketball at UConn. Houston graduated in 2008 with a degree in sociology.
Houston played for the USA team in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team won all five games, earning the Gold Medal for the event.[1]
Charde Houston in Tarbes (2009).
Following her collegiate career, she was selected in the 3rd round (30th overall) of the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Lynx.
For 2009–2010 season, she plays in French championship in Tarbes, former team of Andrea Stinson and Dawn Staley.
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University of Connecticut statistics
Charde Houston Statistics[2] at University of Connecticut Year G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT REB AVG A TO B S MIN PTS AVG 2004–05 33 148 296 0.500 0 1 0 62 99 0.626 178 5.4 42 69 49 51 643 358 10.8 2005–06 33 125 237 0.527 0 2 0 63 89 0.708 159 4.8 28 85 30 36 556 313 9.5 2006–07 36 188 347 0.542 0 0 0 73 111 0.658 251 7.0 90 98 39 68 948 449 12.5 2007–08 37 113 205 0.551 0 1 0 19 37 0.514 147 4.0 42 58 14 34 584 245 6.6 Totals 139 574 1085 0.529 0 4 0 217 336 0.646 735 5.3 202 310 132 189 2731 1365 9.8 Awards and achievements
- 2009 WNBA All-Star Selection
Notes
- ^ "FIFTEENTH PAN AMERICAN GAMES – 2007". USA Basketball. http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=wpag_2007. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "UConn Media Guide". pp. 142. http://www.uconnhuskies.com/datadump/WBasketball/2009/Media%20Guide/129-160.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
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Connecticut Huskies Women's Basketball Maya Moore 3,036 | 2 Tina Charles 2,346 | 3 Nykesha Sales 2,178 | 4 Kerry Bascom 2,177 | 5 Diana Taurasi 2,156 | 6 Kara Wolters 2,141 | 7 Rebecca Lobo 2,133 | 8 Renee Montgomery 1,990 | 9 Svetlana Abrosimova 1,865 | 10 Ann Strother 1,699 | 11 Shea Ralph 1,678 | 12 Barbara Turner 1,629 | 13 Swin Cash 1,583 | 14 Wendy Davis 1,552 | 15 Jennifer Rizzotti 1,540 | 16 Cathy Bochain 1,534 | 17 Asjha Jones 1,502 | 18 Kalana Greene 1,444| 19 Peggy Walsh 1,413 | 20 Chris Gedney 1,409 | 21 Tamika Williams 1,402 | 22 Leigh Curl 1,388 | 23 Jamelle Elliott 1,387 | 24 Carla Berube 1,381 | 25 Sue Bird 1,378 | 26 Charde Houston 1,365 | 27 Laura Lishness 1,303 | 28 Kris Lamb 1,244 | 29 Jessica Moore 1,223 | 30 Meghan Pattyson 1,106 | 31 Mel Thomas 1,098 | 32 Ashley Battle 1,054 | 33 Amy Duran 1,000 2008 WNBA Draft First Round Candace Parker • Sylvia Fowles • Candice Wiggins • Alexis Hornbuckle • Matee Ajavon • Crystal Langhorne • Essence Carson • Tamera Young • Amber Holt • Laura Harper • Tasha Humphrey • Ketia Swanier • LaToya Pringle • Erlana LarkinsSecond Round Shannon Bobbitt • Nicky Anosike • Erica White • Olayinka Sanni • Quianna Chaney • Lindsey Pluimer • Chioma Nnamaka • Allie Quigley • Jolene Anderson • Morenike Atunrase • Leilani Mitchell • Khadijah Whittington • Wanisha Smith • Natasha LacyThird Round Sharnee’ Zoll • Charde Houston • Crystal Kelly • Danielle Hood • Angela Tisdale • Krystal Vaughn • Alberta Auguste • Kimberly Beck • Lauren Ervin • A'Quonesia Franklin • Alex Anderson • Izabela Piekarska • Marscilla Packer • Valeriya Berezhynska • Charel AllenMinnesota Lynx Founded in 1999 • Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota The Franchise Arenas Head Coaches General Managers Administration All-Stars Nicky Anosike • Seimone Augustus • Rebekkah Brunson • Tonya Edwards • Charde Houston • Betty Lennox • Maya Moore • Katie Smith • Lindsay WhalenSeasons Playoff Appearances 2003 • 2004 • 2011Conference Titles 2011WNBA Titles 2011Culture and Lore Rivals Media East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: LA • MIN • PHO • SA • SEA • TUL Categories:- 1986 births
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