Charde Houston

Charde Houston

WNBA's Minnesota Lynx  – No. 24
Forward
Born	April 10, 1986 (1986-04-10) Oceanside, California
Nationality	American
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	189 lb (86 kg)
College	Connecticut
Draft	30th overall, 2008 Minnesota Lynx
Profile	WNBA Info Page
WNBA Teams
Minnesota Lynx (2008–present)
Awards and Honors
1× WNBA All-Star (2009) WNBA Champion (2011)
Medal record Women'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.

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.

University of Connecticut statistics

Charde Houston Statistics 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

See also

• 2008 WNBA Draft
• List of Connecticut women's basketball players with 1000 points

External links

• WNBA Player Profile
• WNBA Prospect Profile