Daedra Charles

This article is about the basketball player. For the fictional demonic race, see Races of The Elder Scrolls § Daedra.

Daedra Charles

Personal information
Born	(1968-11-22)November 22, 1968 Detroit, Michigan
Died	April 14, 2018(2018-04-14) (aged 49) Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	141 lb (64 kg)
Career information
High school	Saint Martin de Porres (Detroit, Michigan)
College	Tennessee (1988–1991)
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	32
Career history
As player:
1994–1995	Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
1997	Los Angeles Sparks
As coach:
2003–2006	Detroit (assistant)
2006–2008	Auburn (assistant)
2008–2010	Tennessee (assistant)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals Women's Basketball Representing the United States Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team Competition FIBA World Championship for Women 1994 Sydney Team Competition

Daedra Janel Charles (November 22, 1968 – April 14, 2018) was an American women's basketball player and assistant coach at Tennessee. She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Charles attended the University of Tennessee. She twice helped Tennessee win the NCAA Women's Championship in 1989 and 1991. Charles was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

USA Basketball

Charles was named to the national team invited to compete at the 1992 Olympics, held in Barcelona, Spain. The USA team won their first three games, but then played the Unified Team and fell, 79–73. The USA team then faced Cuba for the bronze medal. The game was tied at halftime, and Cuba had a small lead midway through the second half, but the USA went on a run to retake the lead, and finished with an 88–74 victory and the bronze medal. Charles averaged 6.2 points per game.

Charles continued to represent the USA on the national team when it competed in the 1994 World Championships in Sydney, Australia. The team was coached by Tara VanDerveer. The team won their early games. Against Spain, Charles led the USA scorers with 18 points, helping secure the win. She also contributed 22 points to a win against the host team Australia. The team then advanced to the medal rounds and faced Brazil. Despite 29 points from Katrina McClain, the USA fell 110–107 when Brazil hit ten of ten free throws in the final minute. The USA went on to defeat Australia 100–95 to claim the bronze medal.

Awards and honors

• 1991—Wade Trophy

Tennessee statistics

Source

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1989	Tennessee	37	363	53.9%	56.7%	6.7	0.7	1.5	0.6	9.8
1990	Tennessee	33	525	55.1%	56.1%	8.7	0.8	1.6	1.1	15.9
1991	Tennessee	35	607	56.1%	58.5%	9.2	1.2	2.1	1.1	17.3
Career		105	1495	55.2%	57.2%	8.2	0.9	1.8	0.9	14.2

Death

Charles died from undisclosed reasons on April 14, 2018, aged 49.

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daedra Charles". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012.