Charde Houston

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Charde Houston
Charde Houston.jpg
No. 22 – New York Liberty
Position Forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1986-04-10) April 10, 1986 (age 38)
Oceanside, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school San Diego (San Diego, California)
College Connecticut (2004–2008)
WNBA draft 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 30th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2011 Minnesota Lynx
2012–2013 Phoenix Mercury
2014–present New York Liberty
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing USA
U18 and U19
Gold medal – first place 2004 U18 Puerto Rico Team Competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Brazil Team Competition

Charde Lakishia Houston (born April 10, 1986) is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the New York Liberty.[1]

Born in Oceanside, California, 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.

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 Minnesota Lynx.

Houston was signed by the WNBA's New York Liberty in June 2014 after spending the previous season with the Phoenix Mercury.[2]

USA Basketball

Houston was a member of the USA Women's U18 team which won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The event was held in August 2004, when the USA team defeated Puerto Rico to win the championship. Houston helped the team win the gold medal, scoring 10.4 points per game.[3]

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.[4]

University of Connecticut statistics

Charde Houston Statistics[5] 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

See also

Notes

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External links


New York Liberty roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G 22 United States Alston, Ameryst 5' 9" (1.75m) 178 lb (81kg) 07-15-1993 Ohio State R
G 15 United States Boyd, Brittany 5' 9" (1.75m) 156 lb (71kg) 06-11-1993 California 1
F 2 Kenya Bulgak, Adut 6' 4" (1.93m) 156 lb (71kg) 12-20-1992 Florida State R
F/C 31 United States Charles, Tina 6' 4" (1.93m) 186 lb (84kg) 12-05-1988 Connecticut 6
G 12 United States Harding, Lindsey 5' 8" (1.73m) 139 lb (63kg) 06-12-1984 Duke 8
G 10 United States Prince, Epiphanny Injured 5' 9" (1.75m) 179 lb (81kg) 01-11-1988 Rutgers 6
G 14 United States Rodgers, Sugar 5' 9" (1.75m) 166 lb (75kg) 12-08-1989 Georgetown 3
G 5 United States Schimmel, Shoni 5' 9" (1.75m) 161 lb (73kg) 05-04-1992 Louisville 2
C 41 United States Stokes, Kiah 6' 3" (1.91m) 191 lb (87kg) 03-30-1993 Connecticut 1
C 8 United States Swords, Carolyn 6' 6" (1.98m) 209 lb (95kg) 07-19-1989 Boston College 4
G 30 United States Wright, Tanisha 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) 11-29-1983 Penn State 11
C 17 Sweden Zahui B., Amanda 6' 5" (1.96m) 250 lb (113kg) 09-08-1993 Minnesota 1
G 1 United States Zellous, Shavonte 5' 10" (1.78m) 188 lb (85kg) 08-28-1986 Pittsburgh 7



East: ATL • CHI • CON • IND • NY • WAS | West: DAL • LA • MIN • PHO • SA • SEA
Head coach
United States Bill Laimbeer (Notre Dame)
Assistant coaches
United States Katie Smith (Ohio State)
United States Herb Williams (Ohio State)
Athletic trainer
United States Rosemary Ragle (Troy)
Strength and conditioning coach
United States Kevin Duffy (Ohio)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

WNBA roster page
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