Charde Lakishia Houston (born April 10, 1986) is a professional basketball player in the WNBA, last played for the

New York Liberty The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as part of the league's Eastern Conference. The team was ...

. Born in

Oceanside, California Oceanside is a city on the South Coast of California, located in San Diego County. The city had a population of 167,086 at the 2010 census. The city is a popular tourist destination, owing to its historic landmarks, beaches, and architecture. ...

, Houston played high school basketball at San Diego High from 2000 to 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 The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...

. Houston graduated in 2008 with a degree in sociology. TarbesGespe

Following her collegiate career, she was selected in the 3rd round (30th overall) of the

2008 WNBA Draft The WNBA draft is the league's annual process for determining which Women's National Basketball Association teams receive the rights to negotiate with players entering the league. The 2008 draft was held on April 9. A lottery was held on October ...

by the

Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Founded ...

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

Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season ...

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. Houston played for the USA team in the

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Ol ...

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The team won all five games, earning the gold medal for the event.

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minne ...

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New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

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Playoffs

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University of Connecticut statistics

Awards and achievements

* 2009 WNBA All-Star Selection

Notes

External links

WNBA Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Houston, Charde 1986 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American women's basketball players Basketball players at the 2007 Pan American Games Basketball players from California Forwards (basketball) McDonald's High School All-Americans Minnesota Lynx draft picks Minnesota Lynx players New York Liberty players Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in basketball Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball) Phoenix Mercury players Sportspeople from Oceanside, California Tarbes Gespe Bigorre players UConn Huskies women's basketball players Women's National Basketball Association All-Stars Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games United States women's national basketball team players San Diego High School alumni

USA Basketball

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

University of Connecticut statistics

Awards and achievements

See also

Notes

External links