Charisma Osborne (born June 3, 2001) is an American

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player who currently plays for the

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of the WNBA. She was also drafted by the Mercury in the

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. She played

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High school career

Osborne played basketball for

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under coach

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. As a sophomore, she led her team to a Division I state title. In her junior season, Osborne led Windward to the Open Division state championship and earned California Ms. Basketball honors. As a senior, she was selected to play in the

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and was named ''

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'' player of the year for a third consecutive season. Rated a five-star recruit by

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, she committed to play

for

over offers from Duke, Louisville, Ohio State and USC.

College career

As a freshman at UCLA, Osborne averaged 12.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, receiving

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All-Freshman honors. She made 59 three-pointers, the most by a freshman in program history. On February 26, 2021, she posted her first career

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, with 18 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in a 93–51 win over

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. In her sophomore season, Osborne averaged 17 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game and was an All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defensive Team selection. As a junior, she averaged 16.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, earning All-Pac-12 honors. In the second round of the 2023 NCAA tournament, Osborne scored a career-high 36 points in an 82–73 victory over Oklahoma. She averaged 15.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game in her senior season and made the All-Pac-12 Team for her third straight year. Despite being a projected top-10 pick in the

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, Osborne returned to UCLA for a fifth season of eligibility, granted due to the

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. During her fifth season, she reached second on the all-time scoring list for UCLA women's basketball.

Professional Career

Osborne was chosen as the first pick of the third round (25th overall) by the Phoenix Mercury in the

. On 11 May 2024, Osborne was waived by the Phoenix Mercury. On June 13 2024, Osborne was signed by the Phoenix Mercury.

National team career

Osborne won a gold medal playing for the

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at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Cup, where she averaged 4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. She competed for the senior national team at the

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in Mexico, averaging 5.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and a team-high 3 assists per game en route to a silver medal.

Career statistics

College

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References

External links

UCLA Bruins bioUSA Basketball bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Osborne, Charisma 2001 births Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from California McDonald's High School All-Americans Point guards Phoenix Mercury draft picks Phoenix Mercury players Sportspeople from Fontana, California UCLA Bruins women's basketball players United States women's national basketball team players Windward School alumni