Tina Charles
Basketball Player
6'4" WNBA center who was selected first overall in the 2010 draft by the Connecticut Sun. She was named to her first All-Star team in 2011 and in 2012, she was named the WNBA MVP.
She received the Final Four Most Outstanding Player award after leading the University of Connecticut to a National Championship her junior year.
She helped lead the United States to a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in London, England.
She was born to Angella Holgate and Rawiston Charles.
She and Maya Moore were teammates at UConn and both players went on to become WNBA MVPs.