Born in Oceanside, California, 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. 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]
International career
Houston played For the 2010–2011 off-season, she played for Elitzur Ramla in Israel and she won EuroCup Women, Israeli championship and Israeli State Cup.
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