Charisma Osborne

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Charisma Osborne
Charisma Osborne 2024 (cropped).jpg
Osborne with the Phoenix Mercury in 2024
No. 24–Phoenix Mercury
Position Guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (2001-07-03) July 3, 2001 (age 23)
Fontana, California, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight166 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school Windward School
(Los Angeles, California)
College UCLA (2019–2024)
WNBA draft 2024: 3rd round, 25th overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–present Phoenix Mercury
Career highlights and awards
  • 4× All-Pac-12 (2021–2024)
  • 2× Pac-12 All-Defensive Team (2021, 2024)
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2020)
  • McDonald's All-American (2019)
  • California Ms. Basketball (2018)
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Mexico Team
FIBA Under-17 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Belarus Team

Charisma Osborne (born June 3, 2001) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. She was drafted by the Mercury in the 2024 WNBA draft. She played college basketball at UCLA.

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Early life

Osborne played basketball for Windward School in Los Angeles under coach Vanessa Nygaard. As a sophomore, she led her team to a Division I state title. [1] In her junior season, Osborne led Windward to the Open Division state championship and earned California Ms. Basketball honors. [2] As a senior, she was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game and was named Los Angeles Times player of the year for a third consecutive season. [3] Rated a five-star recruit by ESPN, she committed to play college basketball for UCLA over offers from Duke, Louisville, Ohio State and USC. [4]

College career

Osborne with UCLA in 2022 Charisma Osborne.jpg
Osborne with UCLA in 2022

As a freshman at UCLA, Osborne averaged 12.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, receiving Pac-12 All-Freshman honors. She made 59 three-pointers, the most by a freshman in program history. [5] On February 26, 2021, she posted her first career triple-double, with 18 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in a 93–51 win over USC. [6] 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. [7] As a junior, she averaged 16.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, earning All-Pac-12 honors. [8] In the second round of the 2023 NCAA tournament, Osborne scored a career-high 36 points in an 82–73 victory over Oklahoma. [9] 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 2023 WNBA draft, Osborne returned to UCLA for a fifth season of eligibility, granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [10] During her fifth season, she reached second on the all-time scoring list for UCLA women's basketball. [11]

Professional career

Osborne was chosen as the first pick of the third round (25th overall) by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2024 WNBA draft. [12] On May 11, 2024, Osborne was waived by the Mercury. [13] On June 13, 2024, Osborne was re-signed by the Mercury. [14] However, she ended up playing in only two regular-season games in her rookie season, as she was struggling with injuries. [15]

National team career

Osborne won a gold medal playing for the United States at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Cup, where she averaged 4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. [16] She competed for the senior national team at the 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup in Mexico, averaging 5.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and a team-high 3 assists per game en route to a silver medal. [17]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics [18]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2024 Phoenix 205.0.500——0.50.50.00.01.01.0
Career1 year, 1 team205.0.500——0.50.50.00.01.01.0

College

NCAA statistics [19]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2019–20 UCLA 312929.4.382.333.7925.81.41.50.31.212.2
2020–21 UCLA 232334.5.361.340.8685.83.81.70.42.017.0
2021–22 UCLA 282835.5.362.331.8755.13.91.50.22.416.4
2022–23 UCLA 363633.1.387.292.8325.92.81.40.31.915.9
2023–24 UCLA 343432.9.410.322.8925.24.01.60.31.913.9
Career15215032.9.381.323.8535.63.11.50.31.914.9

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References

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  2. ↑ Tennis, Mark (April 13, 2018). "Ms. Basketball 2018: It's got Charisma". CalHiSports. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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  4. ↑ "Charisma Osborne 2019 High School Girls' Basketball Profile". ESPN . Retrieved July 8, 2023.
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