Charisma Osborne
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Born | Fontana, California, U.S. | June 3, 2001||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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High school | Windward School (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||||||||||||||||
College | UCLA (2019–2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2024: 3rd round, 25th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Phoenix Mercury | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Charisma Osborne (born June 3, 2001) is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. She was drafted by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2024 WNBA draft. She played college basketball at UCLA.
High school career[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Osborne was chosen as the first pick of the third round (25th overall) by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2024 WNBA draft.[12] On 11 May 2024, Osborne was waived by the Phoenix Mercury.[13]
National team career[edit]
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.[14] 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.[15]
Career statistics[edit]
GP | Games 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 |
College[edit]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2019–20 | UCLA | 31 | 29 | 29.4 | 38.2 | 33.3 | 79.2 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 12.2 |
2020–21 | UCLA | 23 | 23 | 34.5 | 36.1 | 34.0 | 86.8 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
2021–22 | UCLA | 28 | 28 | 35.5 | 36.2 | 33.1 | 87.5 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 16.4 |
2022–23 | UCLA | 36 | 36 | 33.1 | 38.7 | 29.2 | 83.2 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 15.9 |
2023–24 | UCLA | 34 | 34 | 32.9 | 41.0 | 32.2 | 89.2 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 13.9 |
Career | 152 | 150 | 32.9 | 38.1 | 32.3 | 85.3 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 14.9 | |
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[16] |
References[edit]
- ^ Sondheimer, Eric (March 28, 2017). "Windward's Charisma Osborne is the Los Angeles Times girls' basketball player of the year". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Tennis, Mark (April 13, 2018). "Ms. Basketball 2018: It's got Charisma". CalHiSports. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Sondheimer, Eric (March 24, 2019). "Charisma Osborne repeats (again) as The Times' girls' basketball player of the year". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Charisma Osborne 2019 High School Girls' Basketball Profile". ESPN. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Osborne Named to Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Top 20 Watch List". UCLA Athletics. November 10, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ "Osborne has triple-double in No. 10 UCLA women's rout of USC". USA Today. Associated Press. February 26, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Moon, Francis (November 12, 2021). "UCLA women's basketball sports stacked 2021-2022 season squad". Daily Bruin. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Kensing, Kyle (November 10, 2022). "Charisma Osborne Has More Than One Way To Power UCLA Basketball". FloHoops. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Sawyer, Haley (March 20, 2023). "Charisma Osborne's big night leads UCLA women past Oklahoma, into Sweet 16". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Royer, Benjamin (April 5, 2023). "Charisma Osborne, Camryn Brown Returning to UCLA Women's Basketball". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ Carlson, Gavin (March 18, 2024). "Creating a legacy: Charisma Osborne surpasses 2,248 points amid career of growth, trust". Daily Bruin. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Geitheim, Eva (April 16, 2024). "UCLA Women's Basketball: Charisma Osborne Selected by Phoenix Mercury in Third Round of WNBA Draft". Sports Illustrated UCLA Bruins News, Analysis and More. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "WNBA Player Movement & Transactions | WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ "Charisma Osborne". USA Basketball. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ "Betts, Osborne Claim Silver with USA at 2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup". UCLA Athletics. July 9, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ "Charisma Osborne College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
External links[edit]
- 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
- Sportspeople from Fontana, California
- UCLA Bruins women's basketball players
- United States women's national basketball team players
- Windward School alumni