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PHOENIX — Tina Charles’ retirement marks the end of one of the most consistent and impactful careers in the WNBA, including her time with the Phoenix Mercury, but her legacy goes beyond what happened on the court.
Eight-time All-Star and former WNBA Most Valuable Player Tina Charles announced her retirement Tuesday after 14 seasons with six teams. Charles, 37, is the league's all-time leader in made field goals (3,364) and rebounds (4,262) and ranks second with 8,396 points behind only Diana Taurasi (10,646).
Despite being the fifth-oldest player in the league in 2025, Charles, 37, put up impressive numbers while also showing durability by playing in 43 of a possible 44 games.
Tina Charles is calling it a career. The former WNBA Most Valuable Player announced her retirement from basketball on Tuesday via social media. “Today, I officially announce my retirement from basketball,” the 37-year-old Charles wrote in a post she shared just before the WNBA’s scheduled start of the 2026 season on Friday.
Nashville’s fifth season of Athletes Unlimited Women’s Basketball has wrapped up. Now, let’s take a look back at how Connecticut Sun players Tina Charles
The Phoenix Mercury did not have their best season in 2022, but they still managed to reach the playoffs. They finished the season with a record of 15-21, and they were fourth in the Western Conference.
The Phoenix Mercury made the playoffs in 2022, but they had to fight to get there. They finished the season with a record of 15-21, and they did it without one of their stars.
The 2025 WNBA season captured fans’ attention with a series of thrilling games. The Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury faced off in the Finals, where the Aces showcased their dominance by winning the series with a flawless 4-0 record.
At the game, when announced “UConn legend and CT Sun star Tina Charles in the house tonight!” the crowd erupted. It’s not just a cameo, it was a homecoming.
Back in 2010, the Connecticut Sun selected Tina Charles No. 1 overall in the WNBA draft. In four seasons she became a star, as she was the WNBA rookie of the year in 2010 and the WNBA MVP in 2012.
Without question, Tina Charles is one of the best players in the three-decade history of the WNBA. She has quite the extensive resume and the veteran center can add more item to her legendary resume.
Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles is the recipient of the Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award.
Veteran center Tina Charles expressed her gratitude to Connecticut Sun fans on Saturday after an emotional win over the Phoenix Mercury, marking one of the team’s brighter moments in an otherwise challenging 2025 season.
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Tina Charles scored 12 of her 21 points in the third quarter on Thursday, lifting the Connecticut Sun to a home-and-home sweep of the Washington Mystics with a 67-56 victory in Uncasville, Conn.
Tina Charles had 24 points as the Connecticut Sun played their best game of the season, romping past the visiting Golden State Valkyries, 95-64, Sunday at Uncasville, Conn.
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese remained in the clouds on Saturday afternoon with another dominant performance in an 87-81 upset win over the Minnesota Lynx.
Tina Charles is back, and the Connecticut Sun didn’t hold back their feelings. The MVP took the court once again in a Sun jersey for the first time since 2013 on Sunday against the Washington Mystics. After playing for UConn from 2006 to 2010, Charles was the overall No.
Atlanta Dream center Tina Charles has solidified her place among the all-time WNBA greats.
Only one player in WNBA history has scored more points than Atlanta Dream center Tina Charles.
Former WNBA MVP and eight-time All-Star Tina Charles is mutually parting ways with the Phoenix Mercury after only 16 games played.
One day after acquiring one-time All-Star Diamond DeShields in a three-team trade with the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury made arguably the biggest free agent signing of the offseason thus far.
Charles wasn't able to make her debut for the Mystics during the 2020 WNBA season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The one-time WNBA MVP and the Mystics will look to right that wrong this year.
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