Tina Charles named the 2010 WNBA Rookie of the Year, headlines All-Rookie Team

After sweeping Rookie of Month awards during her first season as a professional player in the WNBA, it is no surprise that the league announced Tina Charles as  the 2010 Rookie of the Year. A national panel of 39 sportswriters and broadcasters unanimously awarded Charles the honor.

The former Connecticut star was the first overall pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft. She averaged 15.5 points and 11.7 rebounds per game, team bests.

Charles finished the season leading all rookies in scoring and rebounding and was the league leader in the latter category. She set WNBA records for rebounds (398) and double-doubles (22) in a season.

The league also announced the All-Rookie team. The voting panel consisted of the WNBA’s 12 head coaches, who chose five players regardless of position. Coaches were not permitted to vote for players on their own team. Charles and Wright each received 11 votes, while Greene, Griffin and Prince each got 10.

2010 All-Rookie Team
Player	Team	Position	Votes
Tina Charles	Connecticut Sun	Center	11
Monica Wright	Minnesota Lynx	Guard/Forward	11
Epiphanny Prince	Chicago Sky	Guard	10
Kalana Greene	New York Liberty	Guard	10
Kelsey Griffin	Connecticut Sun	Forward	10

Rookie of the Year Winners
Year	Player	Team
2010	Tina Charles	Connecticut Sun
2009	Angel McCoughtry	Atlanta Dream
2008	Candace Parker	Los Angeles Sparks
2007	Armintie Price	Chicago Sky
2006	Seimone Augustus	Minnesota Lynx
2005	Temeka Johnson	Washington Mystics
2004	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury
2003	Cheryl Ford	Detroit Shock
2002	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever
2001	Jackie Stiles	Portland Fire
2000	Betty Lennox	Minnesota Lynx
1999	Chamique Holdsclaw	Washington Mystics
1998	Tracy Reid	Charlotte Sting

Around the Web:

• 2010 Season Rookie Rankings (WNBA.com)
• Tina Charles Playerfile (WNBA.com)