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NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Connecticut Sun center Tina Charles, who set a league rebounding record, was a unanimous choice as WNBA rookie of the year. Charles, who was the overall No. 1 pick in the 2010 WNBA draft after a college career at Connecticut, averaged 11.7 rebounds a game. Her 398 total rebounds in a season represent a WNBA record.
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Charles also averaged 15.5 points a game and had 22 double-doubles, another league record. Charles won all four WNBA Rookie of the Month awards this season.
She was the unanimous choice of a panel of 39 sportswriters and broadcasters who cover the WNBA and who voted for the rookie award.
The WNBA also released its 2010 All-Rookie team, which is chosen by the league's coaches. In addition to Charles, other members of the All-Rookie team are: Minnesota Lynx guard-forward Monica Wright, New York Liberty guard Kalana Greene, Connecticut Sun forward Kelsey Griffin and Chicago Sky guard Epiphanny Prince.
