• Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year (2019)
• Preseason AP All-American (2019)
• AP All American (Honorable Mention, 2019; Third Team, 2020)
• WBCA All-American (Honorable Mention, 2019, 2020)
• USBWA All-American (Third Team, 2019, 2020)
• WBCA All-Region (2018, 2019, 2020)
• Senior CLASS Award candidate (2020)
• Maryland Female Student Athlete of the Year (2020)
• All-Big Ten First Team (2018, 19, 20)
• All-Big Ten Freshman Team (2017)
• All-Big Ten Tournament Team (2018, 19)
• All-Big Ten Academic (2018, 19, 20)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (1/29/18; 2/25/19; 12/30/19; 2/10/20)
• Big Ten POTW Honor Roll (12/4/17; 2/5/18; 2/26/18; 12/31/18; 1/28/19; 2/4/19; 1/20/20)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (1/23/17)
• USBWA National Player of the Week (1/30/18)
• All-Big Ten Preseason Team (2017, 2018, 2019)
• Citizen Naismith Late Season List (2018, 19)
• Citizen Naismith Semifinalist (2020)
• Citizen Naismith Watch List (2018)
• Citizen Naismith Trophy National Player of the Week (2/26/19)
• Ann Meyers Drysdale Watch List (2017)
• Cheryl Miller Award Watch List (2018, 2019)
• Cheryl Miller Award Final 10 (1/31/18; 2/13/19)
• Cheryl Miller Award Finalist (2019)
• Wade Watch List (2018)
• Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 (1/9/19); Late Season Top 20 (2/5/19)
• Wade Award Watch List (2/5/19)
• Miami Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team (2017)
As a Senior (2019-20): USBWA and AP Third Team All-American...one of just six players in program history in top 10 in points (1,984) and rebounds (930)..No. 6 in both...tied Alyssa Thomas' school record of 135 games started, which was every game of her career... scored in double figures in 23 of 32 games...team's leading scorer and rebounder...two weekly award this year...18 points with 3 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals in season opener win over Wagner (11/5)...scored 11 points, grabbed 5 boards and had 3 blocks against South Carolina (11/10)...Socred 8 points and grabbed a season-high 10 boards, along with 2 assists and 1 steal in at JMU (11/14)...scored 9 points, to go along with 8 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists and 1 block in win over Delaware (11/17)... scored 11 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, and got 3 steals in win over George Washington (11/20)...scored 13 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, while dishing out 3 assists and getting 2 steals in win over Quinnipiac (11/24)...scored 9 points, grabbed five rebounds , and got 1 rebound in win over Clemson (11/29)...scored a season-high 20 points, grabbed 5 boards, dished 3 assists, and got 1 steal in win over Belmont (11/30)...scored 9 points, grabbed a team-high 9 rebounds (season-high 7 offensive), with 2 steals at #13 NC State (12/5)...scored 13 points, grabbed 9 boards, dished out a season-high 4 assists with 1 steal and block a piece in win over Loyola (12/8)...recorded first double-double of the season, scoring 13 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, to go along with a season-high 5 assists and 3 steals in win at Georgia State (12/18)...Recorded her second double-double in a row with a season-high 23 points and 11 rebounds, she also lead the team with 3 assists and 3 steals in win over Michigan (12/28)...named Big Ten Player and USBWA and ESPNW National Player of the Week (12/30)...scired 10 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, dished out 2 assists and got 1 block at Northwestern (12/31)...scored a season-high 28 points, 18 in the second half surge, on 13-19 shooting, grabbed 7 rebounds, got a season-high 4 steals and dished out 2 assists in win over Ohio State (1/6)...led the team with 23 points and a career-high 18 rebounds (13 offensive), tied a career-high 5 steals dished out 2 assists at Iowa (1/9)...scored 4 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, to go along with 1 steal and block in win at #24 Michigan (1/12)...scored 23 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, got 3 steals and blocks a piece, while dishing out 2 assists in win over Nebraska (1/17)...scored 12 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, dished out 2 assists, got 2 steals and blocks a piece in win over #17 Indiana (1/20)...led the Terps with 20 points and 9 rebounds, while getting 1 steal and assist in win at Illinois (1/23)...scored 8 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, dished 2 assists and got 1 steal in win over #22 Northwestern (1/26)...led the Terps with 19 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, matched a career-high 3 blocks to go along with 1 steal and an assist in win at Ohio State (1/30)...Named to the Wooden Award Top 20 List (2/3)...scored 17 points, dished out 4 assists with only 1 turnover, grabbed 3 rebounds and got 1 steal in win over Michigan State (2/3)...led the Terps with her fourth double-double this season, scoring 21 points off 10-13 shooting from the field, grabbed 11 rebounds while dishing out 4 assists with 2 blocks and 1 steal in win at #18 Indiana (2/6)...led the Terps with 16 points and 8 rebounds, while dishing out 3 assists with 0 turnovers, and getting 1 steal in win over Rutgers (2/9)... named Big Ten Player of the Week (2/10)...scored 6 straight points to start the game and led Maryland with 21, 9 boards, 2 steals, 2 assists in win over #17 Iowa (2/13)...added 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in win at Penn State...reached 900 rebounds in that game (2/16)...led the Terps with 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in win at Wisconsin (2/19)...Moved up to No. 6 on the all-time scoring list with 1,930 career points (2/19)...recorded her 5th double-double on the season, scoring 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, with 2 assists and 1 block in win over Purdue (2/25)...scored 15 points, dished out 4 assists, grabbed 3 boards and got 2 steals in win at Minnesota (3/1).
As a Junior (2018-19): Earned USBWA Third Team All-America, AP Honorable Mention All-America and WBCA Honorable Mention All-America honors, as well as named a Cheryl Miller Award finalist...unanimous All-Big Ten First Team selection by both the league's head coaches and the media...scored 11 points with 7 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals in season opener vs. Coppin State (11/9)...led team with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists in win over Dayton (11/11)...went 5-6 from the floor for 12 points with 8 boards, 2 assists and a steal in win at GW (11/14)...added 17 points, 10 boards in win at #10 South Carolina...also became 33rd Terp to reach 1,000 points and hit 500 rebounds in that game, which was her 73rd game (11/18)...scored 18 points with 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals in win over Morgan State (11/23)...scored 5 straight points in key run in win over #24 Georgia (11/24)...went 9-9 at the line and went on an 11-0 run herself to push Terps to win over Georgia Tech in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (11/29).went 8-16 from the floor and 8-9 from the foul line for season-high 24 points with 9 boards vs. JMU (12/8)...went 6-9 from the floor for 12 points with 2 boards, 2 assists, a block and a steal vs. Loyola (12/10)...added 16 points with 11 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks and a steal at Delaware (12/20)...scored 9 of her 23 points in a fourth quarter surge to win at Penn State (12/28)...named to Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll (12/31)...scored 15 points, including 10 in the second half, in Terps' comeback effort vs. Rutgers...also added 6 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals, 3 blocks (12/31)...went 10-11 from the free throw line for 24 points, 6 boards in win over Ohio State (1/5)...led team with 19 points, 6 boards, 2 steals and an assist at Nebraska (1/8)...added 12 points with 5 boards, an assist and a steal in win over Michigan (1/12)...went 7-8 at the line for 19 points with 9 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal vs. Penn State (1/20)...went 4-4 at the line for 8 points with 2 assists, 3 boards and a block at Ohio State (1/24)...went 12-19 from the floor for 25 points, including 14 straight in the first half and 19 total in the first two periods, with 11 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals at Indiana (1/27)...named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll (1/28)...went 8-10 from the for 22 points, including 6-6 and 16 points in the second half, with 6 boards, 3 assists and a steal vs. Wisconsin (1/31)...went 4-4 at the line for 12 points with 7 boards, 2 assists, a steal and a block at Illinois (2/4)...added 12 points with 6 boards and an assist vs. Northwestern (2/7)...went 7-10 from the field for a team-high 17 points with 4 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block in win at #20 Rutgers (2/10)...scored team-high 22 points with 6 boards, 4 steals vs. Nebraska (2/14)...scored 21 of her 29 points in the second half, and 13 in the fourh quarter, with 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals...scored bucket to start 9-0 run over last 50 seconds, then scored game-tying bucket with 6 seconds and picked up Minnesota's deflected in-bounds pass and scored game-winner with 0.9 seconds left in victory over the Gophers (2/21)...named Big Ten Player of the Week (2/25)...later that night, led Terps with 20 points, 14 in the first half, with 13 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals and a block in win at Purdue (2/25)...named the Citizen Naismith Trophy National Player of the Week after averaging 24.5 points, 10.5 rebounds on the week (2/26)...grabbed 9 rebounds with 6 points in win over Illinois (3/2)...scored 21 point, 14 in the third quarter and 16 in the second half, with 10 boards, 5 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals in Big Ten Quarterfinals (3/8)..scored 22 points and hit clutch free throws to seal win in Big Ten Semifinals...added 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals (3/9)...put up a career-high 36 points off 15-30 shooting with 9 boards in Big Ten Championship game (3/10). ..added 14 points with 9 boards, 4 assists and a block in NCAA First Round win on her 21st birthday (3/23)...scored 23 points with 8 boards, an assist in NCAA Second Round (3/25)...averaged 23.2 points, 8.4 boards in Terps' five postseason games.
As a Sophomore (2017-18): Charles' 17.9 points per game are the most-ever for a Maryland sophomore...just the third Maryland sofphomore to score 600 points in a season, behind Crystal Langhorne and Alyssa Thomas...led top 15 team in scoring in 19 games as an underclassman...scored in double figures in 30 of 34 games...led team in scoring, rebounding, blocks and was third in steals...named WBCA All-Region honoree and to the All-Big Ten First Team by the league's head coaches and media...named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team and the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List at the start of the season...added 13 points with 8 boards and 2 blocks vs. Albany in opener (Nov. 10)...went 14-15 from the line for career-high 31 points, including 27 in the second half and 19 in a fourth quarter run, with 10 boards (Nov. 13)...went 7-12 from the field for 17 points with 3 boards, 3 blocks and 2 steals vs. Niagara (Nov. 16)...went 13-22 from the field for 29 points wit 12 boards, 5 steals, 2 blocks and 2 assists at #1 UConn (Nov. 19)...added 12 points with 6 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals vs. Howard (Nov. 21)...added 16 points with 8 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block vs. Kennesaw State (Nov. 24)...went 9-13 from the field for 18 points with 12 boards, 3 steals at Miami...named to Miami Thanksgivng All-Tournament Team (Nov. 26)...scored 13 points, including go-ahead bucket with 40 seconds left, with 6 boards, 3 steals and a block in win at Virginia (Nov. 29)...scored 23 points with career-high 14 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal at Akron...also hit 500 points in her 44th career game (Dec. 2)...named to Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll after averaging 18.0 points and 10.0 boards in 2 games (Dec. 4)...scored 16 points with 8 rebounds, 2 steals and a block vs. The Mount (Dec. 6)...added 14 points with 9 boards, 3 steals and a block vs. George Washington (Dec. 8)...scored 18 points with 4 boards, 4 assists and 4 steals vs. Loyola (Dec. 12)...went 8-9 from the field for 19 points with 3 boards, 2 assists, a block and a steal at Coppin State (Dec. 20)...led the way with 24 points, 10 boards, 6 assists, 2 blocks vs. Illinois (Dec. 28)...added 11 rebounds, 4 assists, a block and a steal at Penn State (Dec. 31)...led the way with 24 points, 11 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 assists in win over #18 Iowa (Jan. 4)...added 10 points with 6 boards, 2 steals, a block and an assist at Wisconsin (Jan. 7)...grabbed 11 boards vs. Michigan State (Jan. 11)...scored 16 points, 14 in the second half, with 6 boards, 3 assists in win over Indiana (Jan. 16)...went 12-16 from the floor and 7-8 from the line for career-high 32 points with 7 boards, 3 blocks in rout of #12 Ohio State (Jan. 22)...fought through foul trouble to lead team with 17 points off 7-9 shooting from the field, with 2 steals, 2 assists and a block at Northwestern (Jan. 25)...earned first career Big Ten Player of the Week honor (Jan. 29)...named USBWA National Player of the Week (Jan. 30)...went 9-13 from the field for 22 points with 6 boards, 5 assists and a block vs. Rutgers (Feb. 1)...went 11-16 from the field for 25 points with career-high 16 boards, 3 blocks, 2 assists in 40 minutes at Nebraska (Feb. 4)...named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll (Feb. 5)...went 8-16 from the field for 19 points, 11 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks and a steal at Michigan State (Feb. 8)...chipped in 10 points, 5 boards, 3 steals, 2 blocks and an assist at Rutgers (Feb. 11)...added 14 points, 8 boards and an assist vs. Purdue (Feb. 15)...added 16 points, including 13 in the second half, with 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and a block at Minnesota (Feb. 18)...went 12-20 from the floor for 27 points, with 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and a steal in 40 minutes at Michigan (Feb. 22)...led the Terps with 19 points, 11 boards, including 4 free throws down the stretch and a key block, plus 2 assists in win over Nebraska (Feb. 25)...earned third Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll honor (Feb. 26)...led team with 24 points, 7 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals and a block vs. Indiana in Big Ten Quarterfinals (March 2)...scored 14 points with 7 boards, 2 steals, a block and an assist vs. Nebraska in Big Ten Semifinals (March 3)...scored 22 points with 11 rebounds, 4 assists and a block vs. #13 Ohio State in Big Ten title game (March 4)...averaged 20.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists in Terps' three-game Big Ten Tournament run...scored team-high 20 points, 14 in the second half, with 5 boards in NCAA First Round vs. Princeton (March 16)...earned All-Big Ten Academic honors.
As a Freshman (2016-17): Named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team ...picked up first career double-double in first game at Maryland with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists and 2 steals (Nov. 13)...added 14 points, 4 boards, 2 steals and an assists vs. MDES (Nov. 16)...went 5-7 from the field for 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists vs. Mount St. Mary's (Nov. 18)...went 4-5 from the field for 9 points with 3 boards and a block at Niagara (Nov. 20)...added 10 points, 7 boards and a block in win over #21 Arizona State (Nov. 25)...scored 19 points, 15 in the second half, with 5 boards, 4 steals in win over Washington State (Nov. 26)...scored 8 points, all in the second half and including the go-ahead bucket with 2:20 to play at #7 Louisville (Dec. 1)...added 5 boards and 2 assists vs. UMBC (Dec. 4)...went 4-5 from the line for 8 points with 5 boards, 2 steals and a block vs. Towson (Dec. 6)...grabbed 7 rebounds with 3 steals, 2 assists and 3 points vs. Saint Peter's (Dec. 8)...added 5 points with 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals at Loyola (Dec. 12)...scored 18 points, including an 8-0 run herself in the first half, with 6 boards, 4 steals, an assist and a block vs. #1 Connecticut (Dec. 29)...added 12 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals at Minnesota (Jan. 1)...went 4-4 at the line for 8 points with 6 boards, 4 assists at Nebraska (Jan. 4)...added 8 points with 7 boards and an assist vs. Northwestern (Jan. 7)...addd 5 points, 3 boards, 3 assists vs. Penn State (Jan. 11)...added 8 points with 9 boards, 2 assists and a block at Iowa (Jan. 14)...went 6-9 from the field for 16 points with 6 boards, a block and a steal in win vs. Michigan (Jan. 19)...led team with 18 points, 7 boards, an assist, a block and a steal vs. Rutgers (Jan. 22)...named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 23)...scored 8 points with 5 rebounds, 2 steals and a steal at Illinois (Jan. 26)...went 5-7 from the field for 10 points with 8 boards and an assist vs. Iowa (Jan. 29)...added 9 points, including a 6-0 third quarter run hersef, with 6 boards at Purdue (Feb. 2)...added 11 points, 7 in the second half, with 4 boards, 3 assists, a block and a steal at Indiana (Feb. 5)...went 6-10 from the field for 16 points with 8 boards, 2 steals, a block and an assist vs. Illinois (Feb. 9)...scored 15 points with 6 boards, 3 steals and an assist vs. Wisconsin (Feb. 15)...added 7 points and 4 rebounds at #12 Ohio State (Feb. 20)...picked up second career double-double with 11 points, 10 boards, 3 blocks and a steal vs. Minnesota (Feb. 26)...scored 15 points with 6 boards, 2 steals and an assist vs. Minnesota in Big Ten Quarterfinals (March 3)...scored 18 points, 8 in the fourth quarter, with career-high 5 steals, 6 boards in win over Michigan State in Big Ten Semifinals (March 4)...added 2 buckets with 5 boards, 2 steals vs. Purdue in Big Ten championship game (March 5)...added 5 points with 6 boards, a block and a steal vs. Bucknell in the NCAA First Round (March 17)...went 3-5 from the field for 6 points with 7 boards and a steal in 23 minutes vs. #22 WVU in NCAA Second Round (March 19)...added 2 buckets with 4 boards, a block, a steal and an assist vs. Oregon in Sweet Sixteen (March 25).
Before Maryland: 2016 McDonald’s and WBCA All-American…named to the Jordan Brand Classic USA Today All-America Second Team…named Washington Post All-Met Player of the Year as a senior…scored 2,000 points in her career...averaged over 22.0 points and 9.0 rebounds with 13 double-doubles her senior year…the No. 25 overall player by both ESPN and the Collegiate Girls Report and No. 21 by the All Star Girls Report...helped lead Riverdale squad to Dicks High School Nationals championship game at Madison Square Garden her senior year…played first three years at Eleanor Roosevelt High School...averaged 22 points and 10 rebounds as a junior...helped lead Roosevelt team to 72-5 record in three years...named team MVP in all three years at Roosevelt...earned First Team All-Met honors by The Washington Post as a sophomore and junior...led team to 2014 and 2015 Class AAAA State Championships...named The Gazette Player of the Year...reached 1,000 career points as a junior…named Next Sports Phenom Player of the Month in February 2015.
Personal: Parents are Walter and Ruperta Charles…mother ran track at Howard from 1980-84 and was inducted into Howard’s Hall of Fame in 2014…mother also competed in the 1984 Olympic Games…has three older siblings – Darron, Afia and Akil…sister, Afia, ran track at UCF…brother, Akil, plays basketball at St. Francis in Nova Scotia…came to Maryland for the great atmosphere and the people…”The coaches and players are genuine and caring and they work hard”…wants to play professionally and then become a college coach…communication major.
