Charli Turner Thorne

Charli Turner Thorne
Biographical details
Born (1966-03-10) March 10, 1966 (age 58)
Van Nuys, California
Playing career
1984–1988Stanford
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1990Washington (grad. asst.)
1990–1993Santa Clara (asst.)
1993–1996Northern Arizona
1996–2022Arizona State
2023Phoenix Mercury (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall528–334 (.613)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Pac-10 Championship 2001
Pac-10 Tournament Championship 2002
Pac-12 Championship 2016
Awards
Pac-10 Coach of the Year 2001
Pac-12 Coach of the Year 2016
Medal record
FIBA Under-21 World Championship for Women
Gold medal – first place 2007 Russia Team Competition
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Serbia Team Competition

Charli Turner Thorne (born March 10, 1966)[1] is a former head coach for the Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team and assistant coach for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA. She has coached for 28 seasons from 1993 to 2022. She is the winningest Sun Devil coach since the team was established and as of 2019, stood as No. 2 all-time in the Pac-10/Pac-12 for career wins.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NCAA Coaches was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Sun Devils Biography of Charli Turner Thorne". Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.