Charlise Dunn (born September 30, 2003) is an Australian professional basketball player who plays for the Sydney Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). She was selected in the third round of the 2026 WNBA draft by the Toronto Tempo. She played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Davidson Wildcats.
Early life Dunn was born on September 30, 2003, in Victoria, Australia. She attended Lake Ginninderra College in Canberra, Australia.
College career
Dunn started her college career with Virginia Tech in 2022.
She transferred to Davidson College following the 2022–23 season, playing three seasons for the Wildcats. She was named All-Atlantic 10 Conference three times, including Atlantic 10 Conference First Team in 2026.
She became the first player in Davidson program history to be selected in the WNBA draft and the first Davidson basketball player drafted since Stephen Curry in the 2009 NBA Draft.
Professional career
Sydney Flames On April 17, 2026, Dunn signed a two-year deal with the Sydney Flames of the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
WNBA On April 13, 2026, Dunn was selected by the Toronto Tempo in the third round, 36th overall, of the 2026 WNBA draft. International Dunn won gold with Australia at the FIBA U15 Women's Oceania Championship in 2018, where she was named tournament MVP. She also won gold at the FIBA U17 Women's Oceania Championship in 2019.
In 2021, Dunn won a silver medal with Australia at the FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.
Career statistics
College
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Virginia Tech | 11 || 0 || 5.5 || 33.3 || 16.7 || 100.0 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 0.7 || 1.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| Davidson | 23 || 16 || 29.9 || 41.7 || 33.3 || 85.5 || 6.1 || 1.7 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 2.4 || 12.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| Davidson | 28 || 25 || 29.2 || 36.1 || 30.3 || 75.8 || 6.2 || 1.7 || 1.6 || 1.2 || 2.6 || 12.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025–26 | style="text-align:left;"| Davidson | 33 || 33 || 33.6 || 40.8 || 30.9 || 83.5 || 7.4 || 1.9 || 1.8 || 0.7 || 2.5 || 15.3 |- class="sortbottom" |style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 95 || 74 || 28.1 || 39.4 || 30.9 || 82.1 || 5.9 || 1.6 || 1.4 || 0.9 || 2.2 || 12.1 |- class="sortbottom" |style="text-align:center;" colspan="14"|Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.
References
External links
Davidson Wildcats biography FIBA profile Basketball-Reference profile