Former UConn star Tina Charles is one of four professional athletes nominated for the Sports Humanitarian of the Year Award.
Charles, the all-time leading rebounder in UConn history, has donated half of her WNBA salary in each of the last two seasons to the Hopey's Heart Foundation which was created to not only honor the memory of her late aunt but also placing defibrillators into schools to prevent students from succumbing to sudden cardiac arrest.
Charles is currently second in the WNBA in scoring (19.7 PPG) and rebounding (9.7) heading into tonight's New York/Connecticut game at Mohegan Sun Arena.