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Charli Turner Thorne
Charli Turner Thorne is the head coach of the Arizona State women's basketball team. She graduated from Stanford in 1988 and in 2009 entered her 13th season with the school. She is also the winningest coach in Sun Devil history.
• The winningest coach in Sun Devil history (225-145) and No. 4 in the Pac-10 in most career wins, Charli Turner Thorne has led the Arizona State women's basketball team to the NCAA Tournament six times in the last eight years, including the last four seasons. The six NCAA appearances are three more than what ASU had in the 15 years prior to Turner Thorne's arrival in Tempe.
• With 22 wins in 2007-08 Turner Thorne has now led the Sun Devils to four consecutive seasons of 20 or more wins for the first time in program history. The four consecutive NCAA appearances is also the longest such streak in program history.
• In 2006-07 Turner Thorne guided the Sun Devils to a school record 31 wins, including a school record 16 Pac-10 wins, and led them to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. The Sun Devils concluded the 2006-07 season ranked No. 8 in the final USA Today/ESPN coaches poll and No. 10 in the final Associated Press poll, their highest FINAL rankings in each of the respective polls in school history.
• In 2005-06 Turner Thorne guided ASU to a 25-7 record and also led the Sun Devils to their seventh consecutive postseason berth. During the second half of that season Turner Thorne led ASU on a school record 10-game winning streak after leading the Sun Devils to a school record-tying nine-game winning streak earlier in the season (also led ASU to its first Top 10 ranking in 22 years).
• In 2004-05 directed ASU to a 24-10 overall record and its first NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance in 22 years.
• Led her 2001-02 team to a 25-9 record, which at the time had tied the single-season school record for most wins.
• Guided ASU to a share of the Pac-10 title in 2001 and the inaugural Pac-10 Tournament title in 2002, the first league championships in school history.
• Led Northern Arizona University to consecutive winning seasons in 1994-95 and 1995-96, the first coach in school history to accomplish that feat.
• As a player, lettered four years at Stanford where she played under Tara VanDerveer.
• During the 2007 offseason Turner Thorne served as an assistant coach on USA Basketball's U21 World Championship Team which won the gold medal at the FIBA U21 World Championship in Moscow, Russia.
• Is currently on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) Board of Directors.
• Graduated from Stanford in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in psychology and later earned her master's degree in education from Washington in 1990.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Even after a 36-point win, Arizona State coach Charli Turner Thorne knows her team will have to play a lot better Saturday when it faces No. 9 Xavier.
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From azcentral.com
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The Devils, coached by the marvelous Charli Turner Thorne (pictured) and ranked No. 16 in the preseason AP poll, kicks off the regular season against the Jackrabbits of SDSU. The Devils return two senior starters (Kayli Murphy, Danielle Orsillo) from last years Elite Eight squad.
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From phoenixnewtimes.com
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After three years of steady improvement, Herb Sendek and his Arizona State Sun Devils will have their work cut out for them this season. With the departure of two players to the NBA who helped change the culture of college basketball in Tempe, ASU will have to rely on returning players who will need some newcomers to contribute in their efforts to return to the NCAA Tournament.
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From rss.scout.com
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A lot of people in Tempe have gained an added interest in the Sun Devils' basketball program, especially considering the recent success ASU have shown.
However, much the teams' production in the past couple of seasons, and overall difference between wins and losses, is now residing in Oklahoma City, playing in the National Basketball Association.
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From bleacherreport.com
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