Former UConn star Tina Charles, who followed up her WNBA Rookie of the Year season with the Connecticut Sun with an impressive showing with Nadezhda during the recently-completed Euroleague season, has been signed by Galatasay.

Charles led the Euroleague with nine double-doubles and an average of 7.7 field goals made per game while ranking in the top five points (19.0), rebounds (12.3), minutes (34.2) and blocked shots (1.2) in her first season in the Euroleague.

One of her teammates for the Istanbul, Turkey squad will be Alba Torrens, who could also be her teammate in the WNBA is the Spanish guard opts to sign with the Connecticut Sun after playing for Spain in the European Championships.