Charel Allen
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| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 23, 1986 Monessen, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Listed weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Monessen (Monessen, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Notre Dame (2004–2008) |
| WNBA draft | 2008: 3rd round, 43rd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 12 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2008 | Sacramento Monarchs |
| 2008–2009 | Ceyhan Belediye |
| 2009–2012 | Dunav 8806 |
| 2012–2013 | Elitzur Netanya |
| 2012–2014 | BC Levski |
| 2014–2015 | Neftokhimik Burgas |
| 2015–2017 | Montana 2003 |
Coaching | |
| 2017–2022 | Cal State Fullerton (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Charel Allen (born July 23, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. A guard, she played high school basketball at Monessen High School, where she was a two-time Pennsylvania Class A Player of the Year and finished her high school career as the fifth-leading scorer in state history. She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2004 to 2008 and was a two-time first-team All-Big East Conference honoree. She was the first player in team history to record college career totals of 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 200 steals.
Allen was selected by the Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in the third round of the 2008 WNBA draft. She played in six regular season games and two playoff games for the Monarchs during the 2008 season. She later played professionally overseas in Turkey, Israel, and Bulgaria from 2008 to 2017. She was a five-time Bulgarian Cup champion. After her playing career, Allen has spent time as an assistant women's basketball coach for the Cal State Fullerton Titans and Notre Dame.
Charel Allen was born on July 23, 1986, in Monessen, Pennsylvania.[1] She played high school basketball at Monessen High School in Monessen, Pennsylvania. Her freshman year, she scored a Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) playoff record 39 points in the Class A title game. She recorded 26.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, 5.1 steals and 5.4 assists per game her senior year, helping the team to a 29–2 record and a Class A state championship. Allen also averaged 29.3 points per game in eight postseason games that season. Overall, she recorded 26.1 points, 10.5 rebounds, 6.4 steals and 5.0 assists per game in high school, being named Associated Press (AP) Pennsylvania Class A Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004, AP first-team all-state in 2002, 2003, and 2004, and Street & Smith's honorable mention All-American in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.[2] She finished her high school career as the fifth-leading scorer in state history with 3,110 points.[3][4] The team had a 100–19 record during her four years at Monessen High. She was also an AAU 16-and-under All-American in 2003.[2] In the class of 2004, she was rated the No. 27 overall prospect in the country by the Blue Star Index, a national recruiting service.[2][5] The "Charel Allen Character Scholarship" was later created, which is given to a Monessen High senior of Allen's choosing.[6]
College career
Allen played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2004 to 2008.[7] She played in 33 games during her freshman season in 2004–05, averaging 7.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.2 steals per game, garnering Big East Conference All-Freshman recognition.[7] She suffered a torn ACL in the 2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament second-round loss to Arizona State.[2] Allen appeared in 30 games in 2005–06, averaging 8.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.4 steals per game.[7] She played in 32 games during the 2006–07 season, averaging 17.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 2.0 steals per game, earning first-team All-Big East and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) honorable mention All-American honors.[8][7] She led the team in points and rebounds that season.[9] She appeared in 34 games her senior year in 2007–08, averaging 15.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.9 steals per game, garnering first-team All-Big East, AP honorable mention All-American, and WBCA honorable mention All-American recognition.[8][7] She led the team in points per game for the second consecutive season.[10] In the 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Allen scored a career-high 35 points in a second-round overtime victory against the Oklahoma Sooners before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to the Tennessee Lady Volunteers.[11][12]
Allen was the first player in team history to record career totals of 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 200 steals.[10] She was also a team captain during her final two seasons at Notre Dame.[11] She was a sociology and computer applications double major, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2008.[2][11][8]