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Charel Allen
Personal information
Born (1986-07-23) July 23, 1986 (age 38)
Monessen, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight135 lb (61 kg)
Career information
High schoolMonessen (Monessen, Pennsylvania)
CollegeNotre Dame (2004–2008)
WNBA draft2008: 3rd round, 43rd overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs
PositionGuard
Number12
Career history
As player:
2008Sacramento Monarchs
As coach:
2017–2022Cal State Fullerton (assistant)
2022–presentNotre Dame (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-Big East (2007–2008)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Charel Allen (born July 23, 1986) is an American former professional basketball guard who played for the Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, for whom she is currently an assistant coach.

Early life

Charel Allen was born on July 23, 1986 in Monessen, Pennsylvania.[1] She played high school basketball at Monessen High School in Monessen, Pennsylvania.[2] Her freshman year, she set a Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) postseason record with 39 points in the Class A title.[2] She averaged 26.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 5.1 steals per game her senior year, helping the team to a 29–2 record and a Class A state championship.[2] Allen also averaged 29.3 points per game in eight postseason games that season.[2] Overall, she averaged 26.1 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 6.4 steals 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.[3] The team had a 100–19 during her four years at Monessen High.[2] 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.[2] The "Charel Allen Character Scholarship" was later created, which is given to a Monessen High senior of Allen's choosing.[4]

College career

Allen played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2004 to 2008.[5] 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 recognition.[5] 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.[5] 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.[6][5] She led the team in points and rebounds that season.[7] 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.[6][5] She led the team in points per game for the second consecutive season.[8] 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 Volunteers.[9][10]

Allen was the first player in team history to record career totals of 1,500 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 200 steals.[8] She was also a team captain during her final two seasons at Notre Dame.[9] She was a double major in sociology and computer applications and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2008.[2][9][6]

Professional career

Allen was selected by the Sacramento Monarchs in the third round, with the 43rd overall pick, of the 2008 WNBA draft.[1] She played in six games for the Monarchs in 2008, averaging 2.7 points and 1.0 rebounds per game.[1] She also played three minutes total during two playoff games.[1] She was waived on June 4, 2009 before the start of the 2009 season.[1]

Allen signed with the San Antonio Silver Stars on April 14, 2010.[11] She was waived on May 13, 2010.[1]

Allen also played overseas in Bulgaria for four different teams from 2009 to 2017, winning league titles in 2012 and 2016 and winning the Bulgarian Cup in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2017.[6][12] She earned first-team all-league honors in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2016 and was the Player of the Year in 2014.[6] She also played in Turkey and Israel.[12]

Coaching career

Allen started working as a skill development trainer in 2009.[6] In 2011, she founded The Charel Allen Basketball Camp and Highlight Game in Pennsylvania.[6][4] She was an assistant coach at Monessen Middle School during the 2013–14 season.[6] While in Bulgaria, she was a player-coach in 2016 and 2017.[6]

Allen was an assistant coach for the Cal State Fullerton Titans women's basketball team from the 2017–18 season to the 2021–22 season.[6][9] She was also the team's associate head coach during the final season.[6] She assisted with recruiting during her time at Cal State Fullerton as well.[6]

In July 2022, Allen returned to Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team as an assistant coach.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Charel Allen". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Charel Allen". fightingirish.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Stewart, Wayne (May 30, 2024). "Allen: From small school to prestigious Notre Dame". monvalleyindependent.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Sellew, Jeremy (June 10, 2014). "Allen extends pro basketball career". triblive. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Charel Allen". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Charel Allen". fullertontitans.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "2006-07 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Women's Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Wald, Bruce (April 27, 2008). "Former Monessen star Allen selected in WNBA Draft". triblive.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Charel Allen". Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Tennessee Defeats Irish in Sweet Sixteen". fightingirish.com. March 31, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  11. ^ Brown, Merrisa (April 14, 2010). "Silver Stars sign three". mysanantonio.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Gonzalez, Arnulfo (March 25, 2019). "Charel Allen brings her decorated overseas career to CSUF women's basketball". dailytitan.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
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