Charel Allen

Biography

Charel Allen was a two-time All-American and two-time First Team All-Big East selection who served as team captain over her final two seasons at Notre Dame. She averaged 17.0 points and 6.2 rebounds as a junior and led the Irish to a Sweet 16 berth during her senior year, scoring a career-high 35 points in a second-round overtime win over Oklahoma. She was the first player in school history to amass 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 200 steals in her career and ranks 17th on the all-time scoring list with 1,566 career points. Allen played professionally in Bulgaria for eight years beginning in 2009, becoming a five-time Bulgarian League champion, four-time All-Bulgarian League First Team selection and 2014 Player of the Year. She was also selected in the third round of the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Sacramento Monarchs. As an assistant coach at Notre Dame since 2022, Allen has coached multiple award-winning players including Hannah Hidalgo, who became the first player in Irish program history to win the Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year, and Cassandre Prosper, an ACC Second Team selection and No. 18 overall WNBA draft pick.