Allen A Preseason Wooden Candidate

Notre Dame guard Charel Allen is a preseason candidate for the Wooden Award, given to the best men's and women's college basketball player.
The senior from Monessen, Pa. is one of 30 preseason picks and one of eight Big East conference players selected.

The Preseason Wooden List:
Matee Ajavon, Sr., G, Rutgers; Charel Allen, Sr., G, Notre Dame; Jolene Anderson, Sr., G, Wisconsin; Nicky Anosike, Sr., C, Tennessee; Jayne Appel, Soph., F, Stanford; Kimberly Beck, Sr., G, George Washington; Tina Charles, Soph., C, Connecticut; Marissa Coleman, Jr., G/F, Maryland; Allyssa DeHaan, Soph., C, Michigan State; Essence Carson, Sr., F, Rutgers; Sylvia Fowles, Sr., C, LSU; Devanei Hampton, Jr., F/C, California; Amber Harris, Soph., F, Xavier; Alexis Hornbuckle, Sr., G, Tennessee; Tasha Humphrey, Sr., F, Georgia; Crystal Kelly, Sr., F, Western Kentucky; Crystal Langhorne, Sr., F/C, Maryland; Erlana Larkins, Sr., F, North Carolina; Angel McCoughtry, Jr., F, Louisville; Renee Montgomery, Jr., G, Connecticut; Mandy Morales, Jr., G, Montana; Marscilla Packer, Sr., G, Ohio State; Courtney Paris, Jr., C, Oklahoma; Candace Parker, Jr., G/F/C, Tennessee; Takia Starks, Soph., G, Texas A&M; Kristi Toliver, Jr., G, Maryland; Kia Vaughn, Jr., C, Rutgers; Mercedes Walker, Sr., C, Pittsburgh; Abby Waner, Jr., G, Duke; Candice Wiggins, Sr., G, Stanford.
-By Michael Rothstein of The Journal Gazette