Anderson is a finalist at 4th Annual O'Charley's Dinner of Champions 2/7/02

Vanderbilt junior center Chantelle Anderson is a finalist for two awards tonight at the 4th Annual O'Charley's Dinner of Champions. Anderson is a finalist for the 2001 Amateur Athletics Award and the 2001 Sports Person of the Year.

The event will be held tonight (Feb. 7) at Gaylord Opryland Hotel's Presidential Ballroom a 7 pm. A silent auction will begin at 5:30 pm.

A pre-season Naismith Candidate, Anderson helped lead the Commodores to a 24-10 record last season and a nation-leading 54.5 percent field goal percentage. Vanderbilt advanced to the NCAA Regional Final game for the fourth time and lost to eventual national champion Notre Dame. Anderson led the nation in field goal percentage with a 72.3 percentage, just .1 percent off the NCAA record. The Commodores claimed a runnerup finish in the SEC Tournament after defeating LSU, and #1 Tennessee and falling to #4 Georgia in the finals.

The O'Charley's Dinner of Champions was created by the Nashville Sports Council in 1999 as a way to salute amateur and professional sports in Middle Tennessee.