Timmy Allen

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Timmy Allen
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Allen with Utah 2020
Free agent
Position Small forward
Personal information
Born (2000-01-09) January 9, 2000 (age 24)
Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2023: undrafted
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–2024 Memphis Hustle
2024 Memphis Grizzlies
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2022)
  • First-team All-Pac-12 (2021)
  • Second-team All-Pac-12 (2020)
  • Big 12 All-Newcomer Team (2022)
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2019)
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Timmy Allen (born January 9, 2000) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Utah Utes and the Texas Longhorns.

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High school career

Allen grew up playing baseball, football and basketball. [1] He played his first two years of varsity basketball for Desert Ridge High School in Mesa, Arizona. As a sophomore, he averaged 21.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. [2] For his junior season, Allen transferred to Red Mountain High School in Mesa, because the school was closer to where his mother was receiving cancer treatment. He sat out his first nine games due to Arizona Interscholastic Association transfer rules. [3] [4] As a senior, Allen averaged 29.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. [5] He played Amateur Athletic Union basketball for the Compton Magic. [6]

Recruiting

Allen was a consensus four-star recruit, with 247Sports considering him the top player from Arizona in the 2018 class. [7] On September 19, 2017, he committed to play college basketball for Utah over offers from Iowa State, Texas Tech, San Diego State and UCLA, among others. [6] [8]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Timmy Allen
SF 		Mesa, AZ Red Mountain (AZ)6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)Sep 19, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: 4 stars.svg     ESPN: 4 stars.svg    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 96   247Sports: 101   ESPN: —
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Utah 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  • "2018 Utah Utes Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.

College career

In late January 2019, during his freshman season, Allen registered two double-doubles in a span of six days, leading Utah to wins over Colorado and California. [9] On February 2, he scored a season-high 24 points in an 81–72 loss to Oregon State. [10] As a freshman, Allen averaged 12.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, earning Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors. [6] By the time he was a sophomore, he lost 25 lbs (11 kg) and was placed in a leading role, with many key players graduating or transferring. [11] On December 4, 2019, Allen scored a career-high 27 points along with five rebounds and five assists in a 102–95 overtime victory over BYU. [12] On December 18, he scored 25 points to lead Utah to a 69–66 upset win over sixth-ranked Kentucky. [13] Allen averaged 17.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, three assists and 1.2 steals per game as a sophomore and was named to the Second Team All-Pac-12. He was the only Power Five player that season to average at least 17 points, seven rebounds, 2.5 assists and one steal per game. [14] Following the season, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft, [15] before returning to college. [16] As a junior, Allen averaged 17.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, earning First Team All-Pac-12 honors. [17]

After a coaching change at Utah, Allen transferred to Texas. [18] He was named to the Second-team All-Big 12 as well as the All-Newcomer Team. [19] Allen averaged 12.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game. On February 11, 2023, Allen scored his 2,000th point in a win against West Virginia. [20]

Professional career

Memphis Hustle (2023–2024)

After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Allen joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2023 NBA Summer League and on October 16, 2023, he signed with them. [21] However, he was waived two days later [22] and on October 30, he joined the Memphis Hustle [23] where he appeared in 46 matches, while averaging 9.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals in 26.4 minutes. [24]

Memphis Grizzlies (2024)

On April 6, 2024, Allen signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. [24]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 Memphis 5025.1.261.000.5003.41.0.8.02.6
Career5025.1.261.000.5003.41.0.8.02.6

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Utah 292628.8.575.571.7355.12.4.9.212.2
2019–20 Utah 313135.6.441.211.7227.33.01.2.217.3
2020–21 Utah 252535.1.465.268.7696.43.91.3.217.2
2021–22 Texas 343429.0.493.267.7316.42.11.2.412.1
Career11911631.9.483.267.7386.32.81.2.314.6

Personal life

Allen's mother, Elise, died from breast cancer during his junior season in high school, about seven years after being first diagnosed with the disease. [3] [25] His older brother, Teddy, played college basketball for West Virginia and Nebraska and played for the New Mexico State Aggies. And is currently playing for the Winnipeg Sea Bears [1] [26]

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References

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  2. ↑ Obert, Richard (April 23, 2016). "Desert Ridge sophomore Timmy Allen's basketball recruiting taking off". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Obert, Richard (December 1, 2016). "Basketball standout Timmy Allen regroups with life at Red Mountain". The Arizona Republic . Retrieved July 13, 2020.
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