John Allen (basketball)

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John Allen
College Seton Hall
Sport Basketball
Position Guard
Nickname Tootie
Career {{{career_start}}} – present
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight 204 lb (93 kg)
Nationality USA
Born November 1, 1982 (1982-11-01) (age 25)
Coatesville, Pennsylvania
High school Coatesville High School,
Coatesville, PA

John Allen, also known as Tootie by friends and family, is a professional basketball player overseas. Allen hails from Coatesville, Pennsylvania, and played college basketball at Seton Hall University from 2001-2005. Allen is currently 15th all time in Seton Hall scoring (1,466), while averaging 12.3 points per game. Allen is also 4th all time in minutes played (3,821) and 6th all time in career starts (111) at Seton Hall University.

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[edit] Awards

  • 2000 & 2001 All-State Pennsylvania
  • 2001 Parade Magazine 2nd Team All-American
  • 2001 McDonald's All-American Honorable Mention
  • 2001 USA Today 3rd Team All USA
  • 2001 SLAM Magazine All-American Honorable Mention
  • 2001 EA Sports Roundball Classic (leading scorer)
  • 2002 All Big East Rookie Team
  • 2003 Metropolitan 2nd Team
  • 2005 USBL Rookie of the Year

[edit] Achievements

  • Coatesville (PA) High School's All Time Leading Scorer (2,372)surpassing Detroit Pistons great Richard Hamilton (basketball).
  • Averaged 26 points per game as senior, leading Coatesville to State Class AAAA Title.
  • Scored 29 points for East in 2001 EA Sports Roundball Classic All-American Game.

[edit] Personal

  • Degree in Communications from Seton Hall University, 2005.
  • Enjoys soccer.
  • Cousin of Dallas Mavericks forward Malik Allen
  • Family owns "Allen's on First", a Soul Food Restaurant on 1st Avenue in Coatesville, PA.


[edit] Former Teams

  • 1998-2001 Coatesville (PA) High School
  • 2001-2005 Seton Hall University- South Orange, NJ (Big East Conference)
  • 2005 New Jersey Flyers of the USBL (United States Basketball League)
  • 2005 Detroit Pistons Summer League Team
  • 2005-2006 Kouvot Bears of Korisliiga in Finland
  • 2006-2007 Ironi Ramat Gan of Premier League in Israel
  • 2007-2008 New Yorker Phantoms of Bundesliga in Germany.

[edit] Links

New Yorker Phantoms

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