Timmy Allen (born January 9, 2000) is an American

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player for the

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of the

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. He previously played for the

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High school career

Allen grew up playing

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, football and basketball. He played his first two years of

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basketball for Desert Ridge High School in

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. As a sophomore, he averaged 21.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. For his junior season, Allen transferred to Red Mountain High School in Mesa, because the school was closer to where his mother was receiving

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treatment. He sat out his first nine games due to

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transfer rules. As a senior, Allen averaged 29.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. He played

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basketball for the Compton Magic.

Recruiting

Allen was a consensus four-star recruit, with

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considering him the top player from Arizona in the 2018 class. On September 19, 2017, he committed to play

for

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over offers from

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, Texas Tech,

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and

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, among others.

College career

In late January 2019, during his freshman season, Allen registered two

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s in a span of six days, leading Utah to wins over

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and

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. On February 2, he scored a season-high 24 points in an 81–72 loss to Oregon State. As a freshman, Allen averaged 12.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, earning

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All-Freshman Team honors. 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. 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. On December 18, he scored 25 points to lead Utah to a 69–66 upset win over sixth-ranked

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. 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

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player that season to average at least 17 points, seven rebounds, 2.5 assists and one steal per game. Following the season, he declared for the

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, before returning to college. As a junior, Allen averaged 17.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, earning First Team All-Pac-12 honors. After a coaching change at Utah, Allen transferred to

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. He was named to the Second-team All-

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as well as the All-Newcomer Team.

Career statistics

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Personal life

Allen's mother, Elise, died from

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during his junior season in high school, about seven years after being first diagnosed with the disease. His older brother, Teddy, played college basketball for

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and

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and now competes for the

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References

External links

Texas Longhorns bioUtah Utes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Timmy 2000 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Arizona Small forwards Sportspeople from Mesa, Arizona Texas Longhorns men's basketball players Utah Utes men's basketball players