Jeff Allen (basketball)

Jeffery Edward Allen Jr. (born June 12, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Cañeros del Este of the Dominican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto.[1] Prior to signing with them in February 2021, Jeff played in the Cypriot League where he was 1st in the league in RPG (rebounds per game)13.3, EFF (efficiency) 28.3, and BPG (blocks per game)1.6 and 2nd in PPG (points per game) at 21.3 while shooting 57% from the field.[2][3][4] Allen won 'League Player of the Week' on an impressive league high 4 occasions in 2020 (Week 1,4,5 and 13).[5][6][7][8] He also was awarded with All-Imports Team, All-Defensive Team, All-Second Team, and Newcomer of the year by the Eurobasket.com All-Cyprus League Awards 2021.[9]

Jeff Allen
Allen in action with Hapoel Haifa.
No. 16 – Cañeros del Este
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueLiga Nacional de Baloncesto
Personal information
Born (1987-06-12) June 12, 1987
Washington, D.C.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolHargrave Military Academy
(Chatham, Virginia)
CollegeVirginia Tech (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Olympique Antibes
2012–2013Hapoel Tel Aviv
2013–2014Hapoel Afula
2014Maccabi Haifa
2015Šiauliai
2015–2016Hapoel Tel Aviv
2016–2017Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2017Hapoel Tel Aviv
2018Hapoel Afula
2018–2019Hapoel Haifa
2019BC San Carlos
2020–2021Apollon Limassol
2021Kaposvari KK
2021–presentCañeros del Este
Career highlights and awards

He played college basketball for Virginia Tech in the ACC where he was a 4-year starter. Over the 4 years Allen averaged 12.7 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 1.7 SPG, and 1.1 BPG while playing an average of 29 minutes per game.[10][11]

College career

In his four-year career at Virginia Tech between 2007 and 2011, Allen played in 134 career games and made 130 starts. He became the first player in ACC history to record 1,500 career points, 1,000 rebounds, 200 steals and 150 blocked shots.[12]

Professional career

After going un-drafted in the 2011 NBA draft, Allen moved to France and played for Olympique Antibes during the 2011–12 LNB Pro B season. In 32 games for Antibes, he averaged 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game.[13]

In 2012, Allen began a successful career playing in Israel, signing with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2012–13 season. After an injury hit year in 2012–13, Allen moved clubs and joined Hapoel Afula for the 2013–14 season.[14] In 34 games for Afula, he averaged 19.5 points, 13.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.6 blocks per game.

On July 22, 2014, Allen signed a two-year deal with Maccabi Haifa.[15] However, his stint with Haifa only lasted half a season after being released by the club on December 7, 2014.[14] The following month, he signed with Šiauliai of Lithuania for the rest of the season.[16] In 20 league games for Šiauliai, he averaged 5.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.

On September 24, 2015, Allen signed a short-term contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv, returning to the club for a second stint.[17]

On September 1, 2016, Allen signed with Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Liga Leumit.[18]

On September 10, 2017, Allen returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2017–18 season.[19] However, on December 9, 2017, Allen was released by Hapoel after appearing in eight games.[20] On January 11, 2018, Allen returned for a second stint in Hapoel Afula for the rest of the season, joining his former teammate Tre Simmons.[21]

On August 1, 2018, Allen signed a one-year deal with Peristeri in Greece.[22] However, on October 21, 2018, Allen parted ways with Peristeri and joined Hapoel Haifa.[23]

On August 30, 2020, Allen signed with Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot League.[24][25]

On February 2, 2021, Allen signed with Kaposvari KK of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NB I/A).[26] He averaged 18.7 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game. On August 23, 2021, Allen signed with Cañeros del Este of the Dominican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto.[27]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Allen competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for the number one seeded FCM Untouchables. Competing for the $2 million grand prize, Allen averaged 8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game on 67% shooting from the field. The Untouchables advanced to the Super 16 Round where they were defeated 85–71 by Team FOE, a Philadelphia-based team coached by NBA forwards Markieff and Marcus Morris.[28]

References
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  2. "Στατιστικά ΟΠΑΠ Basket League". Triponta.com.cy. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  3. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  4. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings – eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  5. "Cypriot OPAP Basket League round 1 best performance: Jeff Allen – eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  6. "Cypriot OPAP Basket League round 4 best performance: Jeff Allen (by Interperformances) – eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  7. "Jeff Allen claims Cypriot OPAP Basket League Interperformances weekly honour – eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  8. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  9. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  10. "Jeff Allen College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  11. "Jeff Allen Player Profile, Virginia Tech, News, Rumors, NCAA Stats, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Bests, Awards – RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  12. "Jeff Allen bio". Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  13. "Jeffery Edward ALLEN JR. | Season 2011/2012". Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  14. "ShamSports.com: Jeff Allen player profile".
  15. Jeff Allen Signs For Two Seasons
  16. "Jeff Allen moves to BC Siauliai". Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  17. "Hapoel Tel Aviv signs Jeff Allen". Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  18. "Basketball News, Scores, Stats, Analysis, Standings". www.eurobasket.com.
  19. "Jeff Allen re-signs with Hapoel Tel Aviv". Sportando.com. September 10, 2017.
  20. "הפועל ת"א החליטה לשחרר את ג'ף אלן מהקבוצה". one.co.il (in Hebrew). December 9, 2017.
  21. "חוזר למקורות: ג'ף אלן חתם בהפועל עפולה". one.co.il (in Hebrew). January 11, 2018.
  22. "Jeff Allen signs one-season contract with Peristeri BC". sdna.gr. August 1, 2018.
  23. "ג'ף אלן חתם בהפועל חיפה, פורצ'ן שוחרר". one.co.il (in Hebrew). October 21, 2018.
  24. "Cypriot Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings – eurobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  25. "Hazan Sports Management on Instagram: "Huge congrats to @cool_jeffallen on signing this season in Cyprus. Really excited to see you back on the floor #cyprus #limassol #nba…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  26. "Jeff Allen csapatunk új centere". www.delfinek.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  27. "Caneros add Allen to their roster, ex Kaposvari". Eurobasket. August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  28. "Game 51 | the Basketball Tournament". Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
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