Thomas Allen (basketball) explained

Thomas Allen
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:175
Birth Date:21 October 1998
Birth Place:Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
High School:Brewster Academy
(Wolfeboro, New Hampshire)
College:
Draft Year:2023

Thomas Allen (born October 21, 1998) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and Nebraska Cornhuskers.

High school career

Recruiting

Allen was one of the nation's top high school shooters and was a consensus top-100 recruit for the class of 2018. A four-star prospect by ESPN, Scout and Rivals, Allen was rated the No. 9 prospect in New England by the New England Recruiting Report.[1] He received offers from Campbell, Cincinnati, East Carolina, George Mason, High Point, Illinois, James Madison, Monmouth, Murray State, N.C. State, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Old Dominion, Rhode Island, Saint Louis, Tennessee, Texas A&M, VCU, Virginia Tech, and Xavier. After official visits to N.C. State, Nebraska, and Saint Louis, Allen committed to N.C. State on October 2, 2016. On February 18, 2017, N.C. State announced head coach Mark Gottfried would not be retained following the 2016–17 season.[2] Allen was granted his release on March 29, 2017, and decided to re-open his recruitment.[3] Despite picking up a late offer from Kansas, Allen committed to Nebraska on April 21, 2017.[4]

College career

Allen started the 2017–18 season coming off the bench for the Cornhuskers. On December 16, 2017, Allen scored a career-high 13 points (3–4 behind the arc) in 14 minutes against Kansas.[5] He averaged 3.2 points per game as a freshman.[6]

As a sophomore, Allen averaged 8.7 points, two assists and 1.3 steals per game. He injured his ankle on February 28, 2019, in a loss to Michigan forcing him to miss the rest of the season. Following the season, Allen announced he was transferring to NC State.[7]

Allen averaged 7.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game as a junior. He suffered an ankle injury in a loss to Duke on February 13, 2021, ending his season.[8]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Nebraska| 32 || 0 || 9.9 || .395 || .354 || .800 || 1.0 || .5 || .2 || .0 || 3.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Nebraska| 29 || 25 || 30.2 || .436 || .364 || .862 || 2.8 || 2.0 || 1.3 || .2 || 8.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| NC State| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| NC State| 17 || 15 || 26.5 || .364 || .379 || .789 || 2.5 || 1.6 || 1.3 || .1 || 7.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| NC State| 26 || 6 || 14.2 || .359 || .333 || .700 || 1.2 || 1.1 || .7 || .1 || 3.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 104 || 46 || 19.3 || .398 || .359 || .808 || 1.8 || 1.3 || .8 || .1 || 5.6

Personal life

Thomas is the son of Clarence and Tonya Simmons. He has one brother, Brandon Smith, and three sisters, Deshadia Allen, Tashari Allen and Racquel Simmons. Thomas is a marketing major at Nebraska.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New England Class of 2017 . New England Recruiting Report . June 26, 2017 . December 17, 2017.
  2. Web site: Mark Gottfried fired at NC State, will finish season . Jeff . Goodman . . February 18, 2017 . December 17, 2017.
  3. Web site: Thomas Allen, NC State's lone recruit, granted a release by the school . Jonathan . Alexander . . March 29, 2017 . December 18, 2017.
  4. Web site: Huskers score huge recruiting win with commitment of Thomas Allen . Chris . Basnett . . April 21, 2017 . December 17, 2017.
  5. News: No. 13 Kansas escapes with a 73-72 win at Nebraska. December 16, 2017 . . December 18, 2017.
  6. News: Smith . R. Cory . Thomas Allen Looking to Get His 'Swag Back' at NC State . April 3, 2020 . 247 Sports . April 6, 2019.
  7. News: Former Husker Thomas Allen transfers to North Carolina State . April 3, 2020 . . April 5, 2019.
  8. Web site: Williams . Justin . NC State guard Thomas Allen to miss the remainder of the 2020-21 season . . July 6, 2021 . March 2, 2021.
  9. Web site: Thomas Allen Player Profile . August 17, 2017 . December 17, 2017.