Trevon Allen Explained

Trevon Allen
Number:25
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:190
League:Greek Basket League
Team:ASK Karditsas
Birth Date:16 February 1998
Nationality:American
High School:Clarkston
(Clarkston, Washington)
College:Idaho (2016–2020)
Draft Year:2020
Career Start:2020
Years1:2020–2021
Team1:Starogard Gdański
Years2:2021–2022
Team2:Pallacanestro Cantù
Years3:2022–2023
Team3:JuVi Cremona
Years4:2023–2024
Team4:CSO Voluntari
Years5:2024–present
Team5:Karditsa
Highlights:

Trevon Allen (born February 16, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Karditsa of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the Idaho Vandals.

High school career

Allen grew up on the Nez Perce Tribe reservation in Lapwai, Idaho. Allen attended Clarkston High School in Washington. As a junior and senior, he was named Great Northern League player of the year. Allen averaged 17.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, shooting 41 percent from 3-point range.[1] Allen led Clarkston to back-to-back Class 2A Washington state titles in 2015 and 2016 and a combined 51–2 record. He averaged 24.5 points per game as a senior while earning Washington 2A player of the year.[2] On September 17, 2015, Allen committed to Idaho over an offer from Eastern Washington.[1]

College career

As a freshman, Allen averaged 5.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game and made 11 starts. With the return of starting point guard Perrion Callendret from injury, Allen saw fewer minutes as a sophomore and averaged 4.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.[3] As a junior, he averaged 14.0 points per game, 4.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.[2] Following his junior season in which Idaho finished 5–27, coach Don Verlin was fired. During Allen's senior year, he emerged as a leader on the team, playing both guard positions and small forward, and was called "a great ambassador for our program and this university" by new coach Zac Claus.[4] On February 8, 2020, Allen scored a career-high 36 points in an 82–71 loss against Montana. In his final three games, he scored 33 points in a win over Idaho State, 32 points in a loss to Weber State and 35 points in a loss to Southern Utah.[5] As a senior, Allen averaged 21.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game while shooting 44.9 percent from the field.[6] He earned Second Team All-Big Sky honors.

Professional career

On July 10, 2020, Allen signed his first professional contract with Starogard Gdański of the Polish Basketball League.[7] He averaged 19.5 points. 5.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. On August 9, 2021, Allen signed with Pallacanestro Cantù of the Lega Basket Serie A.[8]

The Basketball Tournament

Allen joined the Peoria All-Stars in The Basketball Tournament 2020 after Vandals teammate A.J. Youngman asked him if he would like to play for his father, an assistant coach for the All-Stars. Allen scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the 80–65 opening round loss to Herd That.[9]

On July 31, 2024, he joined Karditsa of the Greek Basket League.[10]

Personal life

Allen's father, Alan Allen, played football at Idaho and had a three-year career in the World League of American Football. His mother Sonya Samuels Allen is a Nez Perce tribal housing official, and she enrolled her son in the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.[2] Allen's younger brother Tru is the all-time leading scorer at Clarkston High School and committed to play for Northwest Nazarene.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Grummert . Dale . Clarkston star Allen commits to Idaho hoops . August 26, 2020 . . September 17, 2015.
  2. News: College Basketball Review: Trevon Allen Edition . August 27, 2020 . ITA Native Sports . May 13, 2019.
  3. News: Wiebe . Stephan . UI MEN'S BASKETBALL: Transition mode for the Vandals . August 27, 2020 . . October 25, 2018.
  4. News: Harriman . Peter . Trevon Allen taking time to enjoy final games with Idaho Vandals . August 26, 2020 . . February 24, 2020.
  5. News: Marin scores 19 to lead Southern Utah past Idaho in Big Sky . August 26, 2020 . . . March 11, 2020.
  6. News: Trevon Allen Signs Professional Basketball Contract With Team in Poland . August 26, 2020 . Big Country News Connection . July 10, 2020.
  7. News: Next stop Poland, for UI's Allen . . August 26, 2020 . July 13, 2020.
  8. News: Rosenbaum . Cary . Trevon Allen continues basketball career in Italy . January 16, 2022 . Confederated Umatilla Journal . August 9, 2021.
  9. News: Harriman . Peter . Former Idaho standout Trevon Allen makes most of The Basketball Tournament experience . August 26, 2020 . . July 7, 2020.
  10. Web site: Trevon Allen (ex Voluntari) agreed terms with Karditsas . 2024-07-31 . basketball.eurobasket.com.
  11. News: Clark . Colton . Tru Allen off to play basketball at Northwest Nazarene . August 26, 2020 . . April 15, 2020.