Jerome Allen (basketball)
Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||
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Position | Coach | ||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
January 28, 1973 ||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school | Episcopal Academy (Merion, Pennsylvania) |
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College | Penn (1991–1995) | ||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49th overall | ||||||||||||
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 1995–2009 | ||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||
Number | 53 | ||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2009–2015 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||
1997 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||
1997–1999 | CSP Limoges (France) | ||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Ülkerspor (Turkey) | ||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Virtus Roma (Italy) | ||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Tau Cerámica (Spain) | ||||||||||||
2003 | Snaidero Cucine Udine (Italy) | ||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Napoli (Italy) | ||||||||||||
2006 | PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece) | ||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Snaidero Cucine Udine (Italy) | ||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Veroli Basket (Italy) | ||||||||||||
2009 | Snaidero Cucine Udine (Italy) | ||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||
2009 | Snaidero Cucine Udine (Italy) | ||||||||||||
2009–2015 | Penn (NCAA) | ||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
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Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||
Points | 336 (2.9 ppg) | ||||||||||||
Rebounds | 123 (1.1 rpg) | ||||||||||||
Assists | 201 (1.7 apg) | ||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||
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Jerome Byron Allen (born January 28, 1973) is an NBA assistant coach who coaches the Boston Celtics. He was head coach for the University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team until getting fired after the 2014–15 season.
Allen, a 6'4" (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) shooting guard from the University of Pennsylvania, was a two-time Ivy League player of the year for the Quakers. A four-year starter, he led them to Ivy League titles in each of his last three seasons (1993–95) - all with a perfect 14-0 conference mark.[1]
He was selected 49th overall (2nd round, pick 20) by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1995 NBA Draft. He also briefly played with the Indiana Pacers and the Denver Nuggets, and spent time in France, Italy (with Lottomatica Roma, Carpisa Napoli and Snaidero Udine), Greece, Spain and Turkey.[2]
In 2009, he became an assistant coach for the University of Pennsylvania's men's basketball team.[3] On December 14, 2009, Allen was named interim head coach of the Penn men's basketball team after the firing of Glen Miller.[4] On March 31, 2010, he was announced as the new permanent head coach of the Penn Men's Basketball team.[5] He resigned his position as head coach effective on March 10, 2015.[6] On July 11, 2015 he became the assistant coach for the Boston Celtics.
Head coaching record
as of end of 2014–15 season
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Penn (Ivy League) (2009–2015) | |||||||||
2009–10 | Penn | 6–15 | 5–9 | T–5th | |||||
2010–11 | Penn | 13–15 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
2011–12 | Penn | 20–13 | 11–3 | 2nd | CBI Quarterfinals | ||||
2012–13 | Penn | 9–22 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
2013–14 | Penn | 8–20 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
2014–15 | Penn | 9–19 | 4–10 | 8th | |||||
Penn: | 65–104 | 38–46 | |||||||
Total: | 65–104 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
Notes
- ↑ http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/ivy/2009-12-14-penn-miller-fired_N.htm
- ↑ Euroleague.net profile
- ↑ Jerome Allen Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach. Retrieved on October 29, 2009.
- ↑ [1]. Retrieved on December 14, 2009.
- ↑ [2]. Retrieved on April 16, 2010.
- ↑ [3]. Retrieved on March 19, 2015.
External links
- NBA.com profile
- College & NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com
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