Jimmy Allen (basketball)

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Jimmy Allen
Army coach Jimmy Allen in 2020.jpg
Allen in 2020.
Current position
TitleHead Coach
Team Emory & Henry
Conference SAC
Record0–0
Biographical details
Born (1971-06-15) June 15, 1971 (age 52)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1989–1993 Emory & Henry
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1996 Emory & Henry (assistant)
1996–2002 Navy (assistant)
2002–2004 Wofford (assistant)
2004–2010 Averett
2010–2016 Army (assistant)
2016–2023Army
2023–2024 New Hampshire (AHC)
2024–presentEmory & Henry
Head coaching record
Overall195–182 (.517)

James Byars Allen Jr. [1] (born June 15, 1971) is an American college basketball coach. He was named the head men's basketball coach at Emory & Henry College on May 17, 2024. [2] Allen was the head men's basketball coach at the United States Military Academy (Army) from 2016 to 2023 [3] and was the head men's basketball coach at Averett University in Danville, Virginia from 2004 to 2010.

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Playing career

Born in El Paso, Texas, Allen lived in West Point, New York for much of his childhood; his father was a 1967 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy who served in the U.S. Army for 20 years. [4] [5] In eleventh grade, he moved to Roanoke, Virginia, where he graduated from Northside High School in 1989. [4] At Emory & Henry College, Allen was a four-year starter for the Emory & Henry Wasps, playing in 117 games and ranked second all-time in assists with 455, and fourth all-time in steals with 162. In 2008, he was inducted in the Emory & Henry Athletic Hall of Fame. [1] Allen graduated from Emory & Henry in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in accounting. [5]

Coaching career

After graduation, Allen got his coaching start at his alma mater, where he stayed for three seasons before joining Don DeVoe's staff at Navy, where he was part of two Patriot League title squads in 1997 and 1998.

From 2002 to 2004, Allen was an assistant at Wofford, before landing his first head coaching job at Averett, where he took over a 0–25 team to lead it to four NCAA Tournament appearances and 97–70 overall record in six seasons, as well as being named a USA South Athletic Conference Coach of the year in 2005, 2007, and 2008. [6]

In 2010, Allen joined Zach Spiker's staff at Army, and was elevated to the head coaching position when Spiker left for Drexel on March 30, 2016.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Averett Cougars (USA South Athletic Conference)(2004–2010)
2004–05Averett 13–146–6T–3rd
2005–06Averett 20–89–31st
2006–07Averett 20–79–31st NCAA Division III First Round
2007–08Averett 14–155–75thNCAA Division III First Round
2008–09Averett 20–1010–21stNCAA Division III Second Round
2009–10Averett 10–166–64th
Averett:97–70 (.581)45–27 (.625)
Army Black Knights (Patriot League)(2016–2023)
2016–17 Army 13–196–128th
2017–18 Army 13–176–12T–8th
2018–19 Army 13–198–10T–5th
2019–20 Army 15–1510–8T–4th
2020–21 Army 12–107–72nd (North) CBI Quarterfinal
2021–22 Army 15–169–95th
2022–23 Army 17–1610–84th
Army:98–112 (.467)56–66 (.459)
Emory & Henry Wasps (South Atlantic Conference)(2024–pres.)
2024-25Emory & Henry
Emory & Henry:0–0 (–)0–0 (–)
Total:195–182 (.517)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References

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