Derrick Allen
Derrick Dewayne Allen (born July 17, 1980) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the Venados de Mazatlán of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA).
Allen in 2018 (black jersey) | |
| Venados de Mazatlán | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | CIBACOPA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 17, 1980 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Gadsden (Gadsden, Alabama) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–2019 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2003–2004 | Keflavík |
| 2004–2006 | Karlsruhe |
| 2006–2007 | Bayer Giants Leverkusen |
| 2007–2010 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
| 2010–2012 | Alba Berlin |
| 2012–2013 | Spirou Charleroi |
| 2013–2014 | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
| 2014–2015 | Löwen Braunschweig |
| 2015–2017 | Rasta Vechta |
| 2017–2019 | Science City Jena |
| As coach: | |
| 2019–2021 | Rasta Vechta (assistant) |
| 2021 | Rasta Vechta |
| 2022–2023 | Capital City Go-Go (assistant) |
| 2023–2024 | Capitanes de Ciudad de México (assistant) |
| 2024–present | Venados de Mazatlán |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Playing career edit
College basketball edit
Growing up in Gadsden, Alabama, Allen attended Gadsden High School[1] before his time at Southern Union State Community College in Wadley, Alabama. In 2000, he was named Alabama Junior Community College Conference (AJCCC) Player of the Year and transferred to Ole Miss following his sophomore year.[2]
He had to redshirt the 2000–01 season due to tendonitis in his left knee.[3] Allen saw action in 60 games with the Ole Miss Rebels between 2001 and 2003, averaging 8.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per contest.[4]
Professional basketball edit
Allen launched his professional basketball career in Iceland, playing for Keflavík in the 2003–04 campaign. He was a key player in Keflavík's double-winning campaign (national championship and cup competition), turning in averages of 23.4 points and 10.5 rebounds in league play.[5] In eight games of the FIBA Europe Cup (FIBA EuroCup Challenge), he averaged 26.6 points and 9.4 boards a contest.[6]
In the following years, Allen made his mark in the German Basketball Bundesliga, playing for BG Karlsruhe, Bayer Giants Leverkusen, the Skyliners Frankfurt and Alba Berlin. He garnered Eurobasket.com All-German Bundesliga Forward of the Year honors in 2008[7] and was a Eurobasket.com All-German Bundesliga First Team selection in 2008,[7] 2010[8] and 2011.[9] He reached the Bundesliga finals with Frankfurt in 2010 and with Berlin in 2011. Over the years, Allen made multiple appearances in international competitions such as the EuroCup, the FIBA EuroChallenge and the FIBA Europe Cup (FIBA EuroCup Challenge).
After spending the 2012–13 season with Belgian powerhouse Spirou BC Charleroi,[10] Allen returned to Germany, enjoying stints with Eisbären Bremerhaven, Basketball Löwen Braunschweig and SC Rasta Vechta. He was part of Vechta's Bundesliga promotion-winning side in 2016. At the end of the 2016–17 Bundesliga season, his Vechta team had to accept relegation from the German top-tier. Allen signed with another BBL team, Science City Jena on May 23, 2017.[11]
Allen announced his retirement from professional basketball in August 2019.[12]
Coaching edit
In September 2019, he was named assistant coach at German Bundesliga side SC Rasta Vechta.[13] He stayed on that job until the end of the 2019–20 season.[14] On August 11, 2020, he has re-signed with Rasta Vechta.[15] Allen was promoted to the head coaching role on March 29, 2021 following the firing of Thomas Päch.[16] Allen's Vechta team was relegated to the German second-tier ProA at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season.[17] He was released in October 2021 after five straight losses.[18] He joined the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League as an assistant coach for the 2022-23 season.[19]
Allen became an assistant coach for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México in 2023.[20]
On April 3, 2024, Allen was named head coach of the Venados de Mazatlán of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico.[21]
References edit
- ^ Smothers, Jimmy. . Gadsden Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ . Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ III, Bill Lumpkin. "Derrick Allen ready for homecoming". Gadsden Times. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "KKÍ.is". gamli.kki.is. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "Derrick Allen | FIBA Europe Cup Men (2004) | FIBA Europe". www.fibaeurope.com. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ a b . www.eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ . www.eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ . www.eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "ALLEN, DERRICK – Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". www.euroleague.net. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ (in German). Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles (August 12, 2019). "Derrick Allen Will Never Be Forgotten". EuroBasket.com.
- ^ Zeitung, Süddeutsche. "Ex-Profi Derrick Allen wird Co-Trainer bei Rasta Vechta". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ "ANDERE WEGE: TRIO VERLÄSST RASTA, ZAPATA NACH HAMBURG!". www.rasta-vechta.de (in German). Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ "Zwei Neue, Ein Bekkanter: Rastas Kader wächst weiter!". Sportando. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "WECHSEL: DERRICK ALLEN ÜBERNIMMT FÜR PÄCH!". www.rasta-vechta.de (in German). Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ "Abstieg statt Sensation: Rasta Vechta muss runter in die 2. Liga". OM online. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ "DERRICK ALLEN NICHT MEHR HEAD COACH VON RASTA VECHTA!". www.rasta-vechta.de (in German). Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ "Go-Go announce 2022-23 roster". Capital City Go-Go. November 2, 2022. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- ^ "Derrick Allen, Assistant Coach". Mexico City Capitanes. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ "Directo de los Capitanes de la CDMX, Derrick Allen arriba al puerto para tomar el timón de Venados Basketball". CIBACOPA.org (in Spanish). April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
External links edit
- profile at eurocupbasketball.com
- profile at eurobasket.com Profile
- profile at fibaeurope.com
- Profile at realgm.com