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.[3][4] In eleventh grade, he moved to Roanoke, Virginia, where he graduated from Northside High School in 1989.[3] At Emory and Henry College, Allen was a four-year starter for the Emory and 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 and Henry Athletic Hall of Fame.[1] Allen graduated from Emory and Henry in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in accounting.[4]
Coaching careeredit
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.[5]
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.
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
Referencesedit
^ ab"Jimmy Allen". Emory & Henry College Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
^"Jimmy Allen". U.S. Military Academy. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ abDoughty, Doug (March 30, 2016). "New Army basketball coach praises Timesland influences". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ ab"Jimmy Allen" (PDF). 2013–14 Army Basketball. U.S. Military Academy. 2013. p. 10. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
jimmy, allen, basketball, james, byars, allen, born, june, 1971, american, college, basketball, coach, head, basketball, coach, united, states, military, academy, army, from, 2016, 2023, allen, head, basketball, coach, averett, university, danville, virginia, . James Byars Allen Jr 1 born June 15 1971 is an American college basketball coach He was the head men s basketball coach at the United States Military Academy Army from 2016 to 2023 2 Allen was the head men s basketball coach at Averett University in Danville Virginia from 2004 to 2010 Jimmy AllenAllen in 2020 Current positionTitleAssociate Head CoachTeamNew HampshireConferenceAmerica EastBiographical detailsBorn 1971 06 15 June 15 1971 age 52 El Paso Texas U S Playing career1990 1993Emory and HenryCoaching career HC unless noted 1993 1996Emory and Henry assistant 1996 2002Navy assistant 2002 2004Wofford assistant 2004 2010Averett2010 2016Army assistant 2016 2023Army2023 presentNew Hampshire AHC Head coaching recordOverall195 182 517 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 Head coaching record 4 ReferencesPlaying career editBorn 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 3 4 In eleventh grade he moved to Roanoke Virginia where he graduated from Northside High School in 1989 3 At Emory and Henry College Allen was a four year starter for the Emory and 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 and Henry Athletic Hall of Fame 1 Allen graduated from Emory and Henry in 1993 with a bachelor s degree in accounting 4 Coaching career editAfter 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 5 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 editStatistics overview Season Team Overall Conference Standing PostseasonAverett Cougars USA South Athletic Conference 2004 2010 2004 05 Averett 13 14 6 6 T 3rd2005 06 Averett 20 8 9 3 1st2006 07 Averett 20 7 9 3 1st NCAA Division III First Round2007 08 Averett 14 15 5 7 5th NCAA Division III First Round2008 09 Averett 20 10 10 2 1st NCAA Division III Second Round2009 10 Averett 10 16 6 6 4thAverett 97 70 581 45 27 625 Army Black Knights Patriot League 2016 2023 2016 17 Army 13 19 6 12 8th2017 18 Army 13 17 6 12 T 8th2018 19 Army 13 19 8 10 T 5th2019 20 Army 15 15 10 8 T 4th2020 21 Army 12 10 7 7 2nd North CBI Quarterfinal2021 22 Army 15 16 9 9 5th2022 23 Army 17 16 10 8 4thArmy 98 112 467 56 66 459 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 championReferences edit a b Jimmy Allen Emory amp Henry College Sports Hall of Fame Retrieved 2017 04 16 Jimmy Allen U S Military Academy Retrieved October 25 2020 a b Doughty Doug March 30 2016 New Army basketball coach praises Timesland influences The Roanoke Times Retrieved October 25 2020 a b Jimmy Allen PDF 2013 14 Army Basketball U S Military Academy 2013 p 10 Retrieved October 25 2020 Averett University Cougars 2009 10 Men s Basketball Coaching Staff Averettcougars com Retrieved 2017 04 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jimmy Allen basketball amp oldid 1183328671, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
