Darrell Wilbert Allums, Jr. (born September 12, 1958) is an American retired

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player. He played in the

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(NBA) during the 1980–81 season with the

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Allums attended

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, where his 18 points and 18 rebounds per game helped lead his team to the Southern Section 3A championship. A 6'9"

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playing on scholarship for the

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team, Allums played for three different coaches and ended his collegiate career by playing four minutes in UCLA's loss to the

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in the finals of the

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. Allums was selected with the 11th pick in the fifth round of the

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by the

and played one season ( 1980–81) for them, averaging 2.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 assist per game.

Later life

In 1989, Allums was sentenced to nine years in prison for robbing

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deliverymen on 14 separate occasions (he was convicted of eight counts with the other six charges dropped).Rainey, James
"Rise, Fall of Darrell Allums : Ex-Basketball Player Will Be Sentenced in Pizza Robberies"
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'', April 3, 1989. Accessed December 25, 2013. During the trial the judge was sympathetic after it was brought out that Allums was fighting a cocaine habit.Rainey, James
"Former UCLA Basketball Player Hears Praise, Then 9-Year Prison Sentence"
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'', June 17, 1989. Accessed December 25, 2013. "Tributes aside, Judge William R. Hollingsworth sentenced Allums to nine years in state prison for robbing eight Domino's Pizza deliverymen. He faces two additional years in prison if he is convicted of possession of cocaine when he returns to court for a separate trial June 22."

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Allums, Dennis 1958 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American men's basketball players American people convicted of robbery American sportspeople convicted of crimes Basketball players from Los Angeles Dallas Mavericks draft picks Dallas Mavericks players Philippine Basketball Association imports Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards UCLA Bruins men's basketball players U/Tex Wranglers players