Jeffery Edward Allen Jr. (born June 12, 1987) is an American professional

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player for Cañeros del Este of the Dominican

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. Prior to signing with them in February 2021, Jeff played in the Cypriot League where he was 1st in the league in RPG (rebounds per game)13.3, EFF (efficiency) 28.3, and BPG (blocks per game)1.6 and 2nd in PPG (points per game) at 21.3 while shooting 57% from the field. Allen won 'League Player of the Week' on an impressive league high 4 occasions in 2020 (Week 1,4,5 and 13). He also was awarded with All-Imports Team, All-Defensive Team, All-Second Team, and Newcomer of the year by the Eurobasket.com All-Cyprus League Awards 2021. He played

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for

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in the ACC where he was a 4-year starter. Over the 4 years Allen averaged 12.7 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 1.7 SPG, and 1.1 BPG while playing an average of 29 minutes per game.

College career

In his four-year career at

between 2007 and 2011, Allen played in 134 career games and made 130 starts. He became the first player in ACC history to record 1,500 career points, 1,000 rebounds, 200 steals and 150 blocked shots.

Professional career

After going un-drafted in the 2011 NBA draft, Allen moved to France and played for

Olympique Antibes Olympique Antibes, in full ''Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins'' and branded as Antibes Sharks, is a basketball club from the city of Antibes, France. Established in 1933, the club's men's senior team currently plays in LNB Pro B, the French seco ...

during the 2011–12

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season. In 32 games for Antibes, he averaged 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game. In 2012, Allen began a successful career playing in Israel, signing with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2012–13 season. After an injury hit year in 2012–13, Allen moved clubs and joined Hapoel Afula for the 2013–14 season. In 34 games for Afula, he averaged 19.5 points, 13.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. On July 22, 2014, Allen signed a two-year deal with

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

. However, his stint with Haifa only lasted half a season after being released by the club on December 7, 2014. The following month, he signed with

Šiauliai Šiauliai (; bat-smg, Šiaulē; german: Schaulen, ) is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 107,086. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County. Names Šiauliai is referred to by various names in different la ...

of Lithuania for the rest of the season. In 20 league games for Šiauliai, he averaged 5.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. On September 24, 2015, Allen signed a short-term contract with Hapoel Tel Aviv, returning to the club for a second stint. On September 1, 2016, Allen signed with Israeli club

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

of the

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

. On September 10, 2017, Allen returned to Hapoel Tel Aviv for the 2017–18 season. However, on December 9, 2017, Allen was released by Hapoel after appearing in eight games. On January 11, 2018, Allen returned for a second stint in Hapoel Afula for the rest of the season, joining his former teammate

Tre Simmons Chester Simmons III (born July 24, 1982), better known as Tre Simmons, is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Odessa, Green River CC and Washington before playing professionally in Greece, Spain, I ...

. On August 1, 2018, Allen signed a one-year deal with

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the seventh-largest municipality of Greece by ...

in Greece. However, on October 21, 2018, Allen parted ways with Peristeri and joined

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1 ...

. On August 30, 2020, Allen signed with Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot League. On February 2, 2021, Allen signed with Kaposvari KK of the Hungarian

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(NB I/A). He averaged 18.7 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game. On August 23, 2021, Allen signed with Cañeros del Este of the Dominican

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Allen competed in

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for the number one seeded FCM Untouchables. Competing for the $2 million grand prize, Allen averaged 8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game on 67% shooting from the field. The Untouchables advanced to the Super 16 Round where they were defeated 85–71 by Team FOE, a Philadelphia-based team coached by NBA forwards Markieff and Marcus Morris.

References

External links

RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Jeff 1987 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American men's basketball players Basketball players from Washington, D.C. Centers (basketball) Hapoel Afula players Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. players Hapoel Haifa B.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. players Maccabi Haifa B.C. players Olympique Antibes basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball players Hargrave Military Academy alumni