Kyle Lindsay Allman Jr. (born September 2, 1997) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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Early life and high school career

Allman was born and grew up in

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. He attended St. John's Preparatory School for three years before transferring to the

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before his senior year. He averaged 20 points and seven rebounds per game as a senior.

College career

Allman played four seasons for the

. He was a key reserve for the team as a true freshman, averaging 5.1 points per game. He became a starter for the Titans as a sophomore and averaged 10.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Allman enjoyed a breakout season in his junior year, recording a career-high 19.5 points while also averaging 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 32 games played (30 starts) and was named first team All-

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. Allman was named the 2018 Big West Conference tournament Most Valuable Player after scoring 26 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals against

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in the conference championship game. As a senior, Allman was named first team All-

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for a second straight season after averaging 17.5 points, three rebounds, and two assists per game. He finished his college career with the most games played in school history with 127 and fifth in points scored with 1,680.

Professional career

Lavrio

Allman was added to the

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Summer League roster after going unselected in the

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, but only appeared in one game and was not offered a contract by the team. Allman signed with

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of the

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on July 26, 2019. He averaged 11.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in his rookie season.

VEF Rīga

On July 18, 2020, Allman signed with VEF Rīga of the

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Paris Basketball

On July 20, 2021, he has signed with

of the

Career statistics

College

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, 32 , , 26 , , 28.5 , , .415 , , .271 , , .727 , , 2.3 , , 2.1 , , .7 , , .3 , , 10.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;",

, 32 , , 30 , , 32.9 , , .489 , , .429 , , .746 , , 3.5 , , 2.3 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 19.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;",

, 33 , , 31 , , 35.2 , , .414 , , .349 , , .750 , , 3.0 , , 2.0 , , .7 , , .4 , , 17.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 127 , , 90 , , 29.1 , , .434 , , .352 , , .730 , , 2.6 , , 1.9 , , .7 , , .3 , , 13.2

References

External links

Cal State Fullerton Titans bio
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