James Randall "Randy" Allen (born January 26, 1965) is an American former professional

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player. A forward from

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, Allen was never drafted by an

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team but did manage to play two years in the league from 1988 to 1990 with the

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. On October 1, 1990 Allen signed a two-year deal with the Denver Nuggets, but was released after the hiring of head coach Paul Westhead. He was then signed by the

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on October 7, 1993 but was placed on waivers 10 days after signing. In his NBA career, Allen played in 70 games and scored a total of 252 points. Randy has two sons, Adam Allen and Brandon Allen. Adam played basketball and baseball for the

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. Brandon Allen played professional baseball in the

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organization before joining the Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team.

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