Rosco Allen (born May 5, 1993) is a Hungarian

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player for

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of Japan’s B.League. He played college basketball for Stanford University. Allen emigrated to the United States from Hungary at age 12 and played high school basketball at

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. He chose Stanford and played for the Cardinal from 2012 to 2016. After earning first-team All-Pac-12 honors as a

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junior, Allen declared his eligibility for the 2016 NBA draft. After going unselected in the draft, Allen played for the 2016 Golden State Warriors Summer League team and later signed with

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in Spain. Following the 2016–17 campaign, Allen signed with

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. Allen was a member of the 2018 Boston Celtics Summer League team. For the 2018-2019 season, Allen signed with

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of the Japanese B.League. Allen was a member of the 2019 Los Angeles Lakers Summer League team. In 2019-2020, Allen signed with Gunma Crane Thunders of the Japanese B.League. He averaged 23.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game. On June 12, 2020, Allen signed with

. Allen is a member of the men's

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Personal life

He was born in Budapest, Hungary to an American father and a Hungarian mother. He has been married to Angelica Allen since June 2019.

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External links

Liga ACB profileStanford Cardinal bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Rosco 1993 births Living people Bishop Gorman High School alumni CB Canarias players Expatriate basketball people in Japan Gunma Crane Thunders players Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Hungarian expatriate basketball people in Spain Hungarian men's basketball players Hungarian people of American descent Liga ACB players Niigata Albirex BB players Obradoiro CAB players Shimane Susanoo Magic players Small forwards Basketball players from Budapest Stanford Cardinal men's basketball players