Kadeem Frank Allen (born January 15, 1993) is an American professional

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player for

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 ...

of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was selected with the 53rd pick of the

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by the Boston Celtics, and has played in the NBA for the Celtics and the New York Knicks.

High school

In high school he first played for Laney High School, and in his senior year he played guard for New Hanover High School in his hometown of

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College career

Playing for

Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson Community College (HutchCC or HCC) is a public community college in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. It serves nearly 5,000 credit students every semester. History The college was established in the spring of 1928 as Hutchinson Ju ...

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, Allen as a freshman averaged 17.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.5 steals (tops in the

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), and 3.9 assists (3rd) in 2012–13. As a sophomore he scored 25.9 points per game (second in the

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), and had 5.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game. He was named Junior College Player of the Year in 2014 by both the NABC and

after being named the 2014 NJCAA Preseason Player of the Year by the '' Sporting News''. He competed in college for the Arizona Wildcats for his final two years. He averaged 9.8 points, 1.6 steals (4th in the Pac-12), and 4.0 rebounds per game in his senior campaign. As a senior, he was named second-team All- Pac-12 and to the All-Defensive team.

Professional career

Boston Celtics (2017–2018)

Allen was drafted by the Celtics in the

and signed the franchise's first

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. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the Celtics and their G League affiliate, the

Maine Red Claws The Maine Celtics (formerly the Maine Red Claws) are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Portland, Maine, and are affiliated with the Boston Celtics. The Maine Celtics play their home games at the Portland Expo B ...

. On January 29, 2018, Allen was named the

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Player of the Week following a 38 points per game over the prior week. It included a 46 point game against the

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on January 23. On February 2, 2018, Allen and teammate Jabari Bird were named to the Midseason All-NBA G League East Team after averaging 18.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 2.6 steals per game. On July 15, 2018, Allen was waived by the Celtics.

Westchester Knicks/New York Knicks (2018–2020)

Allen was signed by the New York Knicks on July 25, 2018. He was waived by the Knicks on October 13, 2018, but signed with their G League affiliate the

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for training camp. On January 14, 2019, Allen signed with the Knicks on a two-way contract. On June 25, 2020, the New York Knicks waived Allen.

JL Bourg (2020–21)

On July 20, 2020, he signed with

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of LNB Pro A, with whom he averaged 9.6 points and 2.7 assists per game in EuroCup games 8.9 points and 2.5 assists per game in the domestic LNB league. On January 25, 2021, Allen was included in the roster of the

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, but was later waived by the Charge on February 6, 2021.

Hapoel Haifa (2021–present)

On June 19, 2021, Allen signed with

of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

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References

External links

Arizona Wildcats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Kadeem 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players Basketball players from North Carolina Boston Celtics draft picks Boston Celtics players Hapoel Haifa B.C. players Hutchinson Blue Dragons men's basketball players Israeli Basketball Premier League players JL Bourg-en-Bresse players Maine Red Claws players New Hanover High School alumni New York Knicks players Point guards Sportspeople from Wilmington, North Carolina Westchester Knicks players