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

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player for

Metros de Santiago Metros de Santiago is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago, Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in ...

. Prior to signing with them in February 2021, Jeff played in the

Cypriot League The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...

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

Virginia Tech The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly referred to as Virginia Tech (VT), is a Public university, public Land-grant college, land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States ...

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

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, 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 Hapoel Tel Aviv () is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as football, basketball, w ...

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 () 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, Basketball, Weightl ...

. 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 ( ; ) is a city in northern Lithuania, the List of cities in Lithuania, country's fourth largest city and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, sixth largest city in the Baltic States, with a population of 112 581 in 202 ...

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 (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli professional association football, football club from the city of Beersheba, Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club was estab ...

of the

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. 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

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

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek language, Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a city and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 133,630 inhabitants (2021 census), ...

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

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli professional football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups (1962–63, 1965–66 and 1973–74, 2 ...

. On August 30, 2020, Allen signed with

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC (, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Division and has won the championship tit ...

in the

. On February 2, 2021, Allen signed with Kaposvari KK of the Hungarian

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A The Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (, commonly abbreviated NB I/A) is Hungarian basketball league system, the highest level Sports league, league of club men's basketball in Hungary. Format The league comprises 14 teams. A NB I/A season is split into a l ...

(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 Cañeros del Este is a professional basketball team based in La Romana, La Romana Province, Dominican Republic. The team currently plays in the Dominican top division Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. Championships Liga Nacional de Baloncesto The L ...

of the Dominican

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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

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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 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball players Hargrave Military Academy alumni Cañeros del Este players Shijiazhuang Xianglan players Club San Carlos players Metros de Santiago players