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Jimmy Allen
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamArmy
ConferencePatriot League
Record54–70 (.435)
Playing career
1990–1993Emory and Henry
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1996Emory and Henry (assistant)
1996–2002Navy (assistant)
2002–2004Wofford (assistant)
2004–2010Averett
2010–2016Army (assistant)
2016–presentArmy
Head coaching record
Overall151–140 (.519)

Jimmy Allen is an American college basketball coach. He is the head men's basketball coach at the United States Military Academy (Army), a position he has held since 2016.[1] Allen was the head men's basketball coach at Averett University in Danville, Virginia from 2004 to 2010.

Playing career

Allen was a four-year starter at Emory and Henry, playing in 117 games and ranked second all-time in assists with 455, and fourth all-time in steals with 162. In 2008, he was inducted in the Emory and Henry Athletic Hall of Fame.[2]

Coaching career

After graduation, Allen got his coaching start at his alma mater, where he stayed for three seasons before joining Don DeVoe's staff at Navy, where he was part of two Patriot League title squads in 1997 and 1998.

From 2002 to 2004, Allen was an assistant at Wofford, before landing his first head coaching job at Averett, where he took over a 0–25 team to lead it to four NCAA Tournament appearances and 97–70 overall record in six seasons, as well as being named a USA South Athletic Conference Coach of the year in 2005, 2007, and 2008.[3]

In 2010, Allen joined Zach Spiker's staff at Army, and was elevated to the head coaching position when Spiker left for Drexel on March 30, 2016.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Averett Cougars (USA South Athletic Conference) (2004–2010)
2004–05 Averett 13–14 6–6 T–3rd
2005–06 Averett 20–8 9–3 1st
2006–07 Averett 20–7 9–3 1st NCAA Division III First Round
2007–08 Averett 14–15 5–7 5th NCAA Division III First Round
2008–09 Averett 20–10 10–2 1st NCAA Division III Second Round
2009–10 Averett 10–16 6–6 4th
Averett: 97–70 (.581) 45–27 (.625)
Army Black Knights (Patriot League) (2016–present)
2016–17 Army 13–19 6–12 8th
2017–18 Army 13–17 6–12 T–8th
2018–19 Army 13–19 8–10 T–5th
2019–20 Army 15–15 10–8 T–4th
Army: 54–70 (.435) 30–42 (.417)
Total: 151–140 (.519)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Army West Point Athletics - 2016-17 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". Goarmywestpoint.com. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Allen » Emory & Henry College Hall of Fame". Hof.ehc.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  3. ^ "Averett University Cougars - 2009-10 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". Averettcougars.com. Retrieved 2017-04-16.