Timmy Allen


Timmy Allen is an American college basketball player for the Utah Utes of the Pac-12 Conference.

High school career

Allen grew up playing baseball, football and basketball. He played his first two years of varsity basketball for Desert Ridge High School in Mesa, Arizona. As a sophomore, he averaged 21.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. For his junior season, Allen transferred to Red Mountain High School in Mesa, because the school was closer to where his mother was receiving cancer treatment. He sat out his first nine games due to Arizona Interscholastic Association transfer rules. As a senior, Allen averaged 29.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. He played Amateur Athletic Union basketball for the Compton Magic.

Recruiting

Allen was a consensus four-star recruit, with 247Sports considering him the top player from Arizona in the 2018 class. On September 19, 2017, he committed to play college basketball for Utah over offers from Iowa State, Texas Tech, San Diego State and UCLA, among others.

College career

In late January 2019, during his freshman season, Allen registered two double-doubles in a span of six days, leading Utah to wins over Colorado and California. On February 2, he scored a season-high 24 points in an 81–72 loss to Oregon State. As a freshman, Allen averaged 12.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, earning Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors. By the time he was a sophomore, he lost 25 lbs and was placed in a leading role, with many key players graduating or transferring. On December 4, 2019, Allen scored a career-high 27 points along with five rebounds and five assists in a 102–95 overtime victory over BYU. On December 18, he scored 25 points to lead Utah to a 69–66 upset win over sixth-ranked Kentucky. Allen averaged 17.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, three assists and 1.2 steals per game as a sophomore and was named to the Second Team All-Pac-12. He was the only Power Five player that season to average at least 17 points, seven rebounds, 2.5 assists and one steal per game. Following the season he declared for the 2020 NBA draft.

Career statistics

College

Personal life

Allen's mother, Elise, died from breast cancer during his junior season in high school, about seven years after being first diagnosed with the disease. His older brother, Teddy, played college basketball for West Virginia and now competes for Nebraska.