Jimmy Allen (basketball)

American college basketball coach

Jimmy Allen

Allen in 2020.

Current position
Title| Head Coach
Team| Emory & Henry
Conference| SAC
Record| 0–0
Biographical details
Born|  (1971-06-15) June 15, 1971 (age 53)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1989–1993| Emory & Henry
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1996| Emory & Henry (assistant)
1996–2002| Navy (assistant)
2002–2004| Wofford (assistant)
2004–2010| Averett
2010–2016| Army (assistant)
2016–2023| Army
2023–2024| New Hampshire (AHC)
2024–present| Emory & Henry
Head coaching record
Overall| 195–182 (.517)

James Byars Allen Jr.[1] (born June 15, 1971) is an American college basketball coach. He was named the head men's basketball coach at Emory & Henry College on May 17, 2024.[2] Allen was the head men's basketball coach at the United States Military Academy (Army) from 2016 to 2023 [3] and was the head men's basketball coach at Averett University in Danville, Virginia from 2004 to 2010.

## Playing career

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Born in El Paso, Texas, Allen lived in West Point, New York for much of his childhood; his father was a 1967 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy who served in the U.S. Army for 20 years.[4][5] In eleventh grade, he moved to Roanoke, Virginia, where he graduated from Northside High School in 1989.[4] At Emory & Henry College, Allen was a four-year starter for the Emory & Henry Wasps, 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 & Henry Athletic Hall of Fame.[1] Allen graduated from Emory & Henry in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in accounting.[5]

## Coaching career

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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.[6]

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

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Statistics overview  Season  | Team  | Overall  | Conference  | Standing  | Postseason

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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) (2016–2023)
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 |
2020–21 | Army | 12–10 | 7–7 | 2nd (North) | CBI Quarterfinal
2021–22 | Army | 15–16 | 9–9 | 5th |
2022–23 | Army | 17–16 | 10–8 | 4th |
Army: | 98–112 (.467) | 56–66 (.459) |
Emory & Henry Wasps (South Atlantic Conference) (2024–pres.)
2024-25  | Emory & Henry  |  |  |  |
Emory & Henry: | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
Total: | 195–182 (.517) |

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

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1. ^ a b "Jimmy Allen". Emory & Henry College Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
2. ^ "Jimmy Allen". Emory & Henry Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
3. ^ "Jimmy Allen". U.S. Military Academy. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
4. ^ a b Doughty, Doug (March 30, 2016). "New Army basketball coach praises Timesland influences". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
5. ^ a b "Jimmy Allen" (PDF). 2013–14 Army Basketball. U.S. Military Academy. 2013. p. 10. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
6. ^ "Averett University Cougars – 2009–10 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". Averettcougars.com. Retrieved 2017-04-16.

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Army Black Knights men's basketball head coaches

* Joseph Stilwell (1902–1904)
* No coach (1904–1906)
* Harry A. Fisher (1906–1907)
* Joseph Stilwell (1907–1911)
* Harvey Higley (1911–1913)
* Joseph Stilwell (1913–1914)
* Jacob L. Devers (1914–1916)
* Arthur Conard (1916–1917)
* Ivens Jones (1917–1919)
* Joseph O'Shea (1919–1921)
* Harry A. Fisher (1921–1923)
* John Van Vliet (1923–1924)
* Harry A. Fisher (1924–1925)
* Ernest Blood (1925–1926)
* Leo Novak (1926–1939)
* Valentine Lentz (1939–1943)
* Ed Kelleher (1943–1945)
* Stu Holcomb (1945–1947)
* John Mauer (1947–1951)
* Elmer Ripley (1951–1953)
* Bob Vanatta (1953–1954)
* Orvis Sigler (1954–1958)
* George Hunter (1958–1963)
* Tates Locke (1963–1965)
* Bob Knight (1965–1971)
* Dan Dougherty (1971–1975)
* Mike Krzyzewski (1975–1980)
* Pete Gaudet (1980–1982)
* Les Wothke (1982–1990)
* Tom Miller (1990–1993)
* Mike Connors # (1993)
* Dino Gaudio (1993–1997)
* Pat Harris (1997–2002)
* Jim Crews (2002–2009)
* Zach Spiker (2009–2016)
* Jimmy Allen (2016–2023)
* Kevin Kuwik (2023– )

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