{{short description|American basketball player (born 2000)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{similar names| Timothy Allen (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Timmy Allen | image = Timmy Allen.jpg | caption = Allen with [[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah]] 2020 | position = [[Small forward]] / [[Guard (basketball)|Guard]] | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 6 | weight_lbs = 210 | league = [[Greek Basket League]] [[Basketball Champions League|BCL]] | team = [[PAOK BC|PAOK Thessaloniki]] | number = 0 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|1|9}} | birth_place = [[Mesa, Arizona]], U.S. | high_school = * [[Desert Ridge High School|Desert Ridge]]<br>(Mesa, Arizona) * [[Red Mountain High School|Red Mountain]]<br>(Mesa, Arizona) | college = * [[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah]] (2018–2021) * [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]] (2021–2023) | draft_year = 2023 | career_start = 2023 | years1 = [[2023–24 NBA G League season|2023–2024]] | team1 = [[Memphis Hustle]] | years2 = {{nbay|2023|end}} | team2 = [[Memphis Grizzlies]] | years3 = 2024–2025 | team3 = [[BC Oostende|Filou Oostende]] | years4 = 2025 | team4 = [[Trapani Shark]] | years5 = 2025–present | team5 = [[PAOK BC|PAOK Thessaloniki]] | highlights = * [[BNXT League National Finals MVP|BNXT Belgian Finals MVP]] ([[2024-25 BNXT League|2025]]) * [[Belgian Basketball League|Belgian League]] champion ([[2024-25 BNXT League|2025]]) * [[BNXT League Most Valuable Player|BNXT League MVP]] ([[2024–25 BNXT League|2025]]) * [[BNXT League Dream Team|BNXT League First Team]] ([[2024–25 BNXT League|2025]]) * [[Belgian Basketball Cup|Belgian Cup]] winner ([[2024–25 Belgian Basketball Cup|2025]]) * Second-team All-[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] (2022) * Big 12 All-Newcomer Team ([[2021–22 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season|2022]]) * First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-12]] (2021) * Second-team All-Pac-12 (2020) * [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] All-Freshman Team (2019) }} '''Timmy Allen''' (born January 9, 2000) is an American professional [[basketball]] player for [[PAOK BC|PAOK Thessaloniki]] of the [[Greek Basketball League]]. He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah Utes]] and the [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas Longhorns]].
==High school career== Allen grew up playing [[baseball]], [[American football|football]] and basketball.<ref name="ramsay">{{cite web|first=Brayden|last=Ramsay|title=Fueled by Tragedy: Utah's Timmy Allen is Bound for Greatness|url=https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2020/01/24/timmy-allen-profile/|work=The Daily Utah Chronicle|date=January 24, 2020|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> He played his first two years of [[varsity team|varsity]] basketball for [[Desert Ridge High School]] in [[Mesa, Arizona]]. As a sophomore, he averaged 21.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.<ref name="obert">{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Obert|title=Desert Ridge sophomore Timmy Allen's basketball recruiting taking off|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/high-school/2016/04/23/desert-ridge-sophomore-timmy-allens-basketball-recruiting-taking-off/83441870 |work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|date=April 23, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref name="obert2">{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Obert|title=Basketball standout Timmy Allen regroups with life at Red Mountain|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/high-school/2016/12/01/basketball-standout-timmy-allen-regroups-life-red-mountain/94734196/|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|date=December 1, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Obert|title=Top 2018 prospect Timmy Allen transfers to Red Mountain|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/high-school/2016/08/30/top-2018-prospect-timmy-allen-transfers-red-mountain/89583086/|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|date=August 30, 2016|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> As a senior, Allen averaged 29.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.<ref name="cluff">{{cite web|first=Jeremy|last=Cluff|title=Utah forward Timmy Allen among early entrants for 2020 NBA draft|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/high-school/2020/04/29/utah-forward-timmy-allen-among-early-entrants-2020-nba-draft/3052776001/|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|date=April 29, 2020|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> He played [[Amateur Athletic Union]] basketball for the Compton Magic.<ref name="utah">{{cite web|title=Timmy Allen|url=https://utahutes.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/timmy-allen/10849|website=UtahUtes.com|publisher=University of Utah Athletics|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>
===Recruiting=== Allen was a consensus four-star [[college recruiting|recruit]], with [[247Sports.com|247Sports]] considering him the top player from Arizona in the 2018 class.<ref>{{cite web|first=Lynn|last=Worthy|title=Four-star recruit Timmy Allen tops Utah's newest group of men's basketball signings|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2017/11/09/utah-mens-basketball-announces-newest-group-of-signings/|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|date=November 9, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> On September 19, 2017, he committed to play [[college basketball]] for [[Utah Utes men's basketball|Utah]] over offers from [[Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball|Iowa State]], [[Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball|Texas Tech]], [[San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball|San Diego State]] and [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]], among others.<ref name=utah/><ref>{{cite web|first=Lynn|last=Worthy|title=Highly touted wing Timmy Allen commits to Utah basketball|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2017/09/19/highly-touted-wing-timmy-allen-commits-to-utah-basketball/|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|date=September 19, 2017|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>
{{College athlete recruit start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2018}} {{College athlete recruit entry | recruit = Timmy Allen | position = [[Small forward|SF]] | hometown = [[Mesa, Arizona|Mesa, AZ]] | highschool = [[Red Mountain High School|Red Mountain]] (AZ) | feet = 6 | inches = 6 | weight = 200 | 40 = | commitdate = September 19, 2017 | scout stars = | rivals stars = 4 | 247 stars = 4 | espn stars = 4 | espn grade = 80 }} {{College Athlete Recruit End | 40 = | year = 2018 | rivals ref title = Utah 2018 Basketball Commitments | scout ref title = | espn ref title = 2018 Utah Utes Recruiting Class | 247 ref title = | rivals school = utah | 247 school = | espn schoolid = 254 | scout overall = | rivals overall = 96 | 247 overall = 101 | espn overall = — | accessdate = July 18, 2020 | bball = yes }}
==College career== In late January 2019, during his freshman season, Allen registered two [[double-double]]s in a span of six days, leading Utah to wins over [[Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball|Colorado]] and [[California Golden Bears men's basketball|California]].<ref name="facer">{{cite web|first=Dirk|last=Facer|title='Cut of the right cloth': Utes freshman Timmy Allen making an impact|url=https://www.deseret.com/2019/1/28/20664361/cut-of-the-right-cloth-utes-freshman-timmy-allen-making-an-impact#university-of-utah-basketball-player-timmy-allen-in-salt-lake-city-on-thursday-jan-17-2019|work=[[Deseret News]]|date=January 28, 2019|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> On February 2, he scored a season-high 24 points in an 81–72 loss to [[Oregon State Beavers men's basketball|Oregon State]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tinkle scores 31, Kelley sets blocks mark as OSU beats Utah|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story?id=25909361&src=desktop|work=[[ESPN]]|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|date=February 2, 2019|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> As a freshman, Allen averaged 12.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, earning [[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-12]] All-Freshman Team honors.<ref name=utah/> By the time he was a sophomore, he lost 25 lbs (11 kg) and was placed in a leading role, with many key players graduating or transferring.<ref name="kragthorpe">{{cite web|first=Kurt|last=Kragthorpe|title=Timmy Allen's streamlined body is part of the Utes' basketball makeover|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2019/10/01/timmy-allens-streamlined/|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|date=October 1, 2019|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> 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 Cougars men's basketball|BYU]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Josh|last=Newman|title=Utah's Timmy Allen breaks out of shooting slump as his offensive game continues to evolve|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2020/02/09/utahs-timmy-allen-breaks/|work=[[The Salt Lake City Tribune]]|date=February 9, 2020|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> On December 18, he scored 25 points to lead Utah to a 69–66 upset win over sixth-ranked [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Dana|last=Greene|title=Utah upsets #6 Kentucky 69-66 behind 25 points from Timmy Allen|url=https://www.abc4.com/news/top-stories/utah-upsets-6-kentucky-69-66-behind-25-points-by-timmy-allen/|website=ABC4.com|publisher=[[KTVX]]|date=December 18, 2019|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> 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 [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-12]]. He was the only [[Power Five conferences|Power Five]] player that season to average at least 17 points, seven rebounds, 2.5 assists and one steal per game.<ref>{{cite web|first=Trevor|last=Allen|title=Utah Forward Timmy Allen Named Second Team All-Pac-12|url=https://kslsports.com/430171/utah-forward-timmy-allen-named-second-team-all-pac-12/|website=KSLSports.com|publisher=[[KSL-TV]]|date=March 9, 2020|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref> Following the season, he declared for the [[2020 NBA draft]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Utah guard Timmy Allen declares for NBA draft|url=https://apnews.com/article/d4aec695a2c7a5adc452a12b875f7ab5|work=Arizona Sports|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=April 29, 2020|access-date=October 16, 2020}}</ref> before returning to college.<ref>{{cite web|first=Josh|last=Newman|title=Timmy Allen removes name from NBA Draft, will return to Utah for junior year|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2020/07/10/timmy-allen-removes-name/|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|date=July 10, 2020|access-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref> As a junior, Allen averaged 17.2 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, earning First Team All-Pac-12 honors.<ref>{{cite web|first=Brandon|last=Judd|title=What makes these Utah college basketball players reportedly in the transfer portal so coveted|url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/4/8/22374154/utah-college-basketball-players-transfer-portal-are-coveted-timmy-allen-ian-martinez-connor-harding|work=[[Deseret News]]|date=April 8, 2021|access-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref>
After a coaching change at Utah, Allen transferred to [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Josh|last=Newman|title=Utah men’s basketball transfer Timmy Allen commits to Texas, new head coach Chris Beard|url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2021/04/14/utah-mens-basketball/|work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|date=April 13, 2021|access-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref> He was named to the Second-team All-[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]] as well as the All-Newcomer Team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Five Longhorns on Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball award teams|url=https://texassports.com/news/2022/3/6/mens-basketball-five-longhorns-on-phillips-66-all-big-12-mens-basketball-award-teams.aspx|work=[[Texas Longhorns]]|date=March 6, 2022|access-date=March 10, 2022}}</ref> Allen averaged 12.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game. On February 11, 2023, Allen scored his 2,000th point in a win against [[West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball|West Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Zach|last=Dimmitt|url=https://www.si.com/college/texas/mens-basketball/texas-longhorns-timmy-allen-2000-career-points-west-virginia-mountaineers-big-12|title=WATCH: Longhorns F Timmy Allen Crosses 2,000-Point Mark vs. West Virginia|work=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=February 11, 2023|access-date=March 2, 2023}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===Memphis Hustle / Grizzlies (2023–2024)=== After going undrafted in the [[2023 NBA draft]], Allen joined the [[Memphis Grizzlies]] for the [[2023 NBA Summer League]] and on October 16, 2023, he signed with them.<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Grizzlies PR|title=The @memgrizz today announced the team signed Jason Preston and Timmy Allen.|number=1713902109341409778|user=GrizzliesPR|date=October 16, 2023|access-date=October 16, 2023}}</ref> However, he was waived two days later<ref>{{cite web|title=Memphis Grizzlies sign Adonis Arms and David Johnson|url=https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/memphis-grizzlies-sign-adonis-arms-and-david-johnson|website=NBA.com|date=October 18, 2023|access-date=October 20, 2023}}</ref> and on October 30, he joined the [[Memphis Hustle]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Memphis Hustle announce 2023-24 training camp roster|url=https://memphis.gleague.nba.com/news/memphis-hustle-announce-2023-24-training-camp-roster|website=NBA.com|date=October 30, 2023|access-date=November 6, 2023}}</ref> where he appeared in 46 matches, while averaging 9.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals in 26.4 minutes.<ref name="Grizzlies10d">{{cite web|title=GRIZZLIES SIGN TIMMY ALLEN TO 10-DAY CONTRACT|url=https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies-sign-timmy-allen-to-10-day-contract|website=NBA.com|date=April 6, 2024|access-date=April 6, 2024}}</ref>
On April 6, 2024, Allen signed a 10-day contract with the [[Memphis Grizzlies]].<ref name="Grizzlies10d" />
===Filou Oostende (2024–2025)=== On August 8, 2024, Allen signed with [[BC Oostende|Filou Oostende]] of the [[BNXT League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome Timmy!|url=https://bcoostende.be/nieuws/welcome-timmy/|website=BCOostende.be|date=August 8, 2024|access-date=August 8, 2024|language=Dutch}}</ref> In his first season, Allen averaged 20.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 27.9 minutes per game. At the end of the regular season, Allen won the [[BNXT League Most Valuable Player|BNXT MVP award]]. Allen and his team won the Belgium finals during the playoffs, where Allen was named the [[BNXT League Finals MVP]]
===Trapani Shark (2025)=== On June 29, 2025, Allen signed with [[Trapani Shark]] of the Italian [[Lega Basket Serie A]] (LBA).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trapanishark.it/news-dal-club/ecco-la-firma-di-timmy-allen/|title=Ecco La Firma di Timmy Allen|date=June 29, 2025|website=trapanishark.it|publisher=|language=it|access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref>
===PAOK Thessaloniki (2025–present)=== On December 11, 2025, Allen moved to Greek club [[PAOK BC|PAOK]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paokbc.gr/el/nea/omadas/3266-timmy-allen|title=Ο Timmy Allen στον ΠΑΟΚ|date=December 12, 2025|website=|publisher=[[PAOK BC]]|language=el|access-date=December 15, 2025}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===Professional=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2023–24 NBA G League season|2023-24]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[Memphis Hustle]] | 46 || - || 26.4 || .432 || .341 || .738 || 4.1 || 2.7 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 9.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2024–25 BNXT League|2024-25]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[BC Oostende]] | 34 || - || 27.9 || .483 || .345 || .708 || 4.2 || 1.9 || 1.4 || 0.1 || 20.2 {{S-end}}
===NBA=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2023}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2023–24 Memphis Grizzlies season|Memphis]] | 5 || 0 || 25.0 || .261 || .000 || .500 || 3.4 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 2.6 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 5 || 0 || 25.0 || .261 || .000 || .500 || 3.4 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 2.6 {{S-end}}
===College=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2018–19]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2018–19 Utah Utes men's basketball team|Utah]] | 29 || 26 || 28.8 || '''.575''' || '''.571''' || .735 || 5.1 || 2.4 || 0.9 || 0.2 || 12.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2019–20]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2019–20 Utah Utes men's basketball team|Utah]] | 31 || 31 || '''35.6''' || .441 || .211 || .722 || '''7.3''' || 3.0 || 1.2 || 0.2 || '''17.3''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2020–21]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2020–21 Utah Utes men's basketball team|Utah]] | 25 || 25 || 35.1 || .465 || .268 || '''.769''' || 6.4 || '''3.9''' || '''1.3''' || 0.2 || 17.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2021–22]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2021–22 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team|Texas]] | 34 || 34 || 29.0 || .493 || .267 || .731 || 6.4 || 2.1 || 1.2 || 0.4 || 12.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2022–23]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2022–23 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team|Texas]] | '''35''' || '''35''' || 28.4 || .486 || .150 || .688 || 5.6 || 3.5 || 0.9 || '''0.5''' || 10.5 |- |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 154 || 151 || 31.1 || .483 || .248 || .729 || 6.1 || 2.9 || 1.1 || 0.3 || 13.6 {{S-end}} <ref>https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4397148/type/mens-college-basketball</ref> <ref>https://stats.gleague.nba.com/player/1641851/?Season=2023-24&SeasonType=Combined</ref>
==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.<ref name=obert2/><ref name="pascoe">{{cite web |last1=Pascoe |first1=Bruce |title=Timmy Allen, Utah's leading scorer, expects an emotional return to Arizona |url=https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/basketball/timmy-allen-utahs-leading-scorer-expects-an-emotional-return-to-arizona/article_3bdb7989-7264-5cc0-85b7-f9d86b1fa034.html |website=[[Arizona Daily Star]] |access-date=July 13, 2020 |date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> His older brother, [[Teddy Allen (basketball)|Teddy]], played college basketball for [[West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball|West Virginia]], [[Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball|Nebraska]] and [[New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball|New Mexico State]].<ref name=ramsay/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Writer|first=Sam McKewon World-Herald Staff|title=Former Husker Teddy Allen transfers to his fifth college|url=https://omaha.com/sports/huskers/mens-basketball/former-husker-teddy-allen-transfers-to-his-fifth-college/article_c5d67bec-ad0b-11eb-9473-7f5822a45390.html|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Omaha World-Herald|language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://texassports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/timmy-allen/11237 Texas Longhorns bio] *[https://utahutes.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/timmy-allen/10849 Utah Utes bio]
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