John Allen (basketball)
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John Allen is an American professional basketball
Basketball
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 player. He currently plays for Eisbären Bremerhaven
Eisbären Bremerhaven
The team was born of the older team BSG Bremerhaven and is playing its sixth season in the Basketball Bundesliga .-Roster:- Depth Chart :-Other Staff:*Assistant Coach: Stephan Voelkel*Athletic Trainer: Michael Seedorf...

. Allen hails from Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Coatesville, Pennsylvania
Coatesville is the only city in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,100 at the 2010 census. Coatesville is approximately 39 miles west of Philadelphia....

, and played college basketball
College basketball
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 at Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...

 from 2001-2005. Allen is currently 15th all time in Seton Hall scoring (1,466), while averaging 12.3 points per game. Allen is also 4th all time in minutes played (3,821) and 6th all time in career starts (111) at Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...

.

Awards

  • 2000 & 2001 All-State Pennsylvania
  • 2001 Parade Magazine 2nd Team All-American
  • 2001 McDonald's All-American Honorable Mention
  • 2001 USA Today 3rd Team All USA
  • 2001 SLAM Magazine
    SLAM Magazine
    SLAM Magazine is an American basketball magazine in circulation since 1994, published by Source Interlink. SLAM publishes nine issues a year to its circulation of over 500,000 readers worldwide.-History:...

     All-American Honorable Mention
  • 2001 EA Sports Roundball Classic
    Roundball Classic
    The Roundball Classic, originally known as The Dapper Dan Roundball Classic is well known in the sports world as the first national high school All Star basketball game...

     (leading scorer)
  • 2002 All Big East Rookie Team
  • 2003 Metropolitan 2nd Team
  • 2005 USBL Rookie of the Year

Achievements

  • Coatesville (PA) High School's All Time Leading Scorer (2,372)surpassing Detroit Pistons
    Detroit Pistons
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     great Richard Hamilton (basketball)
    Richard Hamilton (basketball)
    Richard "Rip" Hamilton is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons. Hamilton is 6'7" tall, weighs 193 lbs , and plays shooting guard. He currently is the Pistons' team captain....

    .
  • Averaged 26 points per game as senior, leading Coatesville to State Class AAAA Title.
  • Scored 29 points for East in 2001 EA Sports Roundball Classic All-American Game.

Former Teams

  • 1998-2001 Coatesville (PA) High School
  • 2001-2005 Seton Hall University- South Orange, NJ (Big East Conference)
  • 2005 New Jersey Flyers of the USBL (United States Basketball League)
  • 2005 Detroit Pistons
    Detroit Pistons
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     Summer League Team
  • 2005-2006 Kouvot Bears of Korisliiga
    Korisliiga
    Korisliiga is the top league of basketball in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In current format each team plays all other teams twice in the regular season, both at home and away...

     in Finland
  • 2006-2007 Ironi Ramat Gan
    Ironi Ramat Gan
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     of Premier League
    Ligat Winner
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     in Israel
  • 2007-2008 New Yorker Phantoms
    New Yorker Phantoms Braunschweig
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     of Bundesliga
    Basketball Bundesliga
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     in Germany.
  • 2008-2009 Strasbourg IG of French Basketball League.
  • 2010 Kauhajoen Karhu
    Kauhajoen Karhu
    Kauhajoen Karhu is a Finnish basketball team from Kauhajoki. The team plays in Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball....

     of Korisliiga
    Korisliiga
    Korisliiga is the top league of basketball in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In current format each team plays all other teams twice in the regular season, both at home and away...

     in Finland

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