Newcomer Profile -- Anthony Allen, Jr.

Sept. 2, 2014

#32 Anthony Allen, Jr.

7-1 * 240 * Jr * Post

Kingston, Jamaica (Bassick HS [Conn.]/Lamar State-Port Arthur)

2013-14 (Sophomore Season)

Played in 31 games and started 27 for the Lamar State-Port Arthur Seahawks.
Averaged 11 points, 8.4 rebounds and 6.2 blocked shots per game.
Led the National Junior College Athletic Association ranks in blocks, finishing with 191 – a school record.
Shot 58.6 percent from the floor, connecting on 133 of 227 attempts.
Recorded a season-high 24 points against Houston Community College (Jan. 15), connecting on 10-of-11 shots from the floor and 4-of-6 free-throw attempts.
Grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds at Coastal Bend College (Feb. 15).
Swatted a career-high 14 shots at Blinn College (Jan. 25) – a school record.
Recorded four triple-doubles (points, rebounds and blocks) and 12 total double-doubles (points, rebounds).
Triple-Doubles: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 10 blocks vs Victoria College (Nov. 19); 21 points, 15 rebounds, 10 blocks vs Lee College (Jan. 29); 18 points, 15 rebounds, 12 blocks vs Angelina College (Feb. 5); and 13 points, 11 rebounds, 11 blocks at Angelina College (March 1).
Lamar State-Port Arthur finished 24-6 on the season, including 14-5 in conference play.

2012-13 (Redshirt Freshman Season)

Played in 32 games and started 28 as a freshman.
Averaged 8.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.1 blocked shots per game.
Shot 60.1 percent from the floor.
Led the NJCAA in blocked shots, both total and average.
Established a school record for blocks in a game with 13 against Blinn College (Feb. 20), only to break it the following season.
Was the first Seahawk in school history to record a triple-double with 10 points, 13 rebounds and 13 blocks vs Blinn (Feb. 20); recorded his second with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks vs Lee College (Feb. 23) the following game.
Was named third-team All-Region XIV Conference Southern Zone.

2011-12 (Freshman Season)

Redshirted his true freshman season at the College of Southern Idaho.

High School

Led Bassick High School to two state championships in 2008 and '10.
Also played soccer and volleyball.

Personal

Born March 30, 1992, Anthony is the son of Sheryl Johnson and Anthony Allen, Sr. He is the fourth of seven children, including four sisters (Triquenya, Tanisha, Trisha and Tania) and two brothers (Thurany and Theadore). Anthony was born in Kingston, Jamaica, but moved to the Connecticut when he was 16 years old. He has not yet selected a major at Oklahoma State.

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