Jimmy Allen (basketball)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Army |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 13–19 (.406) |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1993 | Emory and Henry |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993–1996 | Emory and Henry (asst.) |
| 1996–2002 | Navy (asst.) |
| 2002–2004 | Wofford (asst.) |
| 2004–2010 | Averett |
| 2010–2016 | Army (asst.) |
| 2016–present | Army |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 110–89 (.553) |
Jimmy Allen is an American college basketball coach and current head coach at Army.
Allen was a four-year starter at Emory and Henry, 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 and Henry Athletic Hall of Fame.
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.
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.
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
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