Kyle Allman Jr.

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Kyle Lindsay Allman Jr. (born September 2, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Beşiktaş Emlakjet of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans.

Kyle Allman Jr.
Allman with Beşiktaş in 2024
No. 0 – Beşiktaş Emlakjet
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBasketbol Süper Ligi
Personal information
Born (1997-09-02) September 2, 1997 (age 27)
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeCal State Fullerton (2015–2019)
NBA draft2019: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Lavrio
2020–2021VEF Rīga
2021–2023Paris Basketball
2023Darüşşafaka
2023–presentBeşiktaş
Career highlights and awards

Early life

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Allman was born and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He attended St. John's Preparatory School for three years before transferring to the High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture before his senior year.[1] He averaged 20 points and seven rebounds per game as a senior.[2]

College career

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Allman played four seasons for the Cal State Fullerton Titans. He was a key reserve for the team as a true freshman, averaging 5.1 points per game. He became a starter for the Titans as a sophomore and averaged 10.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Allman enjoyed a breakout season in his junior year, recording a career-high 19.5 points while also averaging 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 32 games played (30 starts) and was named first team All-Big West Conference.[3] Allman was named the 2018 Big West Conference tournament Most Valuable Player after scoring 26 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals against UC Irvine in the conference championship game.[4] As a senior, Allman was named first team All-Big West for a second straight season after averaging 17.5 points, three rebounds, and two assists per game.[5] He finished his college career with the most games played in school history with 127 and fifth in points scored with 1,680.[6]

Professional career

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Lavrio

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Allman was added to the Toronto Raptors Summer League roster after going unselected in the 2019 NBA draft, but only appeared in one game and was not offered a contract by the team.[7] Allman signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League on July 26, 2019.[8] He averaged 11.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in his rookie season.

VEF Rīga

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On July 18, 2020, Allman signed with VEF Rīga of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League.[9]

Paris Basketball

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On July 20, 2021, he has signed with Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro A.[10]

Darüşşafaka

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On June 29, 2023, he signed with Darüşşafaka Lassa of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[11]

Beşiktaş

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On November 1, 2023, he signed with Beşiktaş of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[12]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Cal State Fullerton 30 3 18.8 .365 .250 .648 1.6 1.0 .4 .1 5.1
2016–17 Cal State Fullerton 32 26 28.5 .415 .271 .727 2.3 2.1 .7 .3 10.2
2017–18 Cal State Fullerton 32 30 32.9 .489 .429 .746 3.5 2.3 1.1 .2 19.5
2018–19 Cal State Fullerton 33 31 35.2 .414 .349 .750 3.0 2.0 .7 .4 17.5
Career 127 90 29.1 .434 .352 .730 2.6 1.9 .7 .3 13.2

References

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  1. ^ Kussoy, Howie (November 16, 2018). "Ex-high school teammates bring 3,000-mile scoring battle back home". New York Post. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Cal State Fullerton falls to Hofstra as old friends stage scoring duel". Orange County Register. November 21, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Eprem, Jared (December 11, 2018). "Kyle Allman Jr. was prepared to be the star of CSUF men's basketball". Daily Titan.
  4. ^ Painter Lopez, Jennifer (March 11, 2018). "Cal State Fullerton beats UC Irvine to win Big West Tourney". APNews.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Allman to Play in Greece, Signs With Lavrio B.C." FullertonTitans.com.
  6. ^ "MBB Alumnus Allman, Jr. Signed to Toronto Raptors Summer League Squad". FullertonTitans.com. July 5, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  7. ^ Kern, Josh (July 12, 2019). "Despite Canadian content boost, Raptors fall to 76ers 108-102 in Summer League". RaptorsHQ.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  8. ^ Mammides, Chris (July 27, 2019). "Lavrio signs Allman just out of college". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "Kyle Allman Jr. signs with VEF Riga". Sportando. July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "Bienvenue Kyle!". parisbasketball.paris (in French). July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  11. ^ @basketsuperligi (June 29, 2023). "ABD'li guard Kyle Allman Jr., Darüşşafaka Lassa kadromuzun yeni yüzlerinden biri oldu" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Beşiktaş, Allman'ı Açıkladı" (in Turkish). basketfaul. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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