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.
No. 0 – Beşiktaş Emlakjet | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Basketbol Süper Ligi |
Personal information | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York | September 2, 1997
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College | Cal State Fullerton (2015–2019) |
NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–2020 | Lavrio |
2020–2021 | VEF Rīga |
2021–2023 | Paris Basketball |
2023 | Darüşşafaka |
2023–present | Beşiktaş |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
editAllman 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
editAllman 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
editLavrio
editAllman 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
editOn July 18, 2020, Allman signed with VEF Rīga of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League.[9]
Paris Basketball
editOn July 20, 2021, he has signed with Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro A.[10]
Darüşşafaka
editOn June 29, 2023, he signed with Darüşşafaka Lassa of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[11]
Beşiktaş
editOn November 1, 2023, he signed with Beşiktaş of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[12]
Career statistics
editGP | 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
editYear | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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
edit- ^ Kussoy, Howie (November 16, 2018). "Ex-high school teammates bring 3,000-mile scoring battle back home". New York Post. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Cal State Fullerton falls to Hofstra as old friends stage scoring duel". Orange County Register. November 21, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
- ^ Eprem, Jared (December 11, 2018). "Kyle Allman Jr. was prepared to be the star of CSUF men's basketball". Daily Titan.
- ^ Painter Lopez, Jennifer (March 11, 2018). "Cal State Fullerton beats UC Irvine to win Big West Tourney". APNews.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Allman to Play in Greece, Signs With Lavrio B.C." FullertonTitans.com.
- ^ "MBB Alumnus Allman, Jr. Signed to Toronto Raptors Summer League Squad". FullertonTitans.com. July 5, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mammides, Chris (July 27, 2019). "Lavrio signs Allman just out of college". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Kyle Allman Jr. signs with VEF Riga". Sportando. July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ "Bienvenue Kyle!". parisbasketball.paris (in French). July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ @basketsuperligi (June 29, 2023). "ABD'li guard Kyle Allman Jr., Darüşşafaka Lassa kadromuzun yeni yüzlerinden biri oldu" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Beşiktaş, Allman'ı Açıkladı" (in Turkish). basketfaul. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
External links
edit- Cal State Fullerton Titans bio
- Media related to Kyle Allman Jr. at Wikimedia Commons