Jerome Allen (basketball)
Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Assistant coach | |||||||||||||
League | NBA | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | January 28, 1973|||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 184 lb (83 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
High school | Episcopal Academy (Merion, Pennsylvania) | |||||||||||||
College | Penn (1991–1995) | |||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49th overall | |||||||||||||
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1995–2009 | |||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||
Number | 53 | |||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2009–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
As player: | ||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Indiana Pacers | |||||||||||||
1997 | Denver Nuggets | |||||||||||||
1997–1999 | CSP Limoges | |||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Ülkerspor | |||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Virtus Roma | |||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Tau Cerámica | |||||||||||||
2003 | Snaidero Cucine Udine | |||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Napoli | |||||||||||||
2006 | PAOK Thessaloniki | |||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Snaidero Cucine Udine | |||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Veroli Basket | |||||||||||||
2009 | Snaidero Cucine Udine | |||||||||||||
As coach: | ||||||||||||||
2009 | Snaidero Cucine Udine | |||||||||||||
2009–2015 | Penn | |||||||||||||
2015–2021 | Boston Celtics (assistant) | |||||||||||||
2021–present | Detroit Pistons (assistant) | |||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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Career NBA statistics | ||||||||||||||
Points | 336 (2.9 ppg) | |||||||||||||
Rebounds | 123 (1.1 rpg) | |||||||||||||
Assists | 201 (1.7 apg) | |||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
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Jerome Byron Allen (born January 28, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player and college head coach. He is the former head coach for the University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team, until resigning after the 2014–15 season. He is currently an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Allen, a 6'4" (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) shooting guard from the University of Pennsylvania, was a two-time Ivy League player of the year for the Quakers. A four-year starter, he led them to Ivy League titles in each of his last three seasons (1993–95) - all with a perfect 14-0 conference mark.[1]
He was selected 49th overall (2nd round, pick 20) by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1995 NBA Draft. He also briefly played with the Indiana Pacers and the Denver Nuggets, and spent time in France, Italy (with Lottomatica Roma, Carpisa Napoli and Snaidero Udine), Greece, Spain and Turkey.[2]
In 2009, he became an assistant coach for the University of Pennsylvania's men's basketball team.[3] On December 14, 2009, Allen was named interim head coach of the Penn men's basketball team after the firing of Glen Miller.[4] On March 31, 2010, he was announced as the new permanent head coach of the Penn Men's Basketball team.[5] He resigned his position as head coach effective on March 10, 2015.[6]
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In October 2018, Allen pleaded guilty of accepting $18,000 for a bribe in 2014 while as the head coach of Penn to help a student get on the recruiting list in order to get accepted to the University of Pennsylvania. He was ordered to pay back $18,000 in addition to a $200,000 fine. He would testify on behalf of the federal government against the man he said had bribed him – Phillip Esformes.[7][8] During Esformes's trial, Allen testified that he had received about $300,000 in bribes from Esformes, and that the student in question was Esformes's son.[9]
On February 26, 2020, the NCAA announced penalties against Allen and the Penn men's basketball program stemming from the bribes. The program was placed on two years' probation, but did not receive a postseason ban. Allen received a 15-year show-cause penalty from the NCAA, effective until 2035. It is the longest ever handed down to a (former) head coach. This means that until February 20, 2035; any school that hires Allen must "show cause" for why it should not be sanctioned for doing so. In an unusual move, if Allen gets a head coaching job after the show-cause expires, he must sit out the first half of the first season of his return.[9][10] The show-cause had the effect of blackballing Allen from the collegiate ranks until at least the 2035-36 season, since most schools will not even consider hiring a coach with such a severe penalty on his record. It is very difficult for a head coach to return to the collegiate ranks even after a show-cause expires; only three have ever done so.[citation needed]
Head coaching record[]
as of end of 2014–15 season
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Penn (Ivy League) (2009–2015) | |||||||||
2009–10 | Penn | 6–15 | 5–9 | T–5th | |||||
2010–11 | Penn | 13–15 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
2011–12 | Penn | 20–13 | 11–3 | 2nd | CBI Quarterfinals | ||||
2012–13 | Penn | 9–22 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
2013–14 | Penn | 8–20 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
2014–15 | Penn | 9–19 | 4–10 | 8th | |||||
Penn: | 65–104 | 38–46 | |||||||
Total: | 65–104 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Notes[]
- ^ "Penn fires basketball coach Glen Miller after 0-7 start". USA Today. December 14, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ Euroleague.net profile
- ^ Jerome Allen Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach. Retrieved on October 29, 2009.
- ^ [1]. Retrieved on December 14, 2009.
- ^ [2]. Retrieved on April 16, 2010.
- ^ [3]. Retrieved on March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Former Penn coach says Miami Beach exec paid him to recruit son". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ "Celtics assistant Jerome Allen pleads guilty to bribe, fined $200,000". Boston Globe.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Schlabach, Mark (February 26, 2020). "Former Penn coach Jerome Allen gets 15-year show-cause penalty". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Negotiated Resolution: University of Pennsylvania" (PDF). NCAA. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
External links[]
- NBA.com profile
- College & NBA stats @ basketball-reference.com
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