Thomas Allen (born November 4, 1996) is an American college basketball player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team.
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Recruitment
Allen was one of the nation's top high school shooters and was a consensus top-100 recruit for the class of 2018. A four-star prospect by ESPN, Scout and Rivals, Allen was rated the No. 9 prospect in New England by the New England Recruiting Report. He received offers from Campbell, Cincinnati, East Carolina, George Mason, High Point, Illinois, James Madison, Monmouth, Murray State, N.C. State, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Old Dominion, Rhode Island, Saint Louis, Tennessee, Texas A&M, VCU, Virginia Tech, and Xavier. After official visits to N.C. State, Nebraska, and Saint Louis, Allen committed to N.C. State on October 2, 2016. On February 18, 2017, N.C. State announced head coach Mark Gottfried would not be retained following the 2016-17 season. Allen was granted his release on March 29, 2017 and decided to re-open his recruitment. Despite picking up a late offer from Kansas, Allen committed to Nebraska on April 21, 2017.
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College career
Freshman year
Allen started the 2017-18 season coming off the bench for the Cornhuskers. On January 16, 2017, Allen scored a career-high 13 points (3-4 behind the arc) in just 14 minutes against Kansas.
College statistics
Current through 2017-18 season
Personal
Thomas is the son of Clarence and Tonya Simmons. He has one brother, Brandon Smith, and three sisters, Deshadia Allen, Tashari Allen and Racquel Simmons. Thomas is a marketing major at Nebraska.
References
External links
- Nebraska bio
- Sports-Reference.com profile
- ESPN.com profile
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