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Kadeem Frank Allen (born January 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was selected with the 53rd pick of the 2017 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, and has played in the NBA for the Celtics and the New York Knicks.

Kadeem Allen

No. 0 – Hapoel Haifa
Position	Point guard
League	Israeli Basketball Premier League Europe Cup
Personal information
Born	(1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 (age 29) Wilmington, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Emsley A. Laney (Wilmington, North Carolina) New Hanover (Wilmington, North Carolina)
College	Hutchinson CC (2012–2014) Arizona (2015–2017)
NBA draft	2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53rd overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2018	Boston Celtics
2017–2018	→Maine Red Claws
2018–2019	Westchester Knicks
2019–2020	New York Knicks
2019–2020	→Westchester Knicks
2020–2021	JL Bourg
2021–present	Hapoel Haifa
Career highlights and awards
NBA G League All-Defensive Team (2018) Second-team All-Pac-12 (2017) NABC Junior College Player of the Year (2014)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school

In high school he first played for Laney High School, and in his senior year he played guard for New Hanover High School in his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina.[1][2][3][4]

College career

Playing for Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas, Allen as a freshman averaged 17.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.5 steals (tops in the Jayhawk Conference), and 3.9 assists (3rd) in 2012–13. As a sophomore he scored 25.9 points per game (second in the NJCAA), and had 5.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game. He was named Junior College Player of the Year in 2014 by both the NABC and NJCAA after being named the 2014 NJCAA Preseason Player of the Year by the Sporting News.[5]

He competed in college for the Arizona Wildcats for his final two years. He averaged 9.8 points, 1.6 steals (4th in the Pac-12), and 4.0 rebounds per game in his senior campaign.[6] As a senior, he was named second-team All-Pac-12 and to the All-Defensive team.[7]

Professional career

Boston Celtics (2017–2018)

Allen was drafted by the Celtics in the 2017 NBA draft[8] and signed the franchise's first two-way contract. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the Celtics and their G League affiliate, the Maine Red Claws.[9]

On January 29, 2018, Allen was named the NBA G League Player of the Week following a 38 points per game over the prior week. It included a 46 point game against the Long Island Nets on January 23.[10]

On February 2, 2018, Allen and teammate Jabari Bird were named to the Midseason All-NBA G League East Team after averaging 18.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 2.6 steals per game.[11]

On July 15, 2018, Allen was waived by the Celtics.[12]

Westchester Knicks/New York Knicks (2018–2020)

Allen was signed by the New York Knicks on July 25, 2018.[13] He was waived by the Knicks on October 13, 2018,[14] but signed with their G League affiliate the Westchester Knicks for training camp.[15] On January 14, 2019, Allen signed with the Knicks on a two-way contract.[16] On June 25, 2020, the New York Knicks waived Allen.[17]

JL Bourg (2020–21)

On July 20, 2020, he signed with JL Bourg of LNB Pro A, with whom he averaged 9.6 points and 2.7 assists per game in EuroCup games 8.9 points and 2.5 assists per game in the domestic LNB league.[18][19]

On January 25, 2021, Allen was included in the roster of the Canton Charge,[20] but was later waived by the Charge on February 6, 2021.[21]

Hapoel Haifa (2021–present)

On June 19, 2021, Allen signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[22]

Career statistics

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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Boston	18	1	5.9	.273	.000	.778	.6	.7	.2	.1	1.1
2018–19	New York	19	1	21.9	.461	.472	.778	2.7	4.0	.8	.2	9.9
2019–20	New York	10	0	11.7	.432	.313	.636	.9	2.1	.5	.2	5.0
Career		47	2	13.6	.435	.349	.757	1.5	2.3	.5	.2	5.5

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Arizona	34	28	24.9	.465	.360	.705	3.1	3.6	1.0	.8	8.4
2016–17	Arizona	34	33	30.0	.453	.427	.741	4.0	3.0	1.6	.6	9.8
Career		68	61	27.5	.459	.400	.725	3.6	3.3	1.3	.7	9.1

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Arizona Wildcats bio

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