Chaisson Allen

Chaisson Allen (born June 1, 1989) is a retired American professional basketball player, who currently is an Assistant Coach for the NBA G-League Wisconsin Herd. Originally from Nashville, TN he stands at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall and played as a point guard / shooting guard.

Chaisson Allen
Wisconsin Herd
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1989-06-01) June 1, 1989
Nashville, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolOakland (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
CollegeNortheastern (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–2016
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Coaching career2016–present
Career history
As player:
2011–2012Galil Gilboa
2012Pinar Karsiyaka
2012–2013KK Zadar
2013–2014Siarka Tarnobrzeg
2014–2015Rethymno
2015–2016AZS Koszalin
As coach:
2016–2018Miami (Florida) (Player Dev.)
2018–2019Capital City Go-Go (assistant)
2019–2020Wisconsin Herd (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-CAA
  • Second-team All-CAA
  • 3× CAA All-Defensive Team
  • CAA All-Rookie Team

College career

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Allen graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts in 2011 and holds a place in the Hall of Fame.

Professional career

Since his graduation from Northeastern University, Allen has played professional basketball in multiple countries, Israel (Galil Gilboa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League), Turkey (Pinar Karsiyaka), Croatia (KK Zadar), Greece (Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C.), and Poland (Siarka Tarnobrzeg, AZS Koszalin).[1]

Coaching career

On May 1, 2016, after stints in numerous Euro basketball leagues and a season-ending injury, Allen was hired by the University of Miami to be a player development assistant in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2] On September 1, 2018, Allen joined the Capital City Go-Go as an Assistant Coach, in the inaugural season of the Washington Wizards G-league franchise.[3] During his first and only season coaching the Go-Go squad, he assisted in tying a G-league expansion team best record of 25-25.

On September 24, 2019, Allen was announced as the assistant coach for Wisconsin Herd.[4] The Herd finished the shortened season as the leagues best at 33–10. Allen served as head coach for two games during the 19–20 season, as he went 2–0. Allen helped the Herd set records in both games, most assist in a Herd contest (36) and most points in a quarter (47).

References

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