Rosco Allen
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| No. 25 – Kawasaki Brave Thunders | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 5, 1993 Budapest, Hungary |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nevada) |
| College | Stanford (2012–2016) |
| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Obradoiro |
| 2017–2018 | Iberostar Tenerife |
| 2018–2019 | Shimane Susanoo Magic |
| 2019–2020 | Gunma Crane Thunders |
| 2020–2023 | Niigata Albirex BB |
| 2023–present | Kawasaki Brave Thunders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Rosco Allen (born May 5, 1993) is a Hungarian basketball player for Kawasaki Brave Thunders of Japan’s B.League. He played college basketball for Stanford University.
Allen emigrated to the United States from Hungary at age 12 and played high school basketball at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas.[1] He chose Stanford and played for the Cardinal from 2012 to 2016. After earning first-team All-Pac-12 honors as a redshirt junior, Allen declared his eligibility for the 2016 NBA draft.[2]
After going unselected in the draft, Allen played for the 2016 Golden State Warriors Summer League team and later signed with Obradoiro CAB in Spain.[3]
Following the 2016–17 campaign, Allen signed with Iberostar Tenerife.[4]
Allen was a member of the 2018 Boston Celtics Summer League team.
For the 2018–2019 season, Allen signed with Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese B.League.[5]
Allen was a member of the 2019 Los Angeles Lakers Summer League team.
In 2019–2020, Allen signed with Gunma Crane Thunders of the Japanese B.League.[6] He averaged 23.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game. On June 12, 2020, Allen signed with Niigata Albirex BB.[7]
Allen is a member of the men's Hungarian national basketball team.
Personal life
[edit]He was born in Budapest, Hungary to an American father and a Hungarian mother. He has been married to Angelica Allen since June 2019.
References
[edit]- ^ FitzGerald, Tom (January 18, 2013). "Rosco Allen takes long road to Stanford". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ "Rosco Allen: Will enter NBA draft". CBSSports.com. 25 May 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ "El Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro ficha a Rosco Allen". ObradoiroCAB.com (in Spanish). July 29, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ^ "Rosco Allen, nuevo jugador del Iberostar Tenerife". canarias.net (in Spanish). July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ "Stanford Basketball Where Are They Now?". RuleofTree.com. 4 November 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Rosco Allen". ProBallers.com. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Rosco Allen inks with Niigata Albirex". Sportando. June 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
External links
[edit]- 1993 births
- Living people
- Bishop Gorman High School alumni
- CB Canarias players
- Basketball players from Nevada
- Gunma Crane Thunders players
- Hungarian expatriate basketball people in Japan
- Hungarian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Hungarian men's basketball players
- Hungarian people of American descent
- Liga ACB players
- Niigata Albirex BB players
- Obradoiro CAB players
- Shimane Susanoo Magic players
- Small forwards
- Basketball players from Budapest
- Stanford Cardinal men's basketball players
- American people of Hungarian descent
- Sportspeople of Hungarian descent
- American expatriate basketball people in Japan
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Kawasaki Brave Thunders players