Frankie Allen

Teams coached: Virginia Tech Hokies, Tennessee State Tigers, Howard Bison, Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks
Virginia Tech record: 56-61 (.479)
Tennessee State record: 115-140 (.451)
Howard record: 52-93 (.359)
Maryland Eastern Shore record: 42-139 (.232)
Overall record: 265-433 (.380)

Frankie Allen
Born April 7, 1949
Hometown: Charlottesville, Virginia
Alma Mater: Roanoke College (BA, 1971) / Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (MA, 2000)
Played at Division II Roanoke in Salem, Virginia under head coach Charles Moir, where he was an All-American
- Was the first African-American player in the program’s history, helping lead the Maroons to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance as a freshman in 1968
First coaching position was at Albermarle HS (VA), where he won two district championships in three years
In 1976, Allen reunited with his college coach Moir’s by joining his staff as as assistant at Virginia Tech
- Worked for Moir for eleven seasons and was then tabbed to replace him as head coach starting in 1987
- Won 56 games in four years but failed to reach the postseason at VT
Next spent nine seasons as the head coach at Tennessee State, winning two OVC titles and twice reaching the NCAAs
Was the head coach at Howard for five seasons, going just 52-93 during that tenure
Spent three years as an assistant coach: one under Byron Samuels at Radford and two under Randy Monroe at UMBC
Final coaching position was a six-year tenure at Maryland Eastern Shore
- Went 42-139 during that tenure, failing to win more than 11 games in any season
Inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Roanoke College Hall of Fame in 1976