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Jimmy Allen

Jimmy Allen (born June 15, 1971)

Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Emory & Henry Wasps
Current conference: South Atlantic Conference (SAC) (Division II)
Averett record: 97-70 (.581)
Army record: 98-112 (.467)
Emory & Henry record: 0-0 (.000)
Overall record^: 195-182 (.517)

Career Accomplishments:

  • NCAA National Championships:  0
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  0
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  0
  • CBI Appearances:  1  (2021)
  • SAC (Div II) Regular Season Champion:  0
  • USA South (Div III) Regular Season Champion:  3  (2006, 2007, 2009)
  • SAC (Div II) Tournament Champion:  0
  • USA South (Div III) Tournament Champion:  3  (2007, 2008, 2009)
  • NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances:  3  (2006, 2007, 2009)

Awards:

  • USA South (Div III) Coach of the Year:  3  (2005, 2007, 2008)

Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):

2024-present Emory & Henry
2023-2024 New Hampshire (assoc. HC)
2016-2023 Army
2015-2016 Army (assoc. HC)
2010-2015 Army (asst)
2004-2010 Averett
2002-2004 Wofford (asst)
1996-2002 Navy (asst)
1993-1996 Emory & Henry (asst)

Jimmy Allen Facts

  • James Byars Allen, Jr.
  • Born June 15, 1971
  • Hometown: Warrington, Pennsylvania
  • Alma Mater: Emory and Henry College (BS, 1993)
  • Four-year starter for Bob Johnson at D-III Emory & Henry; inducted into the school’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2008
  • Started his coaching career as an assistant under Johnson for three seasons at his alma mater
  • Was an assistant at Navy for six seasons under Don DeVoe and for two seasons at Wofford under Mike Young
  • Spent six seasons as the head coach at D-III Averett University, going 97-70 overall and winning three USA South COY awards
  • Was an assistant for five seasons and associate head coach for one season at Army under Zach Spiker before taking over as head coach in 2016
    • Allen went 98-112 in seven seasons as the Black Knights’ head coach and went to the CBI in 2021
    • In March 2023, following Allen’s second winning campaign at Army, he was fired as head coach
  • In May 2023, Allen became the associate head coach under Nathan Davis at New Hampshire
  • A year later, Allen returned to his alma mater Emory & Henry (now D-II) to be the new head coach

Jimmy Allen Coaching Tree

  • David Belfield (Belmont Abbey)
  • Brandon Linton (Tufts, Nichols)
  • Ben Wilkins (Seton Hill)

 

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at both the NCAA Division I and Division III levels