Jimmy Allen
Jimmy Allen (born June 15, 1971)
Current position: Associate head men’s basketball coach
Current team: New Hampshire Wildcats (Head coach: Nathan Davis)
Current conference: America East Conference
Teams coached: Averett Cougars, Army Black Knights
Averett record^: 97-70 (.581)
Army record: 98-112 (.467)
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)
- USA South (Div III) Regular Season Champion: 3 (2006, 2007, 2009)
- 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):
| 2023-present | 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 and 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
- Along with his wife, Katie, has one son
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