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.
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant Coach |
| Team | Wisconsin Herd |
| Record | 33-10 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 1, 1989 Nashville,TN |
| Alma mater | Northeastern University |
| Playing career | |
| 2011-2012 | Galil Gilboa (Israel) |
| 2012 | Pinar Karsiyaka (Turkey) |
| 2012-2013 | KK Zadar(Croatia) |
| 2013-2014 | Siarka Tarnobrzeg (Poland) |
| 2014-2015 | Rethymno (Greece) |
| 2015-2016 | AZS Koszalin (Poland) |
| Position(s) | PG/SG |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2019-2020 | Wisconsin Herd(Assistant) |
| 2018-2019 | Capital City Go-Go (Assistant) |
| 2017-2018 | University Of Miami (Player Development) |
| 2016-2017 | University Of Miami (Player Development) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2-0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Records | |
| 2-0 (as head coach Wisconsin Herd)
Northeastern University HOF (3x)CAA All Defensive Team (2x)CAA 1st Team All Conf. CAA 2nd Team All Conf. 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), 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 team set records in both games, most assist in a Herd contest (36) and most points in a quarter (47).
References
- https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/16314/chaisson-allen
- https://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/conferences/Atlantic-Coast-Conference/1/Miami-FL/35/staff-members/Historical/player
- https://capitalcity.gleague.nba.com/news/go-go-announce-basketball-operations-and-coaching-staff/
- https://wisconsin.gleague.nba.com/news/wisconsin-herd-adds-to-coaching-staff/