Sonny Allen
Sonny Allen (born March 8, 1936) is an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach at Old Dominion University from 1965 to 1975; leading the Monarchs to six NCAA College/Div II Tourneys, winning in 1975, finishing runner-up in 1971 and finishing fourth in 1976. He then accepted the Southern Methodist University job, spending the 1975-76 thru 1979-80 seasons in Dallas, he then moved to the University of Nevada, Reno from 1980 to 1987.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 8, 1936 Moundsville, West Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| 1956–1960 | Marshall |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960–1965 | Marshall (assistant) |
| 1965–1975 | Old Dominion |
| 1975–1980 | SMU |
| 1980–1987 | Nevada |
| 1988 | Las Vegas Silver Streaks |
| 1989–1990 | Santa Barbara Islanders |
| 1997–1998 | Dallas Mavericks (assistant) |
| 1998 | Detroit Shock (assistant) |
| 1999–2001 | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 613–383 |
He later served as the head coach of the Sacramento Monarchs from 1999 to 2001.[1][2]
References
- "Ex-Wolf Pack coach Allen has solution to solve scoring woes". Rgj.com. 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- Minium, Harry (2015-07-01). "Whatever happened to ... ODU basketball coach Sonny Allen?". pilotonline.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
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