Bob Allen (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 16, 1946 Port Huron, Michigan, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Stephen (Port Huron, Michigan) |
| College | Marshall (1965–1968) |
| NBA draft | 1968: 6th round, 71st overall pick |
| Drafted by | San Francisco Warriors |
| Playing career | 1968–1969 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 50 |
| Career history | |
| 1968–1969 | San Francisco Warriors |
| Career highlights | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 48 (1.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 56 (2.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 10 (0.4 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Robert James Allen (born July 17, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the San Francisco Warriors during the 1968–69 season.
Allen was born in Port Huron, Michigan, and attended St. Stephen High School.[1] He earned a scholarship to attend Marshall University and play basketball for Thundering Herd.[1] Allen was a second-team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) selection as a junior and led the conference in rebounds with 14.2 per game as a senior.[2]
Allen was selected by the San Francisco Warriors in the 1968 NBA draft.[1] He played in 27 games for the Warriors during the 1968–69 season.[3] Allen was recruited to play for the Baltimore Bullets the following season but he decided to accept a job with Ashland, Inc. in Kentucky where he worked for 36 years.[1]
Allen lives in Kentucky with his wife.[1] They have two children.[1]
Allen was inducted into the Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame in 2003[2] and Port Huron Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
[edit]Source[3]
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–69 | San Francisco | 27 | 8.6 | .326 | .556 | 2.1 | .4 | 1.8 |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | San Francisco | 3 | 6.3 | .000 | .571 | 2.0 | .0 | 1.3 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Robert "Bob" Allen". Port Huron Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Bob Allen (2003)". Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ a b "Bob Allen NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
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