Timmy Allen was one of three players that Texas had as draft hopefuls for Thursday’s NBA Draft, and similar to the other two players in Sir’Jabari Rice and Marcus Carr, his name was not called during the draft.
However, also similarly to the other two Longhorns he was picked up following the conclusion of the draft. Allen was signed by the Memphis Grizzlies as an undrafted free agent and will have a chance to prove himself during the summer league.
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After spending three seasons at Utah to start his career where he earned all Pac-12 honors, Allen transferred to Texas where he spent the final two seasons of his college career. During his first year in Austin he led the team in scoring averaging over 12 points per game, and finished his entire college career averaging nearly 14 points per game, 6.1 rebounds, and nearly three assists per game.
What likely hurts Allen is the fact that he has a much more old school game, as he lived in the mid-range. Allen shot the three at a 24.8% clip in college, which is something he desperately needs to improve upon if he has any chance at sticking around in the NBA.