HONORS & AWARDS
• Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Media, 2021)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athletie Honor Roll (Fall 2020)
2020-21 (JUNIOR)
Alllen played in 22 games for the Huskers, averaging 16.5 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, before departing the team on March 1. He had 20 or more points eight times on the season, including a career-high 41-point performance against Penn State on Feb. 23. He finished the season sixth in the Big Ten in scoring at ninth in steals (1.3 spg). His 41-point night against the Nittany Lions on Feb. 23 was one point off the school record, while Allen also had eight rebounds and six assists. He also had 20-point efforts against Maryland (25 points), Indiana (21), No. 17 Michigan State (23), No. 19 Michigan (21), No. 8 Creighton (26), South Dakoka (23) and North Dakota State (22). Allen grabbed a season-high nine caroms at Creighton
2020-21 OUTLOOK
Nebraska added one of the top junior college players in the nation with the signing of Teddy Allen in April. A 6-foot-6, 222-pound guard, Allen led all of junior college basketball in scoring last season at 31.4 points per game. He is a physical wing who can score at all three levels and possesses a knack for getting to the foul line. Allen ranked in the top 10 of the NJCAA in free throws made, attempted and percentage last season. His versatility will allow Head Coach Fred Hoiberg to mix and match lineups. Allen also brings NCAA Tournament experience from his season at West Virginia, when he came off the bench in the Mountaineers' Sweet 16 run as a freshman.
BEFORE NEBRASKA
Allen was one of the top junior college players in the nation playing for Coach Cory Fehringer at Western Nebraska Community College. Allen, rated the No. 8 player in the country by JUCORecruiting.com, led all of the NJCAA in scoring in 2019-20, averaging 31.4 points per game, which was the highest average by a junior college player since 2013-14. He also chipped in 7.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while posting a 1.6-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in helping the school to a 19-12 record. Allen shot 51 percent from the field, 37 percent from 3-point range and 88.1 percent from the line, as he topped the country in field goals and ranked in the top 10 nationally in free throws made (third), attempted (third) and free throw percentage (eighth). He posted 17 30-point games in 28 contests, including four games of at least 40 points. Allen finished with eight double-doubles, highlighted by a pair of triple-doubles in 2019-20. For his efforts, he was a first-team South All-Region selection.
Allen began his career at West Virginia, where he played a significant role in the Mountaineers going 26-11 and reaching the NCAA Sweet 16 in 2017-18 for Coach Bob Huggins. Allen came off the bench at WVU, averaging 7.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game while playing 11.9 minutes per contest. He reached double figures 12 times, including a trio of 20-point efforts. Allen earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week following a pair of 20-point performances at Kansas State and against Oklahoma, a game where he hit 9-of-11 shots in a season-high 24 minutes. Allen also had a season-high 24 points and nine rebounds in a win over Coppin State. He played some of his best basketball in the NCAA Tournament, averaging 11.3 ppg in three games on 55 percent shooting, including a 16-point effort against Murray State and 10 points in a loss to eventual national champion Villanova. For his efforts, he was selected as West Virginia’s “Rookie of the Year” for all sports at the school’s annual end of year awards gala. Allen transferred to Wichita State for the 2018-19 season, but did not play at the school.
Allen starred at Boys Town High School for two seasons under Coach Tom Krehbiel, earning first-team Class C-1 honors in both seasons. Allen was the 2017 Nebraska Gatorade High School Player of the Year, as he averaged 31.6 points, 12.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.3 steals per game to lead Boys Town to a 20-7 record and a state tournament appearance. He became the first Nebraska high school player since 2008 to put up more than 30 points per game, highlighted by a school-record 47-point effort against Douglas County West. He also had a quadruple-double against Wayne with 33 points, 18 rebounds, 10 assists and 11 steals. In his first season at the school, he averaged 26.6 points, 12.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game to earn second-team All-Nebraska honors after becoming eligible at the start of the winter quarter. Allen previously attended Desert Ridge High in Arizona and averaged 18.7 points, 6.7 rebounds as a sophomore and 14.6 points per game as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Teddy was born on June 7, 1998 in Phoenix, Ariz. He has five brothers (Timmy, Nick, Jaden, Jordan and Jonah). Timmy earned second-team All-Pac 12 honors at Utah in 2019-20. Teddy is majoring in human development at Nebraska.