Recruiting Report: Thomas Allen (2017)
Photo Credit: HighSchoolOT.com For Garner, N.Car. shooting guard Thomas Allen the recruiting process has begun to really steamroll as his junior season at Garner Magnet High School came to a end this past March and high-major college basketball teams have…
Access all of Prep Hoops
Continue reading this article and more.
Continue ReadingPhoto Credit: HighSchoolOT.com
For Garner, N.Car. shooting guard Thomas Allen the recruiting process has begun to really steamroll as his junior season at Garner Magnet High School came to a end this past March and high-major college basketball teams have started recruiting him.
High Major Offers
NC State is the latest to offer the Raleigh bred shooting guard. The Wolfpack have a pipeline of sorts recently with Garner Road alums including NBA player TJ Warren and West Virginia transfer Terry Henderson ending up at NC State.
Last week, Allen told me that Cincinnati was the latest college to offer him a scholarship. “Coach Antwon Jackson (Cincinnati assistant) is a good dude, he kept it real with me telling me how I will fit in with their system, and how he loves guys that score and basically my fit within their system would be a scoring PG.”
Allen’s list of offers include North Dakota, Longwood, Murray State, Campbell, High Point, James Madison, St. Louis, VCU, ECU, Old Dominion and now most recently NC State, Providence, Rhode Island, Xavier and Cincinnati.
Looking Ahead
When asked about his goals for the summer and next season, Allen said he wants to win Adidas Gauntlet in July and wants to win a national championship at Brewster Academy and make a bigger name for himself. He will follow in the footsteps of Garner Road Basketball Club alums TJ Warren (NBA) and Devontae Graham (Kansas) with attending Brewster Academy in New Hampshire. “I chose to go to Brewster for my benefit. I feel like it is going to prepare me for college and a lot of high level go there and the are more productive in college after. I made the decision because I want to play against and compete against the best in practice everyday. ”
At some point in August or September, Allen said that he wants to cut his list down and start taking official visits after.