Kyle Allman Jr.

Kyle Allman Jr.
	Allman with Beşiktaş in 2025
No. 0 – Beşiktaş Emlakjet
Position	Shooting guard
League	Basketbol Süper Ligi
Personal information
Born	September 2, 1997 (age 27); Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	St. John's Prep; (Astoria, New York); Construction Trades; (Ozone Park, New York);
College	Cal State Fullerton (2015–2019)
NBA draft	2019: undrafted
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2020	Lavrio
2020–2021	VEF Rīga
2021–2023	Paris Basketball
2023	Darüşşafaka
2023–present	Beşiktaş
Career highlights and awards
	Latvian League champion (2021); LBL Playoffs MVP (2021); 2x First-team All-Big West (2018, 2019); Big West tournament MVP (2018);

Kyle Lindsay Allman Jr. (born September 2, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Beşiktaş Emlakjet of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the Cal State Fullerton Titans.

Early life

Allman was born and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He attended St. John's Preparatory School for three years before transferring to the High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture before his senior year.^[1] He averaged 20 points and seven rebounds per game as a senior.^[2]

College career

Allman played four seasons for the Cal State Fullerton Titans. He was a key reserve for the team as a true freshman, averaging 5.1 points per game. He became a starter for the Titans as a sophomore and averaged 10.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Allman enjoyed a breakout season in his junior year, recording a career-high 19.5 points while also averaging 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in 32 games played (30 starts) and was named first team All-Big West Conference.^[3] Allman was named the 2018 Big West Conference tournament Most Valuable Player after scoring 26 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals against UC Irvine in the conference championship game.^[4] As a senior, Allman was named first team All-Big West for a second straight season after averaging 17.5 points, three rebounds, and two assists per game.^[5] He finished his college career with the most games played in school history with 127 and fifth in points scored with 1,680.^[6]

Professional career

Lavrio

Allman was added to the Toronto Raptors Summer League roster after going unselected in the 2019 NBA draft, but only appeared in one game and was not offered a contract by the team.^[7] Allman signed with Lavrio of the Greek Basket League on July 26, 2019.^[8] He averaged 11.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in his rookie season.

VEF Rīga

On July 18, 2020, Allman signed with VEF Rīga of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League.^[9]

Paris Basketball

On July 20, 2021, he has signed with Paris Basketball of the LNB Pro A.^[10]

Darüşşafaka

On June 29, 2023, he signed with Darüşşafaka Lassa of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).^[11]

Beşiktaş

On November 1, 2023, he signed with Beşiktaş of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).^[12]

Career statistics

Legend
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

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Cal State Fullerton	30	3	18.8	.365	.250	.648	1.6	1.0	.4	.1	5.1
2016–17	Cal State Fullerton	32	26	28.5	.415	.271	.727	2.3	2.1	.7	.3	10.2
2017–18	Cal State Fullerton	32	30	32.9	.489	.429	.746	3.5	2.3	1.1	.2	19.5
2018–19	Cal State Fullerton	33	31	35.2	.414	.349	.750	3.0	2.0	.7	.4	17.5
Career		127	90	29.1	.434	.352	.730	2.6	1.9	.7	.3	13.2

References

^ Kussoy, Howie (November 16, 2018). "Ex-high school teammates bring 3,000-mile scoring battle back home". New York Post. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
^ "Cal State Fullerton falls to Hofstra as old friends stage scoring duel". Orange County Register. November 21, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
^ Eprem, Jared (December 11, 2018). "Kyle Allman Jr. was prepared to be the star of CSUF men's basketball". Daily Titan.
^ Painter Lopez, Jennifer (March 11, 2018). "Cal State Fullerton beats UC Irvine to win Big West Tourney". APNews.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
^ "Allman to Play in Greece, Signs With Lavrio B.C." FullertonTitans.com.
^ "MBB Alumnus Allman, Jr. Signed to Toronto Raptors Summer League Squad". FullertonTitans.com. July 5, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
^ Kern, Josh (July 12, 2019). "Despite Canadian content boost, Raptors fall to 76ers 108-102 in Summer League". RaptorsHQ.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
^ Mammides, Chris (July 27, 2019). "Lavrio signs Allman just out of college". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
^ "Kyle Allman Jr. signs with VEF Riga". Sportando. July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
^ "Bienvenue Kyle!". parisbasketball.paris (in French). July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ @basketsuperligi (June 29, 2023). "ABD'li guard Kyle Allman Jr., Darüşşafaka Lassa kadromuzun yeni yüzlerinden biri oldu" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Beşiktaş, Allman'ı Açıkladı" (in Turkish). basketfaul. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

External links

Cal State Fullerton Titans bio
Media related to Kyle Allman Jr. at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Kussoy, Howie (November 16, 2018). "Ex-high school teammates bring 3,000-mile scoring battle back home". New York Post. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

[2] "Cal State Fullerton falls to Hofstra as old friends stage scoring duel". Orange County Register. November 21, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2020.

[3] Eprem, Jared (December 11, 2018). "Kyle Allman Jr. was prepared to be the star of CSUF men's basketball". Daily Titan.

[4] Painter Lopez, Jennifer (March 11, 2018). "Cal State Fullerton beats UC Irvine to win Big West Tourney". APNews.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

[5] "Allman to Play in Greece, Signs With Lavrio B.C." FullertonTitans.com.

[6] "MBB Alumnus Allman, Jr. Signed to Toronto Raptors Summer League Squad". FullertonTitans.com. July 5, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.

[7] Kern, Josh (July 12, 2019). "Despite Canadian content boost, Raptors fall to 76ers 108-102 in Summer League". RaptorsHQ.com. SB Nation. Retrieved October 7, 2019.

[8] Mammides, Chris (July 27, 2019). "Lavrio signs Allman just out of college". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved October 5, 2019.

[9] "Kyle Allman Jr. signs with VEF Riga". Sportando. July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.

[10] "Bienvenue Kyle!". parisbasketball.paris (in French). July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

[11] @basketsuperligi (June 29, 2023). "ABD'li guard Kyle Allman Jr., Darüşşafaka Lassa kadromuzun yeni yüzlerinden biri oldu" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[12] "Beşiktaş, Allman'ı Açıkladı" (in Turkish). basketfaul. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

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