seasons). The progress was deemed insufficient by the school and Allen was released. After assistant coaching stints at Radford and UMBC, Allen was named head coach of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on April 10, 2008. On March 12, 2014, Maryland Eastern Shore announced that Allen would not be retained at head coach. Allen obtained a master's degree in sports administration from Virginia Tech in 2000. After spending one season as an assistant at Radford University, Allen moved on to take the same position at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. References 1949 births Living people African-American basketball coaches African-American basketball players American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Virginia Basketball players from Virginia College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Howard Bison men's basketball coaches Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball coaches Radford Highlanders men's basketball coaches Roanoke Maroons men's basketball players Sportspeople from Charlottesville, Virginia Tennessee State Tigers basketball coaches UMBC Retrievers men's basketball coaches Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball coaches 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople