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Lucius Allen
Lucius Oliver Allen Jr. (born September 26, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. He is one of only a select few players to have won at least one high school state championship, collegiate national championship, and NBA championship.
Allen was born on September 26, 1947, in Kansas City, Kansas, where he was raised in a family of nine children. As a young teenager, Allen developed his basketball skills under nationally known softball player Norma Jean McDaniel at the Kensington Community Center in Kansas City. He attended Wyandotte High School (1962–65), graduating in 1965.
Over his three years on the school's basketball team, he averaged 22 points and 14 rebounds per game, and set the school record for most points in a game. His team went to the Kansas state Class AA high school championship game all three years he was on the team. The 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Allen played forward under head coach Walter Shublom, who had a 296–26 record over 15 years as Wyandotte's head coach, winning 10 state championships. Allen's Wyandotte teams were 22–1 (sophomore), 21–2 (junior) and an undefeated 23–0 in his senior season.
As a sophomore, the team went to the state championship game, where Allen was named a starter for the first time that season (though the team lost that game). As a junior and senior, he led Wyandotte to back-to-back Class AA state championships in 1964 and 1965. In 1965, he was a prep (high school) All-American player, being named a Parade Magazine second-team All-American. In both 1964 and 1965, Allen was named consensus first-team Class AA All-State, was selected to the Class AA All-Tournament teams, and was the tournament's Most Valuable Player both years.
Allen was also the first baseman for Wyandotte's 1964 Class AA-A state champion baseball team.
In 1965, Allen was recruited to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) by legendary coach John Wooden, who won ten national NCAA men's Division I championships at UCLA. He was recruited by over 70 other schools, but chose UCLA. Allen was part of the same class as Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Wooden had first seen Allen play in 1964 at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes summer basketball camp, where Wooden and Shublom were instructors.
During his freshman year (1965–66), Allen, now at guard, played on the freshman team with Abdul-Jabbar. Allen scored the very first points ever scored in Pauley Pavilion history during the annual freshman vs varsity game.[citation needed] In that game, the freshmen defeated the varsity 75–60, as the varsity (which had been 58–2 over the last two seasons and won NCAA national championships in 1964 and 1965) could not handle Abdul-Jabbar. Allen was the second best freshman player, with 16 points and eight rebounds, while hounding sophomore guard Mike Warren defensively.
During his freshman season, the UCLA freshman team finished the season undefeated (21–0), and Allen averaged 22.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor, was Allen's freshman roommate. The 1965-66 varsity team had an 18–8 record and did not play in the 1966 NCAA tournament.
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Lucius Allen
Lucius Oliver Allen Jr. (born September 26, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. He is one of only a select few players to have won at least one high school state championship, collegiate national championship, and NBA championship.
Allen was born on September 26, 1947, in Kansas City, Kansas, where he was raised in a family of nine children. As a young teenager, Allen developed his basketball skills under nationally known softball player Norma Jean McDaniel at the Kensington Community Center in Kansas City. He attended Wyandotte High School (1962–65), graduating in 1965.
Over his three years on the school's basketball team, he averaged 22 points and 14 rebounds per game, and set the school record for most points in a game. His team went to the Kansas state Class AA high school championship game all three years he was on the team. The 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Allen played forward under head coach Walter Shublom, who had a 296–26 record over 15 years as Wyandotte's head coach, winning 10 state championships. Allen's Wyandotte teams were 22–1 (sophomore), 21–2 (junior) and an undefeated 23–0 in his senior season.
As a sophomore, the team went to the state championship game, where Allen was named a starter for the first time that season (though the team lost that game). As a junior and senior, he led Wyandotte to back-to-back Class AA state championships in 1964 and 1965. In 1965, he was a prep (high school) All-American player, being named a Parade Magazine second-team All-American. In both 1964 and 1965, Allen was named consensus first-team Class AA All-State, was selected to the Class AA All-Tournament teams, and was the tournament's Most Valuable Player both years.
Allen was also the first baseman for Wyandotte's 1964 Class AA-A state champion baseball team.
In 1965, Allen was recruited to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) by legendary coach John Wooden, who won ten national NCAA men's Division I championships at UCLA. He was recruited by over 70 other schools, but chose UCLA. Allen was part of the same class as Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Wooden had first seen Allen play in 1964 at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes summer basketball camp, where Wooden and Shublom were instructors.
During his freshman year (1965–66), Allen, now at guard, played on the freshman team with Abdul-Jabbar. Allen scored the very first points ever scored in Pauley Pavilion history during the annual freshman vs varsity game.[citation needed] In that game, the freshmen defeated the varsity 75–60, as the varsity (which had been 58–2 over the last two seasons and won NCAA national championships in 1964 and 1965) could not handle Abdul-Jabbar. Allen was the second best freshman player, with 16 points and eight rebounds, while hounding sophomore guard Mike Warren defensively.
During his freshman season, the UCLA freshman team finished the season undefeated (21–0), and Allen averaged 22.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor, was Allen's freshman roommate. The 1965-66 varsity team had an 18–8 record and did not play in the 1966 NCAA tournament.