Lucius Allen

Lucius Allen

Allen (right) defending Walt Frazier of New York in 1969
Personal information
Born (1947-09-26) September 26, 1947
Kansas City, Kansas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Wyandotte (Kansas City, Kansas)
College UCLA (1966–1969)
NBA draft 1969 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics
Playing career 1969–1979
Position Point guard
Number 42, 7, 40
Career history
1969–1970 Seattle SuperSonics
19701974 Milwaukee Bucks
19741977 Los Angeles Lakers
19771979 Kansas City Kings
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 9,407 (13.4 ppg)
Rebounds 2,205 (3.1 rpg)
Assists 3,174 (4.5 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Lucius Oliver Allen, Jr. (born September 26, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player. Prior to his National Basketball Association (NBA) career, he became an All-American as part of two of legendary coach John Wooden's UCLA NCAA Championship teams, in 1967 and 1968. The 1968 team, featuring three consensus All-Americans in Allen, Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) and Mike Warren, is considered by many to be the greatest team in men's college basketball history. After being suspended for his senior year at UCLA for receiving a second citation for possessing a small quantity marijuana, Allen was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1969 NBA draft and retired in 1979. As a member of the 1971 Milwaukee Bucks team, which also featured UCLA teammate Alcindor, Allen earned an NBA championship ring. He also played with Abdul-Jabbar for two seasons, from 1975–77, in Los Angeles, but not winning a championship in either of those years. Allen was traded the following season to cross-town, Missouri-based Kansas City Kings, winning the division championship in 1979, and retired from basketball after that season.

Allen played 10 years in the NBA for four different teams. His highest scoring average was 19.1 points per game, during the 1974–75 season.[1] Part of the way through that season he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers after playing with the Milwaukee Bucks since the 1970–71 season.

He was inducted into the Pac-12 Conference men's basketball Hall of Honor on March 16, 2013.

After finishing his storied basketball career which included a high school state championship, college national championship, and an NBA championship, Allen turned his attention to coaching aspiring players in the Los Angeles area. [2]

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