Rosco Allen

{{short description|Hungarian basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Rosco Allen

| image = Rosco Allen.jpg

| position = Small forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 220

| league = B.League

| team = Kawasaki Brave Thunders

| number = 25

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|5|5}}

| birth_place = Budapest, Hungary

| nationality = Hungarian

| high_school = Bishop Gorman
(Las Vegas, Nevada)

| college = Stanford (2012–2016)

| draft_year = 2016

| career_start = 2016

| career_end =

| years1 = 2016–2017

| team1 = Obradoiro

| years2 = 2017–2018

| team2 = Iberostar Tenerife

| years3 = 2018–2019

| team3 = Shimane Susanoo Magic

| years4 = 2019–2020

| team4 = Gunma Crane Thunders

| years5 = 2020–2023

| team5 = Niigata Albirex BB

| years6 = 2023–present

| team6 = Kawasaki Brave Thunders

| highlights =

}}

Rosco Allen (born May 5, 1993) is a Hungarian basketball player for Kawasaki Brave Thunders of Japan’s B.League. He played college basketball for Stanford University.

Allen emigrated to the United States from Hungary at age 12 and played high school basketball at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas.{{cite web | last = FitzGerald| first = Tom| title = Rosco Allen takes long road to Stanford | work = San Francisco Chronicle | date = January 18, 2013 | url = http://www.sfgate.com/collegesports/article/Rosco-Allen-takes-long-road-to-Stanford-4207320.php | accessdate = October 11, 2016}} He chose Stanford and played for the Cardinal from 2012 to 2016. After earning first-team All-Pac-12 honors as a redshirt junior, Allen declared his eligibility for the 2016 NBA draft.{{cite web | last = | first = | title = Rosco Allen: Will enter NBA draft | work = CBSSports.com | date = 25 May 2016| url = http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/rosco-allen-will-enter-2016-nba-draft/ | accessdate = October 11, 2016}}

After going unselected in the draft, Allen played for the 2016 Golden State Warriors Summer League team and later signed with Obradoiro CAB in Spain.{{cite web | last = | first = | title = El Rio Natura Monbus Obradoiro ficha a Rosco Allen | work = ObradoiroCAB.com | date = July 29, 2016| url = http://www.obradoirocab.com/webobra/index.php/es/noticias/1390-el-rio-natura-monbus-obradoiro-ficha-a-rosco-allen | accessdate = October 11, 2016|language=Spanish}}

Following the 2016–17 campaign, Allen signed with Iberostar Tenerife.{{cite web| last = | first = | title =Rosco Allen, nuevo jugador del Iberostar Tenerife | work = canarias.net | date = July 13, 2017 | url = http://www.cbcanarias.net/noticias/rosco-allen-nuevo-jugador-del-iberostar-tenerife | accessdate = July 13, 2017 |language = Spanish}}

Allen was a member of the 2018 Boston Celtics Summer League team.

For the 2018–2019 season, Allen signed with Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese B.League.{{cite web |url=https://www.ruleoftree.com/2018/11/4/18062978/stanford-basketball-where-are-they-now|title=Stanford Basketball Where Are They Now?|website=RuleofTree.com|date=4 November 2018|accessdate=March 1, 2020}}

Allen was a member of the 2019 Los Angeles Lakers Summer League team.

In 2019–2020, Allen signed with Gunma Crane Thunders of the Japanese B.League.{{cite web|url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/62164/rosco-allen|title=Rosco Allen|website=ProBallers.com|accessdate=March 1, 2020}} He averaged 23.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game. On June 12, 2020, Allen signed with Niigata Albirex BB.{{cite news |title=Rosco Allen inks with Niigata Albirex |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/rosco-allen-inks-with-niigata-albirex/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=November 12, 2020 |date=June 12, 2020}}

Allen is a member of the men's Hungarian national basketball team.

Personal life

He was born in Budapest, Hungary to an American father and a Hungarian mother. He has been married to Angelica Allen since June 2019.

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