Vanguard University

The athlete: Allen comes to the Vanguard Men's basketball program after playing two seasons at Glendale College in Glendale, California?was named best defensive player both of his seasons at GC?graduated in 2003 from Torrance High School in Torrance, California?played for Coach Tachibana in the Pioneer conference?earned best defensive player honors in all of his four seasons, and was named team MVP his senior year?led his team to the conference championship as a senior?has been playing basketball for nine years?good athlete with good work ethic?has a great attitude on the court?can shoot it from deep or take it off the dribble?will be relied upon this year to provide solid minutes in the backcourt.

The person: Allen was born on December 18, 1984, in Los Angeles, California?mom is Angela, and is an only child?plans on majoring in Kinesiology at VUSC?favorite place to eat is "BJ's"?enjoys watching the movie "300" and the TV Show "The Office"?favorite color is red and number is 21?favorite actor is Denzel Washington?prefers Sundays and likes Christmas?roots for the Lakers?sports hero is Ray Allen?favorite scripture is Philippians 4:13?thinks that integrity is the most important quality trait to have?most respects his mother for raising me on her own?has learned to keep God first in life?basketball has taught him to never give up?career goal is to succeed in whatever he does.

His thoughts: None given.

Coach Litzenberger's Comments: Allen comes to us as a very athletic player. As he develops he will become a good player in our program.