Curtis Allen

Curtis Allen made a name for himself on the basketball court at Wilson High School in the late 1990s. Allen averaged 25.2 points and four assists per game during his senior season, helping his team earn a fifth-place finish at the 2000 state tournament. He was named the 2000 Washington state Class 4A player of the year by the Associated Press. He also led the Rams to the 1998 and 1999 state tournaments as well.

Curtis scored a school-record 47 points on Feb. 1, 2000 in a 73-69 win over Lincoln. He was The News Tribune All-Area MVP in 2000 and an honorable mention All America pick by Street & Smith's magazine.

Rated the no. 7 point guard prospect in the West, Allen attended the University of Washington, where he played from 2000 to 2004. He chose the Huskies over Clemson, Notre Dame, Syracuse and several other Pac-10 schools.

Born Dec. 25, 1986 in Bremerton, Allen joined Mount Tahoma's C.J. Massingale as the first Tacoma natives in 23 years to sign with Washington, dating back to Steve Matzen who lettered from 1977-1980.

While a member of the Husky basketball team, Curtis competed in 117 games, starting 51. He was the most accurate free throw shooter in UW history, making 202 of 233 for a .867 mark. Curtis also made 151 career 3-point field goals to rank second all-time. He was eighth all-time in assists (286) and 10th in steals (99).

During his freshman campaign, Allen ranked second on the team with 65 assists and started 11 of the team's final 12 games of the season. He earned Pac-10 All-Freshman team honors. His sophomore year included Pac-10 Player of the Week honors on Dec. 3, 2001, after tallying a career-high 27 points at San Diego on Dec. 1. He finished the year leading the team in assists (126), three-pointers (48) and steals, and he ranked second in scoring with a 12.0 points per game average.

Allen's junior season included 13 starts and 52 three-point baskets. He converted 95.7 percent of his free throw attempts (44-of-46), the highest rate in the Pac-10 although it was 10 attempts shy of qualifying for the conference statistics. He continued his excellent free throw shooting his senior year, going 24-of-30 from the line. Allen played in 31 games during his final year, including five starts and an average of 16 minutes per game. Curtis was the lone senior on the 2003-04 Husky team that made its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1999.

He is now a member of Ken Bone's coaching staff at Washington State University.