In a career-defining moment against Eastern Washington University, senior guard Trevon Allen hit a three-point shot to solidify his name in Idaho Vandal history, as the 17th player in school history to score 1000 points.

Allen moves his name up the list as he continues to perform throughout the rest of his senior season.

He gave his appreciation to teammates and coaches from the past and present who helped him grow and become a better player and leader.

“Credit to all my teammates that I have played with. Every day going at them in practice, making it tough and holding me accountable to do good things every day in practice and trusting me on the court,” Allen said.
“I think it has helped build my confidence and get me to where I’m at.”

The Lapwai, Idaho, native started his career at Idaho in the 2016-2017 season, where he appeared in all 33 games and started in 11.

He averaged 5.1 points and 2.1 rebounds. He scored 169 points on the year; the second-best performance by a true freshman under former Head Coach Don Verlin.

Allen scored a career-best 25 points and shot a perfect 14/14 from the free-throw line on senior day. It was the third-best performance in team history.

Since his freshman season, Allen’s numbers have continued to grow with him. He averaged 14.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and three assists his junior season with a 29 point career best.

Halfway through his senior season, he has recorded 20 points per game and leads the Big Sky Conference.

One of Allen’s teammates, junior forward Scott Blakney, played against Allen in high school and his decision to play at Idaho was influenced by the opportunity to play with his former opponent. Blakney has noticed certain aspects of Allen’s game preparation that have helped him.

“He is a different guy on game day, he is completely locked in on what he needs to do on game day, he knows what he needs to do as far as the scouting report and what he can do to try and help the team,” Blakney said. “On game day, he’ll have his headphones on, locked in and ready to go and that’s something I always see Trevon doing that carries on to me that it’s time to lock in and play.”

Interim Head Coach Zac Claus has been coaching Allen throughout his career in Idaho and has been involved with his progression and growth throughout the years.

“His ability to score in what we’re doing as a five-man group on the floor, as opposed to feeling like, ‘I’m going to do this by myself,’ he has relied on teammates to get him great passes, set screens to get him open and he’s scored in the structure of what we’re trying to do as a team,” Claus said. “It’s a tribute to his work ethic, his patience and his continued improvement to his own game.”

Now as the head coach, Claus talks about the impact Allen has made and the experience he had coaching him.

“He’s one of the most even-tempered guys I’ve ever been around,” Claus said. “He’s got the ability to be coached, he’s going to help the group on a daily basis and his leadership is more so by example than anything else, and the guys know he’s going to show up on time, have good energy and do whatever he can for the team.”

After his senior season, Allen will continue to play basketball at a professional level.

“That’s been a dream of mine since I was a little kid, being able to play as long as I can so hopefully after this, with God’s blessing, I can go somewhere to continue playing,” Allen said.

As Trevon Allen finishes up the season and continues contributing points for his team, his name will keep rising in the record books at the University of Idaho.

Armin Mesinovic can be reached at [email protected] or Twitter @arminmesinovic.