Recruiting Report: Devonte Allen (2018)
Photo credit: TheAdvocate.com It could be that he’s perceived as an undersized post, but up to this point St. Paul 6-foot-5 power forward Devonte Allen has been flying completely under the radar. And even after playing his 16U season…
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It could be that he’s perceived as an undersized post, but up to this point St. Paul 6-foot-5 power forward Devonte Allen has been flying completely under the radar.
And even after playing his 16U season he’s seen no interest come his way, not even mild interest.
“I really want to try and get an offer this year, I still haven’t got one yet,” said Allen, Louisiana’s 33rd-ranked 2018.
“I didn’t pick up any interest this summer, no letters, no nothing, it’s a crazy thing.”
Allen believes his perceived lack height has been the keeping the college coaches away.
“I feel like I’m under the radar because I’m a 6’5 power forward, and everybody else is a little bigger. I feel like just because of my height I’ve been overlooked,” said Allen, who laid out what he hopes occurs this winter with his recruitment.
“I’m hoping to just stay healthy first of all. And the I’m just going to continue and work on my game and prove to everybody that height doesn’t matter. I’m just going to keep working.”
A post with an innate ability to run the floor, Allen says he’s now working to expand his game out to the perimeter.
“I feel like I rebound really well, and I feel like I run the floor probably better than anyone in the state. Getting transition buckets is probably one of the best things that I do,” he said.
“I’ve been shooting the 3-ball a little bit better, I’m trying to expand my game this year. And because I’m a 6’5 power forward I feel like I could transition to the guard spot. So something that I’m really working on is my handle.”
Now a junior, Allen is starting his second season of varsity with the Wolves. He says he averaged 13 points and 5 rebounds last season as a sophomore.
“This year I’ll be taking on more of a leader role and helping the younger guys because we lost five seniors last year that were really our leaders,” said Allen.