Sonny Allen (March 8, 1936 – September 11, 2020) was an American college basketball coach. He was the head coach at Old Dominion University from 1965 to 1975; leading the Monarchs to six NCAA College/Division II Tournaments, winning in 1975, finishing runner-up in 1971 and finishing fourth in 1976. He then accepted the Southern Methodist University job, spending the 1975–76 through 1979–80 seasons in Dallas, he then moved to the University of Nevada, Reno from 1980 to 1987.
 Allen coaching at ODU | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 8, 1936 Moundsville, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 2020 (aged 84) Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1956–1960 | Marshall |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960–1965 | Marshall (assistant) |
| 1965–1975 | Old Dominion |
| 1975–1980 | SMU |
| 1980–1987 | Nevada |
| 1988 | Las Vegas Silver Streaks |
| 1989–1990 | Santa Barbara Islanders |
| 1997–1998 | Dallas Mavericks (assistant) |
| 1998 | Detroit Shock (assistant) |
| 1999–2001 | Sacramento Monarchs |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 613–383 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Division II (1975) | |
He was later the head coach for the Sacramento Monarchs of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1999 to 2001.[1][2] He died of Parkinson's Disease in Reno, Nevada.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Ex-Wolf Pack coach Allen has solution to solve scoring woes". Rgj.com. 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ Minium, Harry (2015-07-01). "Whatever happened to ... ODU basketball coach Sonny Allen?". pilotonline.com. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ^ "Sonny Allen, Who Built the Foundation for ODU Basketball and Was an Offensive Innovator, Has Passed Away". Old Dominion University. 11 September 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.