Player Bio: Orlando Allen - SoonerSports.com - Official Athletics Site of the Oklahoma Sooners

21	Orlando Allen

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
	High School: Woodward HS

	Last College: Paris [TX] JC
	Height / Weight: 6-10 / 288
	Position: Center

Season	GP-GS	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	A	B	S	PPG
2008-09	19-0	.577	---	.400	0.8	0	9	1	1.8
2009-10	9-1	.500	---	.750	1.9	0	5	0	1.2
Totals	28-1	.559	---	.500	1.2	0	14	1	1.6

2009-10 (JUNIOR)
Played in nine games and averaged 7.0 minutes per contest ... Averaged 1.2 points and 1.9 rebounds ... Recorded five blocked shots ... Shot .500 from the field (4-for-8) and .750 from the free throw line (3-for-4) ... Registered a season-high five points and a career-high seven rebounds in 17 minutes versus San Diego (Nov. 25) in Great Alaska Shootout ... Made his lone career start against Houston (Nov. 26) and grabbed four rebounds ... Finished with four points and two boards versus Centenary (Dec. 9) ... Saw action once in the final 17 game).

2008-09 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 19 of team's 36 games and came off the bench in each ... Averaged 1.8 points and 0.8 rebounds in 4.6 minutes per contest ... Shot .577 from the field (15-for-26) and .400 from the free throw line (4-for-10) ... Ten of his 16 rebounds were offensive ... Blocked nine shots on the season ... Recorded season highs of 10 points, six rebounds and five rejections in 14 minutes versus Maryland Eastern Shore (Jan. 5) ... Scored six points against Coppin State (Jan. 3).

JUNIOR COLLEGE
Attended Paris (Texas) Junior College ... Did not play in 2007-08 due to right knee and leg injuries ... As a freshman in 2006-07 averaged 1.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per contest in limited action for a sophomore-laden team that finished 26-5 overall and 19-3 in conference play ... Missed eight games due to injury ... Coached by Ross Hodge.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Woodward High School in Cincinnati, Ohio ... Coached by Lannis Timmons.

MISCELLANEOUS
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio ... Parents are Lisa Allen and Scott Porter ... Began playing basketball his junior year of high school ... Boxed from age 11 to 14 at a Cincinnati Boys and Girls Club ... Chose Oklahoma over Baylor, Kentucky, Minnesota and Nebraska ... Major is multidisciplinary studies.

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