2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics
Yamlak Tsega / XULA Athletics

14 Nigel Allen

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Port Allen, La.
  • High School Port Allen
  • Prev School Western Texas JC
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

Briefly
•  Second year at XULA
•  Transfer from two-year Western Texas College in Snyder, approximately 85 miles southeast of Lubbock
•  College career game highs: 25 points, six made 3s, eight rebounds, six assists, four steals (twice)
•  Made 83 percent of his free throws his first three seasons as a collegian (78-of-94)

2020-21 (Senior — XULA)
•  Team was ranked 20th in the NAIA preseason coaches poll and was the top pick to win the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

2019-20 (Junior — XULA)
•  Averaged 4.8 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 29 games with two starts . . . Shot 43 percent from the floor, 43.3 percent on 3s (29-of-67) and 76.5 percent from the line (13-of-17)
•  Game highs: 15 points, four made 3s, two rebounds, five assists, three steals
•  Credited with the assist on XULA's 10,000th point in the Convocation Center — Makye Richard's 14-foot jumper, right of the foul line — at 9:46 of the first half in a 69-65 victory against Tougaloo that clinched for XULA the GCAC regular-season championship on March 2, 2020
•  Scored 14 points and made 4-of-4 3-pointers in an 80-66 home victory against NAIA No. 7 William Carey on Nov. 5, 2019
•  Scored 11 points, including 3-of-3 3-pointers, in a 72-70 overtime home victory against Wiley on Nov. 20, 2019
•  Scored season-high 15 points, including 3-of-3 3-pointers, in an 80-65 victory at Huston-Tillotson on Nov. 23, 2019 . . . . Helped XULA set school record for 3-point accuracy in a game (9-of-12, 75 percent)
•  He was No. 2 on XULA in 3-point accuracy (43.3 percent) on a team that made a XULA season-record 254
•  Helped XULA finish 27-6 overall, 12-2 GCAC (champion) and, for the first time 1996, win the GCAC Tournament
•  XULA was No. 10 in the final NAIA Division I coaches poll — XULA's highest ranking since 10th on Feb. 7, 2011
•  XULA qualified automatically for NAIA Division I nationals at Kansas City, Mo., and a first-round matchup with Clarke (Iowa), but the NAIA canceled the tournament because of the COVID-19 pandemic

2018-19 (Sophomore — Western Texas)
•  Averaged 8.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 27 games with 14 starts . . . Shot 39.3 percent from the floor, 28.2 percent on 3s (37-of-131) and 84 percent from the line (21-of-25)
•  Led the team with 37 made 3s
•  Game highs: 22 points, six made 3s, five rebounds (twice), five assists, four steals
•  Scored season-high 22 points — 8-of-11 floor, 6-of-8 3s — in an 80-74 home victory against McLennan on Nov. 17, 2018
•  Team captain

2017-18 (Freshman — Western Texas)
•  Honorable mention on the All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference team
•  Averaged 11.8 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 22 games with one start . . . Shot 48.3 percent from the floor, 42.7 percent on 3s (44-of-103) and 86.5 percent from the line (44-of-52)
•  Led the team in scoring average, free-throw accuracy and with 44 made 3s
•  Game highs: 25 points, five made 3s (twice), eight rebounds, six assists, four steals
•  Made 22-of-33 3s during a six-game stretch in which the Westerners won five times
•  Came off the bench to score 25 points in 19 minutes — 7-of-8 floor, 3-of-3 3s, 8-of-10 free throws — in an 83-74 home victory against Ranger on Nov. 21, 2017
•  Chosen Westerner of the Semester for his strong performances in the classroom and on the court

2016-17 (Western Texas)
•  Redshirted and did not play

Club
•  Played AAU basketball for nine years
•  Helped his team qualify for nationals five consecutive years

High School
•  Helped Port Allen reach the quarterfinals of the state playoffs three consecutive years
•  All-District 6-3A his final two seasons
•  Earned honorable mention on the Class 3A all-state team as a senior (2015-16) after averaging 19 points, four rebounds, two assists and four steals per game
•  High game was 36 points at West Feliciana as a senior
•  Team captain his final two seasons
•  Made the honor roll multiple times

Personal
•  He's ambidextrous
•  Played the saxophone in middle school

Favorites
Food:  Rice and gravy
Candy:  Twix
Pizza toppings:  Beef
Ice cream flavor:  Cookies and cream
Cake:  Chocolate
Color:  Purple
Vacation destination:  Zanzibar

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2019-20Junior

    Guard
    6'2" 165 lbs
    13
  • 2020-21Senior

    Guard
    6'1" 165 lbs
  • 14

    2021-22Senior

    Guard
    6'1" 165 lbs
    14