Valdivia tabs Kevin Allen, ex Mayaguez

Kevin Allen

Club Deportivo Valdivia (LNB) signed 32-year-old American 211cm center Kevin Allen (college: Emporia State, agency: BIG) for the upcoming season. He recently played for Indios de Mayaguez in the Puerto Rican BSN league, averaging 9.0ppg, 2.5rpg, and 1.0apg in two games. Last season, he played for Hapoel Haifa in the Israeli league and also for Gladiators in the British league.
Allen, a very experienced player, has traveled extensively during his pro career, playing in seventeen different countries on four different continents (Europe, Asia, Latin America, and North America). He has played professionally in Azerbaijan (NTD BH Baku), Israel, Jordan (Amman United), Mexico (Pioneros Los Mochis and Santos), Romania (Targu Jiu), Spain (Valladolid), Taiwan (DEA), United Kingdom, Uruguay (Goes), Venezuela (Centauros), South Korea (Sakers), Thailand (Hitech and PEA), Albania (Goga), Nicaragua (Brumas), TBL (Detroit H.), and The Basketball Tournament (Once A Bronco).
Between 2024 and 2025, his team won the Azerbaijani Cup. He was voted to the Latinbasket.com All-Mexican LNBP Honorable Mention in 2024.
Allen graduated from Emporia State in 2016 and it will be his twelfth (!!!) season in pro basketball. He played for other colleges such as Boise State University and Pratt Community College.