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Purdue Men's Basketball Recruiting

John Allison

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 CLASS OF: 1998
 SCHOOL: New Palestine HS, IN
 HEIGHT AND WEIGHT: 6'11 215lbs
 POSITION: Center
 97-98 RATINGS: #133 (HS), #80 (RUSA)
              #64 (BO), #95 (SN), #64=>#78 (PS),
              #87 (SP), #196 (BG)
 96-97 RATINGS: #96 (HS), TOP100 (PS), TOP150 (VC)
 ACADEMICS: Yes (GPA 3.6/4.0)
 STATUS: Signed


BIO | NEWS | GAME STATS | SEASON STATS | HONORS | SCHEDULE

PLAYER BIO

John Allison has slowly developed over his high school career to be a solid Division I prospect. The lanky big man was targeted by both Purdue and Indiana (Dakich), with Purdue winning the recruiting race. A quiet kid on the floor that lets his game do all the talking. Allison chose Purdue over Indiana, Illinois, Northwestern and Michigan. Allison is an excellent student who wishes to major in Chemical Engineering at Purdue.

Allison's strengths are in his defense, while his offense continues to catch up. He is one of the better shot-blockers in his class, traveling as far out as the perimeter to alter the offense of opponents. What he usually doesn't manage to get a hand on, he ends up altering. His rebounding game can improve, but he does very well for his lack of weight. Purdue's nationally known strength and conditioning program should do wonders for him, and he hopes to increase his size and get up to around 240 by next August. His offense is solid, but can improve in a few areas. He moves well in the post, but can improve his footwork. His shot extends to 16' and is rather smooth. He has yet to develop a good jumphook. Similar to Brad Miller's strength, he passes out of the post very well. His wingspan measures 86 inches.

John scored 11.0 points as a junior, averaging 9.2 rebounds, 6.4 blocks and 2.9 assists for his 14-11 team. As a sophomore, he averaged 8.7 points and 4.8 blocks for a very successful 19-3 Red Dragon squad.

Keady on Allison: "He's a center, we like the way he competes, he blocks shots, and he's big. We're very lucky to get him."

Kendrick on Allison: "He's an unbelievable shot blocker. I think he'll be a crowd favorite with the way he can block shots. He has great timing, long arms, gets off the floor extremely quick and high, runs the floor well and he'll rebound well. His defensive skills are well ahead of his offensive skills right now."


PLAYER NEWS

6-26-98...If Keady asks John Allison to redshirt next year, this article from the Journal and Courier indicates the idea will not be a hard sell. Allison would like to redshirt and concentrate on getting stronger and his school work.

6-22-98...A scouting report on John Allison from last Wednesday's exihibition against the Junior All-Star team..."John Allison: Tallest player on the court. Long arms and jumps well. Good timing around the basket defensively. Had a couple good dunks over smaller guys. Needs STRENGTH. Not sure if he actually has any moves. You get the idea that he needs help to score. Better defensively than Brad Miller at the same age.. But REALLY needs polish offensively. Can be effective in time." (scouting report by RMKFAN)

6-18-98...Allison scored nine points and was perfect from the floor in the Indiana All-Star tune-up Wednesday against the Junior All-Stars. The Seniors spanked the Juniors 133-92. Next up for Allison and crew is a matchup against the Kentucky All-Star team on Saturday in Frankfort, Kentucky. For information on the game, including television coverage, go to this link to the Events page. (stats below)

4-6-98...Click here for an article from the Indianapolis Star on the progress of the three incoming Indiana high school recruits.

3-3-98...Having Gene Keady in the crowd for New Palestine's opening sectional game didn't turn into good luck for John, as Mt. Vernon pulled the upset against the Dragons 68-65. Allison finished with 15 points and fouled out with four minutes remaining. Keady was also around for the other game in the Shelbyville sectional to see John Hamilton and Greenfield Central pull off a close 56-55 victory over Pendleton Heights. John Hamilton had 23 points.

2-15-98...The inability of the state's #3 leading scorer TJ Ott to score opened up the opportunities inside for Allison, in a 50-66 loss to 3A #1 Delta. Delta broke New Palestine's (13-4, 3-2) 12 game winning streak. Allison finished with nearly half of his team's offense, scoring 23 points, grabbing 12 boards and blocking 7 shots. Delta coach Paul Keller said of Allison after the game, "He is more agressive this year. He's a good athlete for 6'10, who's a team player."

1-17-98...Check out the article "Allison relishes guitar as an escape from basketball fame" from the Indianapolis Star.

12-21-97...A scouting report from the December 12 game against Greenfield Central. Some interesting comments and behind the scenes info...

"I figure I should pass along a little first-hand information about one of Purdue's new recruits, John Allison. The high school I teach at, Greenfield- Central, played down at New Palestine last night. We won the game 63-47. So it doesn't look so bad for John, let me qualify a few things:

1. We are currently 5-0 and ranked in the top ten in our class of basketball (AAA).

2. Rumor went around our school that New Pal's strarting point guard sprained his ankle this week. From what I remember of him from last year, he did look a little slower.

3. New Pal's starting power forward was suspended for one game from taking a Louisville Slugger to some mailboxes. (Boys will be boys ...)

4. Rumor also was flying that Allison himself had been sick with the flu all week and had not done much practicing.

Hope that's enough excuses. But to be honest, with the way our team has been playing lately, we would have won the game anyway. We won the game by 16 points, and this was the worst effort I have seen out of our team this year.

As far as Allison individually, he had 13 points, 3 or 4 blocks (one of which should have been a goaltending call), around 8-10 rebounds, and went 1-3 from the line. He did have one monster dunk in the second quarter that was very impressive.

What disturbed me the most about how he played was his lack of aggressiveness. This may have been due to being sick all week, but his first instinct when had the ball was to pass. Our team spent most of the game double-teaming him, but he still looked for a pass before he even considered his own shot. When the double team was late, he did a good job of taking advantage of it. John has a very good soft turnaround from 8 ft. It didn't appear like he wanted to put a full effort out last night.

He still needs to bulk up weight-wise, but what high school player doesn't. The program listed him at 6'10", but some of our players told me has grown to 7'0". Hope that is true." (scouting report provided by Oliver)

12-12-97...Allison was smothered during the game tonight, sometimes triple-teamed in the post, holding him to 13 points. He was the focus of the defensive pressure as NP's leading scorer T.J. Ott was out for disciplinary reasons. The 6-4, 210 lb. Ott leads the team with a 23.5 point average. Ott will also sit out against Franklin on 12/13. NP falls to 2-1.

11-26-97...A 97-98 season preview by the Indianapolis Star.

11-25-97...Recruiting USA has this to say about John, "When you talk about upside, you have to talk about Allison, who should be a dominating force in the Big Ten after two years of weight training." Allison is currently ranked as the 12th best center prospect in the nation.

11-15-97...John signed with Purdue, as expected, on Thursday. Keady comments on Allison's competitive nature and defensive blocking abilities. Purdue may still choose to add a center from the juco ranks in the spring, but will have to free up a scholarship somewhere to be able to offer one.

11-12-97...Don't be concerned when you don't hear about Allison signing today. He has scheduled his press conference on THURSDAY instead.

11-3-97...Follow this link to a good story on John Allison from the Indianapolis Star.

10-19-97...John Allison is making progress and says he will be ready, if needed, to step in for the graduating Brad Miller next season. Allison showed up for Purdue's Mackey Magic opening practice.

7-15-97...More analysis of Allison is coming in from Nike. Van Coleman rates him as the 7th best center prospect, and Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald labeled him a "big man of note", below Stromile Swift and ahead of Minnesota standout Joey Przybilla.

7-10-97...John Allison has been turning heads at the Nike Camp this week according to a few scouts in attendance. Recruiters are getting a look at why he was listed as impressive at the AAU nationals last summer. A developing offensive game is still being overshadowed by his defensive skills, especially his shot blocking. One scout said it would be hard for anyone to beat him out for the 'best defensive shot-blocker' award. In an article in the Star, Allison called the classes on SAT preparation and study skills "basic", but seems to have gotten a lot out of the talk on anger management. If the photo from the Star is any indication, his aggressiveness has improved (see Player Photos).

5-1-97...All three Indiana high school juniors who have currently given verbals to Purdue will be found on the same team this weekend. Lewis, Allison and Rodney Smith will be on the Spiece Gym Rats South 17-under squad. The first game of the weekend for the team will be a 7:00pm match in the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility (next door to Mackey Arena) with Brooklyn Basketball USA. On Saturday morning, Spiece will play at 11:00am on the same court in the IAF against Cincinatti AAU #2. The final game of pool play will be at 3:30pm on Saturday against the Illinois Warriors #1, again in the IAF. The Illinois Warriors team in 1995 featured Mike Robinson and last years team featured the duo of Sergio McClain and Marcus Griffin. Depending upon the results of the three pool games, Spiece will either begin the tournament on Saturday evening at 6:00pm or 9:00pm.

4-8-97...For the past year, almost daily rumors have had John Allison going to either Indiana or Purdue. John put the speculation to rest on Monday as he verbally committed to play for Purdue. Follow this article from the Indy StarNews for more details.

2-25-97...John Allison was in Mackey Arena for last Sundays win against Michigan.

2-22-97...A scouting report from the 2/15 New Palestine game against Delta from Bill Wilkinson..."I went to the game tonight and had an opportunity to see Allison. I really did not expect much but I was wrong. He is very agile and pretty athletic. He apparently is only 16 and still growing. His father is supposed to be as tall as John. He is very thin and needs to develop more strength in both his upper and lower body in order to play college basketball effectively. I was impressed with his quickness and jumping ability. He can really get off of his feet and someone told me he had won a recent slam dunk competition. The people from New Palestine with whom I spoke with said that John is an outstanding student and academics may bear a strong influence on his college choice. He is a good shot and has a very nice jump hook shot as well. John blocked several shots and controlled the boards. Again John could be outstanding if he can get stronger and put some beef on his thin frame. The New Palestine people say Dan Dakich is at all of his home games and that Bruce Weber is there periodically." (scouting report by Bill Wilkinson) Allison currently leads the state in blocked shots per game and has just recorded his 100th of the season.

1-24-97...With the size and presence of John Allison in the paint rebounding shouldn't be a problem, but it was as New Palestine dropped its fourth game of the season with a 36-33 loss to Triton Central. New Palestine was outrebounded 40-25 in the game with Allison leading the way for NP with 7. The New Palestine offense could not make up an 8 point run at the end of the game after Allsion tied it at 28 with four minutes remaining. Although only credited with 10 blocks, specatators claim the number was more like 14.

1-3-97...John Allison is beginning to return to form after sitting out a majority of the season to date with a hip injury. In a 48-42 victory over Shelbyville, Allison dominated the boards with 10 rebounds and 7 blocked shots. "He really acted like he wanted the ball late in the game and that was something we hadn't seen this year," Coach Kehrt said. "John's coming along. When he gets healthy that will be a big plus for us."

12-20-97...A little encouraging news in the recruitment of John Allison..."I am a Purdue Alum and attended New Palestine H.S. I have had th opportunity to get to know Johns' mother as one of Johns' sisters (future lady boiler?) is the same age as my daughter. She has repeated time and again how much they and John love Frank Kendrick and his genuine care for the players. I know they have made several trips to both IU and Purdue. She says she thinks John has decided where he wants to go but hasn't given any indication as to where. He told his mother he either wants to be a chemical engineer or a doctor. His academics would not be a problem. He is, as is indicated by your site, a bit thin, and needs to bulk up. He blocks out so well however, he doesn't rebound as much as he could, and the boards are usually swept up by teammates. I really think he needs to be more aggressive. New Pal does not work the post as much as one would think with a 6'10 center. John plays on the Spiece AAU team which is coached by Matt Gadis, who is also a Purdue grad/player. I am not familiar enough with the entire situation, but when one of the other kids committed to Purdue, Dan Dakich was in New Palestine the next day to watch John work out (during the fall)." (scouting report by annonymous)


Single Game Statistics

DATE MIN FG FGA FT FTA 3P 3PA RB A B S PTS --------------------------------------------------- * 06-17-98 3 3 3 3 9 Won 133- Junior AS 92 04-11-98 9 Won 104- North AS 85 03-03-98 15 Lost 65- Mt. Vernon 68 02-27-98 10 17 Won 68- Shelbyville 53 02-14-98 12 7 23 Lost 50- #1 Delta 66 02-13-98 15 22 Won 74- Southwestern 51 02-06-98 10 Won 69- Beech Grove 35 01-30-98 10 Won 67- Whiteland 45 01-24-98 10 Won 76- Hamilton SE 62 01-23-98 2 8 4 6 0 0 8 6 8 Won 53- Triton Central 49 01-16-98 15 Won 62- Pendleton H 44 01-09-98 13 14 Won 62- Zionsville 39 01-03-98 7 15 12 Won 55- Waldron 35 12-27-97 10 12 18 Won 69- Westfield 48 12-20-97 13 Won 57- Greenwood 55 OT 12-19-97 5 8 5 8 0 11 17 Lost 49- Morristown 61 12-12-97 6 12 1 3 10 2 13 Lost 47- Greenfield C 63 12-05-97 28 Won 78- E. Hancock 61 03-08-97 7 11 4 Lost 51- Delta 63 02-28-97 11 6 18 Won 61- Pendleton H 46 02-27-97 15 Won 63- Mt Vernon 60 02-25-97 9 6 13 Won 72- E Hancock 47 02-18-97 5 Lost 40- Frank Cent 51 02-14-97 10 Won 59- Southwestern 44 02-11-97 5 Lost 46- Pend Heights 69 02-07-97 13 Won 78- Beech Grove 44 02-01-97 12 Lost 54- Sheridan 59 01-31-97 3 0 2 0 13 6 Lost 51- Martinsville 53 01-25-97 8 Won 65- Hamilton SE 45 01-24-97 4 11 0 1 0 0 7 3 10 8 Lost 33- Triton Cent 36 01-04-97 17 Won 55- Waldron 29 01-03-97 6 13 1 3 0 0 10 7 13 Won 48- Shelbyville 42 12-21-96 15 Won 48- Greenwood 47 12-20-96 5 Won 52- Morristown 32 12-14-96 10 Lost 58- Franklin 65

Season to Date Statistics

Season thru PPG FG% FT% 3P% RPG APG SPG BPG RECORD RANK ------------------------------------------------------------------ 97-98 season 14.3 .697 8.9 6.2 16-5 -- 02-21-98 14.1 .700 9.0 6.3 15-4 -- 02-11-98 12.8 .680 8.6 6.2 13-3 -- 01-21-98 15.3 .711 9.0 1.8 7.6 7-3 -- 01-07-98 15.5 .696 9.3 6.9 5-3 -- 12-13-97 16.5 .711 9.0 5.0 2-2 -- 12-10-97 18.0 10.0 3.3 2-0 -- 96-97 season 11.0 .581 9.2 2.9 6.4 14-10 03-03-97 9.5 6.7 13-9 -- 02-19-97 9.5 6.7 10-9 -- 01-27-97 .588 8.3 6.4 8-4 -- 01-13-97 9.2 6.2 7-2 -- 01-06-97 9.2 6.2 7-2 -- 95-96 season 8.7 4.8 19-3 #33 (IN)

Awards and Honors

97-98 season Honorable Mention All-American (Street & Smith) Preseason All-State First Team (Hoosier Basketball) Indiana Basketball Coaches Assoc. All-State Honorable Mention Top40 Workout (Hoosier Basketball) Reebok All-Star Indiana South Team Selection All-East First Team (Indy Star) All-State Honorable Mention (IBCA) Indiana All-Star team 96-97 season Indianapolis All-Suburb honorable mention (Indy Star) Indiana Top32 Workout All-Sectional, All-Area and All-East selection Nike Camp Invitation 1996 AAU Nationals 7th Place 95-96 season Indianapolis All-Suburb second team 1995 AAU Nationals 3rd Place

1997-98 Season Schedule for New Palestine

Date Day Time Opponent ---- --- ---- -------------------- 12/05/97 FRI 6:30P W @ Eastern Hancock 12/06/97 SAT 6:30P W @ Rushville 12/12/97 FRI 6:30P L Greenfield Central 12/13/97 SAT 6:30P L Franklin Community 12/19/97 FRI 6:30P L Morristown 12/20/97 SAT 6:30P W @ Greenwood 12/27/97 SAT 6:30P W Westfield 01/03/98 SAT 6:30P W Waldron (moved from 2/21) 01/09/98 FRI 6:30P W Zionsville 01/16/98 FRI 6:30P W Pendleton Heights 01/23/98 FRI 6:30P W Triton Central (Homecoming) 01/24/98 SAT 6:30P W @ Hamilton SE 01/30/98 FRI 6:00P W Whiteland 01/31/98 SAT 6:30P W @ Sheridan 02/06/98 FRI 6:30P W @ Beech Grove 02/07/98 SAT 6:30P W Mooresville 02/13/98 FRI 6:30P W @ Southwestern 02/14/98 SAT 6:30P L Delta 02/19/98 THU 6:30P W @ Mount Vernon 02/27/98 FRI 6:30P W Shelbyville (senior night) 03/03/98 TUE 7:30P L Sectional vs Mt. Vernon (@ Shelbyville)

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