Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Where will Chris Allen end up?

Last week, Tom Izzo ended all speculation about the status of junior Chris Allen, kicking him off the team.

Allen still has one year of eligibility left. If he wants to use that year of eligibility, he is going to need to enroll in a school sometime this month in order to sit out the 2010-2011 season per transfer rules.

Yesterday, the news, broken by Gary Parrish, made the rounds that Allen would be visiting Iowa State. Parrish also said that Baylor and South Florida were in the mix.

This came four days after The Detroit News published a story where Allen's mother claimed he had received interest from Notre Dame, UConn, Memphis, and South Florida, among others. UConn, however, has said that there hasn't been any contact from them.

If I had to make a guess, I would say that Allen ends up at South Florida. Stan Heath is a Detroit native and a former assistant to Izzo. He is also known for giving kids -- Mike Mercer, Anthony Crater -- second and third chances that they don't get from other programs.

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