2011-12 Northridge Men's Basketball Media Guide

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VINNIEMCGHEE 2010-11 SEASON (JUNIOR) Voted the Pete Cassidy’s Coach’s Award ... Scored a season-high 20 points (6-for-8 from the floor, 3-for-5 from behind the arc) along with three assists and three steals against Cal Poly (1/22/11) ... Tallied 16 points (4-for-8 from 3-point territory) against Santa Clara (12/22/10) and another 16 points vs Cal State Fullerton (3/10/11) ... Scored 15 points (three 3-pointers) vs Tulsa (11/28/10) at the 76 Classic and against Cal State Fullerton (1/15/11) ... The team leader in three-pointers with 51 (1.58 pg) ... Tallied at least one three-pointer in 25 of the team’s 32 games ... Scored at least three 3-pointers in ten games ... Had a career-high eight assists vs UC Davis (12/30/10) ... Played in 32 games, second-best for a single season in school history.

2009-10 SEASON (SOPHOMORE) Winner of the Newt Meyers Sportsmanship Award ... A double-digit scored in 12 games ... That inlcuded a 22-point effort (9-of-10 free throws) against Seattle (1/11/10) ... Hit a team-leading 53 three-pointers (1.7 per game), ninth-best in the Big West Conference ... Played in 32 games, secod-best for a single season in school history.

2008-09 Due to NCAA rules and regulations, redshirted the 2008-09 season.

SACRAMENTO STATE (2007-08 SEASON) Captured Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year honors in addition to being an honorable mention allleague choice ... Started 27 of 28 games ... Averaged 12.1 points (#2 on the Hornets) and 5.1 assists per game (142) ... Also among the team leaders in steals (38) and three-point goals (50) ... Earned a spot on the All-Freshman Mid-Major team by College Basketball Insider.

MCCLYMONDS HIGH SCHOOL A two-time first team All-Oakland Athletic League selection ... During his senior season, led his team to a 28-4 overall record, a league title, the northern California Division I championship, and the school's first appearance in the state championship ... Finished his senior season with averages of 15.8 points, five assists and 3.5 steals per game ... In addition, was named team MVP ... Also CAREER HIGHS > nominated as the CIF Player of the Year ... As a junior, averaged 13.5 points Points 22 vs per game while leading McClymonds to an 18-14 record ... Had the highest or Sseattle (1/11/10) shared the highest grade point average on the team all three of his years on Field Goals 7 vs the varsity squad ... Received the team's academic achievement award twice. CS Bakersfield (11/30/09) 3-PT. FGs 5 vs MATADOR MEMO Long Beach State (1/28/10) Born October 5, 1991 in Modesto, Ca. ... Parents are Cassia and Allen Jiles III Free Throws 9 vs ... Has one brother, Everette ... Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and the Lakers Seattle (1/11/10) are his favorite NBA athletes and team ... Favorite actor is Will Smith while his Rebounds 6 (2 games) favorite actress is Angelina Jolie ... Fresh Prince of Bel Air is his favorite televilast time at Seattle (1/19/10) sion show ... He Got Game is his favorite movie ... Chicken is his favorite food Assists 8 vs but stays away from peaches ... NWA is his favorite band while Young Jeezy is UC Davis (12/30/10) Allen's favorite solo artist ... Favorite website is twitter.com ... Chose Cal State Blocks 1 vs Northridge because he wanted to play for head coach Bobby Braswell ... His Drake (2/20/10) greatest sports moments were when he dunked on a 6-foot-10 opponent, and Steals 4 at scoring 31 points as a sophomore ... His pre-game ritual is to listen to music ... Seattle (1/19/10) If Allen was NCAA president, he would have a tournament for coaches ... His Minutes 34 (2 games) superstitions include not walking under a ladder ... The best athlete he ever vs Pacific (12/28/10) played against was Brandon Jennings ... Would like to switch places for a day with Kobe Bryant ... Would like to be stranded on a desert island with Scarlett Johansson ... Two people Allen would like to have dinner with are Paula Patton and Scarlett Johansson ... If Allen was forced to listen to one CD for the rest of his life it would be The Chronic by Dr. Dre ... If Allen had a million dollars, Allen said he would be the happiest man alive ... His advice to young people is to go to school ... No one knows how much Allen loves the Food Channel ... Most people don't know that Allen plays the drums ... The title of his autobiography would be - Best Kept Secret ... If a movie was made about Allen's life, the lead would be played by someone who plays basketball lefthanded ... Allen can't go a week without playing basketball ... One possession he can't live without is his television ... If Allen could change the world it would be the elimination of violence ... The biggest obstacle Allen had to overcome was almost not having his father and mother ... His nephews and nieces always make him smile ... His greatest hero is his father who knows him best ... Family and Consumer Sciences major. GUARD // 5-10 // 170 // SENIOR // OAKLAND, CALIF.

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