Ben Allison

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Weight:
223
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
West Sussex, England
High School:
Christs Hospital

2009-10: Played in all 31 games and started the first six of the season • Averaged six points and 4.4 rebounds in 17.7 minutes • Scored in double figures in eight contests and led the team in rebounding four times • Led the Wildcats with 13 points and seven rebounds in the first game of the season at Butler • Tallied a career high 15 points to go along with eight rebounds at Western Carolina (1/20) • Tallied 13 points and nine rebounds against Samford (1/4) • Scored 12 points at Western Carolina (2/13) and Georgia Southern (1/23) • Recorded 10 points vs. Gonzaga, Cornell and Penn • Secured a career-high 10 rebounds to go along with seven points against TCNJ.

2008-09: Played in all 35 games, averaging 12.7 minutes a contest • Averaged 4.3 points and 2.3 rebounds a contest • Scored in double figures in four games and led the team in rebounds once • Scored 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the floor against College of Charleston in the SoCon Tourney (3/8) • Posted 12 points and eight rebounds at Chattanooga (1/28) • Netted 12 points at Samford (1/3) • Posted 10 points and five rebounds against West Virginia in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden • Netted eight points and went 6-of-8 from the free-throw line against College of Charleston (2/7) • Had seven points and five boards vs. NC State • Scored seven points against James Madison in the NIT Season Tip-Off.

2007-08: Redshirted the 2007-08 campaign.

Before Davidson: Competed for Great Britain in the 2007 and 2008 Under-20 European Championships • Averaged 11.5 points and 6.4 rebounds in 2008 • Named National Shield Most Valuable Player of the United Kingdom men’s basketball team before coming to Davidson • Also lettered in soccer and tennis at Christs Hospital • Along with his athletic accomplishments, he earned the Warden Park Cup for excellent student example • Coached by Tony Alcock and Woody Kenny.

Personal: Full name is Benjamin Joseph Allison • Born May 22, 1988, in St. Joseph’s, Belgium • The son of Ivor Allison and Claire James • Has three siblings, Josh, Rosalie and Elliott.