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Utah’s Timmy Allen, an Arizona native, didn’t wind up at an in-state school, but everything has worked out just fine

Tucson, Ariz. • Timmy Allen is from Mesa, Arizona, which is about 20 minutes from Tempe and Arizona State University, and less than two hours from Tucson and the University of Arizona.

A four-star wing, Allen starred for Red Mountain High School in Mesa as a senior, 247sports.com labeling him the top prospect in the state from the class of 2018.

As his recruitment started to ramp up as a junior, he had a boatload of scholarship offers. In the recruiting world, though, there are offers, and then there are offers where a coaching staff will actually accept a commitment.