He was asked on the PrepSpin live broadcast shortly after announcing his decision, to which he credited the staff for really attracting him to his hometown university.
“Really just the people that are around the program at the University of Kentucky, just what they’ve been doing ever since they got here,” he said. “I’m just really excited to be a part of it.”
The staff’s player development and the 10-win 2018 season also played a major role, he noted.
When asked about the loud roar he received from his fellow students and others in attendance at his announcement ceremony at Lexington Catholic High School, Allen said, “The Big Blue Nation is alive and strong and it definitely goes very deep, and I’m very excited to play for them.