BOSTON - Jerome Allen knows how odd it is for a Philly kid to root for the Boston Celtics. He finds himself in that position, though, as the Episcopal Academy and Penn grad is now on the bench for the green and white as an assistant to Brad Stevens for the up and coming Celtics.
Allen cut his teeth at Penn as a coach, going 65-104 in his five-plus seasons. He formed a friendship with Stevens, then the coach at Butler, when the two faced each other in back-to-back seasons (2011-12)
"I really didn't have any expectations, whether it was mopping the floor or picking up cups," said Allen before his Celtics took on the 76ers at the TD Garden Wednesday night.