General
Transfer from Oklahoma where he played one season (2023-24) after competing for two years at Siena in Albany, N.Y. … No. 31 in ESPN’s transfer portal ranking, and 247Sports deemed him No. 2 among transfers into ACC programs … Passed the 1,000-career-point milestone in the Jackets’ season opener against West Georgia, when he scored 18 points … Finished his collegiate career 1,227 points … Connected on 42.7% of his shots from the floor, 34.9% from three-point range and 89.6% from the free throw line in his career (including Tech) … Earned 2023-24 All-Big 12 honorable mention honors in 2023-24 … Son of Mickey Allen and Alfreda Knight … Has one brother (Justin) and one sister (Jamie) … Majored in communications at Oklahoma … Enrolled in History, Technology and Society at Tech
2024-25 (senior at Georgia Tech)
Became a worthy scoring partner with Lance Terry when on the court … Started 6 straight games before leaving the 2/4 Clemson game with an injury, playing more than 34 minutes in each … Missed 10 games before returning to play in the Jackets’ NIT game … Averaged 14.1 ppg and 4.1 apg in Tech’s 10 games before Clemson, including four games of 20+ points (21 vs. Notre Dame, 20 vs. Boston College, SMU, FSU) … 42.5% FG, 35.7% 3pt FG, 29-33 FT, adding 39 assists and 18 steals … Averaged 11.9 points and 3.6 assists while connecting on 42.9% of his shots from the floor, 35.8% from three-point range (No. 3 on the team) and 87% from the foul line (5th in ACC) in all games … In ACC games: averaged 12.9 ppg (4th on team), 3.7 apg, 43% FG, 34.5% 3pt FG, 85.7% FT … Ranked 7th in ACC in steals (1.5 pg) … His 3 20-point games off the bench this season (he had 1 as a starter) were the most for a Tech player since 2016-17 … Started Tech’s first 5 games this season, then missed the next 4 after sustaining a concussion Nov. 23 vs. Cincinnati … Returned to action Dec. 15 vs. Northwestern and was an offensive force off the bench in the the 10 games before his injury at Clemson
2023-24 (junior at Oklahoma)
Appeared in 30 games (30 starts) … Averaged 13.3 points, 3.4 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 0.8 steals per outing … Shot 40.4 percent (132-327) from the field, 31.4 percent (54-172) from deep and 94.3 percent (82-87) from the free throw line … Set school record for free throw percentage, breaking Hollis Price’s mark (92.9 pct.) set in 2002-03 … Made a program record 39 consecutive free throws, besting the previous tally of 37 set by Nate Carter in 2006-07 … Recorded 21 games with 10-plus points … Rady Children’s Invitational MVP and All-Tournament Team selection … All-Big 12 Honorable Mention … Made OU debut against Central Michigan (11/6) … Led the Sooners with 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting and buried a team-high three 3-pointers against CMU … Scored a team-high 15 points versus Texas State (11/14) … Tallied 11 points and three assists against UTRGV (11/17) … Scored 14 points on 6-for-11 shooting and dished out three assists against Iowa (11/23) … Scored a team-high 18 points on 8-for-15 shooting with three assists and two rebounds in the Rady Children’s Invitational Championship game against USC (11/24) … Tallied 15 points and buried a season-high four triples versus UAPB (11/30) … Scored a team-best 19 points on 7-for-16 shooting and tallied seven rebounds and four assists against Providence (12/5/23) … Enjoyed a season-high 20-point performance and added five rebounds, four assists and one steal against Arkansas (12/9) … Finished 9 for 17 from the field and scored a team-high 23 points against Central Arkansas (12/28) … Scored a team-high 15 points and dished out five assists against Iowa State (1/6) … Recorded a team-high 17 points and matched his career high with five 3-pointers at TCU (1/10) … Added six rebounds and five assists against the Horned Frogs … Tallied a team-high 17 points, four rebounds and three assists at Kansas (1/13) … Finished 8 for 8 from the free throw line and tallied 13 points and five assists against West Virginia (1/17) … Recorded 16 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal at Cincinnati (1/20) … Notched his third 20-plus point game of the season, finishing with 21 points and four rebounds at K-State (1/30) … Recorded his fourth 20-point performance of the season vs. BYU (2/6), finishing with 20 points on 5-for-11 shooting … Scored 15 points and buried three 3-pointers vs. Kansas (2/17) … Hit buzzer-beating 3-pointer in overtime at Oklahoma State (2/24) …. Scored 14 points, two rebounds and two assists against the Cowboys … Dished out a team-high eight assists and scored 12 points against Houston (3/2).
2022-23 (sophomore at Siena)
Appeared in 27 games (25 starts) … Averaged 15.9 points, 3.9 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 per game … Shot 43.0 percent (136-316) form the field, 35.6 percent (52-146) from three and 89 percent (105-118) from the free throw line … Named MAAC Player of the Week (11/14 & 11/28) twice … Recorded 18 games with 10-plus points and 12 contests with 5-plus assists … Opened the season with 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting at Holy Cross (11/7) … Scored 20 points and tallied six assists against UAlbany (11/12) … Concluded three-game 20-plus point streak to open the season against Army (11/16), scoring 21 points on 6-for-13 shooting … Recorded 18 points on 5-for-9 shooting and added eight assists versus Florida State (11/24) at the ESPN Events Invitational … Enjoyed 24-point performance on 9-for-17 shooting and added eight assists and four rebounds against Ole Miss (11/25) … Recorded 27 points on 8-for-14 shooting against Canisius (12/2) … Scored 23 points on 7-for-13 shooting against St. Bonaventure (12/19) … Enjoyed second straight 20-plus point contest at Quinnipiac (12/30), scoring 25 points on 9-for-15 shooting … Tallied 27 points and a season-best eight assists at Niagara (1/13) … Scored 22 points and finished 10-for-10 from the line at Mount St. Mary’s (2/10) … Recorded 23 points, five assists and three rebounds against Marist (2/12) … Enjoyed a season-high 30-point performance on 10-for-16 shooting against Manhattan (3/2) … Buried five 3-pointers and added six assists against the Jaspers … Concluded the season with back-to-back 20-plus point outings … Scored 22 points on 7-for-13 shooting at Saint Peter’s (3/4) … Recorded 24 points and dished out a season-high nine assists versus Niagara (3/9)
2021-22 (freshman at Siena)
Appeared in 24 games (two starts) … Averaged 6.7 points, 1.8 assists and 0.9 rebounds per outing … Shot 48.2 percent (53-110) from the floor, 42.6 percent (23-54) from three and 84.2 percent (32-38) from the free throw line … Tallied a season-high six assists at Georgetown (11/19) … Scored 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting against Harvard (11/22) … Made first career start at Saint Peter’s (12/5), scoring six points … Recorded 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting and tallied a pair of assists against Rider (2/4) … Scored 11 points and finished 6-for-6 at the line against Iona (2/11) … Enjoyed 15-point performance on 4-for-8 shooting against Saint Peter’s (2/20) … Tallied back-to-back nine-point games at Monmouth (2/22) and Quinnipiac (2/24) … Scored 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting at Niagara (3/3) … Logged a season-high 16 points in a season-best 33 minutes of action versus Quinnipiac (3/10)
High School
Prepped at Fort Myers High School … Named a three-time The News-Press Basketball Player of the Year finalist, winning the award twice … Averaged 18.6 points, 4.7 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 steals per outing as a senior … Competed for CP25 on the AAU circuit
Coach Stoudamire says: “Javian’s ability to create shots and make plays is what I love about him. He’s fearless, and he’s a leader. Javian and Nait creating for their teammates and playing off each other will be essential. Good guard play wins games and I feel I have two of the best.”
