UMBC assistant Allen named men's basketball coach at UMES

Photo: University of Maryland Eastern Shore new men's head basketball coach Frankie Allen.

Former Division I head coach and UMBC assistant Frankie Allen today was named the head men's basketball coach at University of Maryland-Eastern Shore.

Allen, who spent the past two seasons at UMBC under head coach Randy Monroe, helped lead the Retrievers to their first NCAA tournament bid last season. He previously coached Virginia Tech, Tennessee State and Howard University. UMBC won the America East title last season but fell to second-seeded Georgetown, 66-47, in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Allen has 18 seasons of head coaching experience in Division I.

UMES finished last season 15-16 overall and 9-7 in the MEAC.

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