Tanita Allen

DePaul vs. Green Bay at McGrath-Phillips Arena on Friday, Nov. 9

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Whitney Young

Career:

2017-18 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
2016-17 BIG EAST Sixth Woman Award
Four-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Three-time recipient of DePaul’s Shirley Becker Academic Award
2018, 2019 DePaul Sixth Player Award.

2018-19 (Senior):

Played in 31 games with one start averaging 17 minutes per game
Second on the team in free throw percentage (.840)
Scored season-high 13 points and added seven rebounds against Temple
Approached triple-double territory with 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists against Savannah State
Scored 12 points against Providence
Finished with 11 points, eight rebounds and three steals at Providence
Contributed 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists in season-opener versus Green Bay
Set a career high going 10-of-12 from the free throw line at Creighton
Logged a career-high 35 minutes against Creighton in the BIG EAST semifinal
Finished her career with 923 points, 69 games scoring in double figures, eight double-doubles and eight games with 10 or more rebounds.

2017-18 (Junior):

Played in 34 games averaging 9.3 points and 4.6 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per game
Scored a season-high 19 points against Texas A&M shooting 7-for-9 in the NCAA Second Round
Posted 17 points, nine rebounds and a career-high four steals against Northern Colorado
Had 15 points and career-high five assists against Gonzaga
Finished with double-doubles in points and rebounds against FGCU, IUPUI and Georgetown.

2016-17 (Sophomore):

Played in 35 games averaging 9.2 points and 5.0 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per game
Scored a career-high 30 points on 11-of-14 shooting including 5-of-7 three-pointers at Seton Hall
Finished with 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting including 5-of-6 from distance in NCAA tournament opener against Northern Iowa
Had 19 points, five rebounds, four assists versus Seton Hall
Had double-doubles of 12 points and 10 boards vs. Prairie View and 14 points and 11 rebounds at Georgetown
Led Blue Demons in three-point percentage at .402
Scored in double figures in 14 games.

2015-16 (Freshman):

Played in 30 games
Averaged 10.0 minutes per games
Season-high 18 minutes against Providence and Xavier
Season-best 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting including 3-of-4 from 3-point range against St. John’s on Jan. 31
Season-high six rebound against Indiana
Dished out three assists and added one block and steal against Chicago State
Averaged 3.7 points per game and reach double figures against Providence, St. John’s and Butler.

High School:

Helped Whitney Young to two State Championships
Her 2015 team went 28-2 and 130-10 in four seasons
Career-best 23 points, 16 rebounds and seven block shots
As a junior averaged 12 points and seven rebounds
Ranked No. 22 in the nation at her position by ESPNW
Ranked the No. 4 player on the Carolina Scouting Report’s Top 100 in the Class of 2015
Named to the Full Court website’s 2015 Fresh 50 Watch List
Name the MVP of Texas and Tennessee AAU tournaments
Played AAU basketball for the Lady Fire with coaches Corry and Mac Irvin.

Personal:

Daughter of Marvin and Delia Allen
Sister to Eddie and Tania
Majoring in Sociology.

DePaul Career Numbers

2018-19 Game-by-Game

Career Highs
Points: 30, at Seton Hall (01-08-17)
Rebounds: 11, at Georgetown (12-28-16)
Assists: 7, vs. Savannah State (11-26-18)
Steals: 4, Northern Colorado (11-10-17)
Blocks: 2, x6 last vs. Missouri State (03-23-19)
Field Goals: 11, at Seton Hall (01-08-17)
Field Goal Attempts: 15, Saint Louis (11-18-17)
3-Point Field Goals: 5 x2, last Northern Iowa (03-17-17)
3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 14, at Seton Hall (01-08-17)
Free Throws: 6, Northern Colorado (11-10-17)
Free Throw Attempts: 6, Northern Colorado (11-10-17)
Minutes: 35, Marquette (01-21-17)
Double-Figure Games: 43
Double-Doubles: 6