Company

About Mike Allen Sports

Develop. Lead. Inspire. Serve.

Athletic Leadership • Speaking • Camps & Clinics • Consulting • Community Partnerships • Training & Mentoring • Sports Marketing

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Our Mission

Using Sports to Build Leaders, Programs & Communities

Mike Allen Sports exists to develop the whole athlete and to strengthen the schools, families, and communities around them.

What started on the basketball court has grown into a full-service athletics organization. We partner with athletes, parents, coaches, schools, churches, and community organizations to build championship cultures rooted in hard work, character, discipline, and faith. Whether we're leading an athletic department, speaking to a packed gym, running a camp, or building a program from the ground up, the goal is the same: prepare people for the opportunity when it comes.

Athletic Leadership

Executive athletic direction, coaching, player development, and scouting & recruiting that connects student-athletes with the next level.

Speaking

Motivational messages, school assemblies, leadership talks, and the Let’s Talk Youth Sports speaker series for parents and athletes.

Camps & Clinics

Beginner-to-elite basketball camps, pre-season and off-season training camps, and clinics we bring right to your facility.

Consulting

Athletic department and ministry consulting for schools, churches, and clubs, from program building and league development to fundraising.

Community Partnerships

Community events and partnerships that put positive role models in front of young people and bring families together through sports.

Training & Mentoring

One-on-one and small-group player development, accountability, and mentorship that grows confident athletes and young leaders on and off the court.

Sports Marketing

Branding, content, and social media strategy that tells your story, grows your audience, and puts your athletes, programs, and events in the spotlight.

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Founder

Meet Coach Mike Allen

M.A. Sports Management and Leadership

Executive Director of Athletics Basketball Coach & Scout Author & Motivational Speaker Camp Clinician

“Exposing our youth to positive role models has never been more important than it is in today’s society.”
Coach Mike Allen

Coach Mike Allen in front of the San Jose mural

A former professional athlete with a dream beyond the game, Mike Allen set out to use sports as a tool to make a difference in the pro ranks, and in schools, churches, community centers, and boys' and girls' clubs across the country.

With 25+ years in basketball spanning coaching, recruiting, scouting, player development, athletic administration, program building, fundraising, and sports marketing, Mike has spoken to thousands of young people at camps, clinics, school assemblies, and PAL leagues. He leads with integrity, honesty, passion, and respect, teaching sportsmanship, education, drug-and-alcohol avoidance, and career planning through the game.

25+Years in Basketball

3xNational Champion & MVP

3xCoach of the Year

HOFHigh School Hall of Fame Inductee

500+Players at the Next Level

Experience

Coaching & Education

Professional. College. High School. Proven at every level.

Professional Coaching

San Jose Spiders (NWBL)Assistant Women's Basketball Coach / Player Development, San Jose, CA
MTK Szczecinek (FIBA, Polish League)Assistant Women's Basketball Coach / Player Development, Szczecinek, Poland

College Coaching

William Jessup UniversityAssistant Men's Basketball Coach / Player Development, Rocklin, CA
De Anza CollegeHead Women's Basketball Coach / Player Development, Cupertino, CA

High School Coaching

Castilleja HSPalo Alto, CA
The King's AcademySunnyvale, CA
Gunderson High SchoolSan Jose, CA
Horizon PrepSan Diego, CA
Shadow Ridge High SchoolLas Vegas, NV
Awaken Christian AcademyLas Vegas, NV

Education

William Jessup UniversityMaster of Arts, Sports Management & Leadership (2017 to 2021)
San Jose Christian College / Jessup UniversityBachelor of Science, Bible & Theology, Youth Ministry and Sports Ministry (1991 to 1995)

Recognition

Awards & Achievements

A championship culture as a player, a student, and a coach.

As a Coach

2019/20 Coast Conference Coach of the Year De Anza College
2016/17 & 2013/14 Coach of the Year Gunderson High School
Featured in Sports Illustrated 10-page article, March 2014
Featured in SportsStars Magazine December 2013
AAU, USA Basketball & NCAA Certified & Licensed
Led Gunderson HS from BVAL “C” League (2011) to its first BVAL “A” League title in 26 years (2016)