Ohio State offers Princeton transfer, Hilliard Bradley product Matt Allocco
Ohio State has offered a scholarship to Princeton transfer Matt Allocco, a Hilliard Bradley product.
A 6-4, 197-pound guard, Allocco averaged 9.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists during three seasons with the Tigers. A member of the 2020 recruiting class, Allocco signed with Princeton and sat out as the Ivy League canceled the 2020-21 season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Allocco, who visited Ohio State last week, has one year of eligibility remaining. Kansas, Villanova, Notre Dame and Butler are also known to be recruiting him.
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After averaging 4.1 points per game as a reserve in 2021-22, Allocco moved into the starting lineup in 2022-23 and averaged 10.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists as the Tigers advanced to the Sweet 16 as a No. 15 seed. Princeton knocked off No. 2 seed Arizona and No. 7 seed Missouri before falling to No. 6 seed Creighton. He started 31 games and finished 20th in the league in scoring, 18th in assists, 19th in field-goal percentage (45.3%) and 17th in 3s made per game (1.4).
In 2023-24, Allocco averaged 12.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists. He became the ninth player in history to shoot at least 50% from the field, 40% from three and 90% from the free throw line while averaging at least 10 points per game and playing at least 30 minutes per game. He shot 50.8% from the floor (126 for 248), 90.9% from the free-throw line (70 for 77) and 42.7% from 3 (47 for 110) as Princeton won the Ivy League for a third straight year.
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Allocco was named second-team all-conference in each of his final two seasons at Princeton and is a two-time conference player of the week.
He was a first-team all-state player at Hilliard Bradley as a senior and a two-time conference player of the year.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State offers Princeton transfer, Hilliard Bradley grad Matt Allocco
