By ADAM ZAGORIA
Class of 2025 four-star guard Dante Allen is headed to Villanova.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound guard out of Montverde Academy (FL) and the Nightrydas Elite AAU program chose the Wildcats over Georgia, Notre Dame and Tennessee.
“I’ll be taking my talents to Villanova because being there at the school being with the team and coaches, it felt like a place I could call home,” he told ZAGSBLOG ahead of his public announcement. “I know that I’m gonna have a great opportunity to develop and play within a system that I can fit it. And knowing their success with building NBA players is a great addition.”
Legendary Montverde (FL) Academy coach Kevin Boyle told ZAGSBLOG:
“Great recruit for Villanova. Dante is a complete player, aggressive and an outstanding defender. He’s very good at attacking the rim and spacing the floor with his jump shot. More than anything he will help Villanova return to the top of college basketball.”
Allen is ranked the No. 77 overall prospect in the 2025 class by 247Sports. He is the son of Malik Allen, who played four season’s at Villanova from 1996-2000. Malik earned All-Big East Second-Team honors his senior season after leading Villanova in scoring, and he also played 10 seasons in the NBA. “[I’ll] definitely [be] a gritty and tough player that wants to win above all,” Dante said. “I think my IQ, finishing and defensive abilities are my best qualities. [I am also] able to make plays for myself and others.” Allen said he’s recruiting 6-3 DME Academy (FL) point guard Mikel Brown Jr. to join him. “He is someone we’re going for and [we would] make a strong backcourt going into next year,” he said. Follow Sam Lance on Twitter Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter Follow ZAGSBLOGHoops on Instagram And Like ZAGS on FacebookScouting Dante Allen:
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▪️Long & strong power guard
▪️Versatile floor game & stat stuffer
▪️High IQ passer who values the ball
▪️Physical/competitive defender
▪️Well-rounded ball skills
▪️Loaded with intangibles
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