Allen Isiah Jeremiah Durham (born July 9, 1988), nicknamed The Hulk, is an American professional basketball player for the Saga Ballooners of the B.League.
Allen owns the Grand Rapids Danger of the North American Basketball League and runs a foundation under his name.
He leads Grace Bible College all-time in points, rebounds, and blocks and has played in multiple leagues around the world.
Durham came to Grace Bible College, a Division II school in the NCCAA, after graduating from Wyoming Park in 2006.
[2] He left after his freshman year due to financial limitations to attend Grand Rapids Community College, but didn't play basketball.
Before his senior season, he had offers from several Division I schools to transfer, such as Iowa State, Central Michigan and Miami at Ohio.
[5] In his first career game with the team, he recorded 32 points and 13 rebounds in an 87–94 OT loss against the CS Otopeni.
[6] In his second game with Bucuresti, he racked up 21 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists in an 86–91 OT loss against the CSS Giurgiu.
[9] After going through a four-game losing streak, he helped Vilpas end it by contributing 23 points and 12 rebounds.
[11] Durham then signed with Hapoel Afula along with Anthony Fisher in the Israeli National League.
[15] Durham then played for the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as a replacement import for Eric Wise, who only had one win in his stint with the team.
[15] He could have played in the PBA sooner as he could have been the import of the Air21 Express that season, and was recommended to that team by his former French league teammate Wesley Witherspoon.
In his PBA debut, he had 32 points, 24 rebounds and 10 assists that propelled the Energy to their second win in seven outings.
[20] Durham played with the Legends for 24 games in the 2015–16 season, averaging 8.8 points and 7.4 rebounds, starting seven contests.
[21] Nantes announced that they had brought Durham back to close out their season, replacing Jordan Morgan.
[27] He only had 15 points in Game 6, and Ginebra import Justin Brownlee scored the series-winning, buzzer-beater three pointer over him.
[34] When they were undermanned due to injuries and national team commitments against the Phoenix Fuel Masters, he had 33 points, 16 boards, and seven assists, and took over in the clutch to power them to the win.
[36] They won their next game, as he put on 29 points and 27 boards on top of seven assists, three blocks, and one steal, and secured a playoffs slot.
[39] The Bolts finished the elimination round with nine wins against just two losses to claim the top seed and its twice-to-beat advantage.
[59] Meralco eventually qualified for the playoffs as the seventh seed, where they upset the second-seed Phoenix.
[64] Durham returned for his fourth straight year for another chance at a Governors' Cup title.
[64] Expectations were higher, with Meralco acquiring frontcourt help for him in Raymond Almazan in a trade with Rain or Shine.
[66] Durham then had a triple-double against the San Miguel Beermen, with 29 points, 15 rebounds, and 11 assists as they won back-to-back games.
[76] In Game 1 of the Finals, he had a triple-double of 25 points, 18 rebounds, and 10 assists, but was blocked by Japeth Aguilar at the rim, which sealed the win for Ginebra.
[84] He did not finish his season there, as he returned to America after South Korea reported a surge in COVID-19 cases.
[107] In the Finals, they lost to Utsunomiya 2–0, giving Brex their first title since they were crowned champions in the league's inaugural 2016–2017 season.
[114] He helped the Jackson TN Underdawgs squad earn an Elite 8 berth after they posted three impressive wins to capture the Memphis region title, despite entering the tournament as the lowest seed (#8).
He was set to compete in the 2020 edition with Jackson TN,[115] but their team was diagnosed with a case of COVID-19, and was replaced.