Gum played two seasons at Crowder College before completing his eligibility at Southern Arkansas.
In five seasons, the Muleriders won 40 or more games every year, reached the Division II College World Seriesin 2009, won two conference championships, four Regionals, and the number one national ranking for 24 weeks during the course of three seasons.
He led the Bears to their first Southland Conference baseball tournament title in 2013, and reached the Regional final before falling to eventual national runner-up Mississippi State.
[6] Gum accepted the head coaching job at Shiloh Christian School in Springdale, Arkansas in February 2024.
Conference tournament champion Allen Gum 2020 Coaching Staff - University of Central Arkansas