Zoe Allen
Zoe Allen
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Jeremy Brooks | Prep Girls Hoops Scout
If you look back over
Zoe Allen
Zoe
Allen
6'1" | PF
Williamsburg | 2026
State
IA
‘s entire career at the high school level, you’d be impressed. This is a hooper that always showed up and always got better as she was getting older. She never leveled out or stayed the same from Winter to Winter. Instead, she worked on her weakness during her off-seasons and that paid off. It paid off so much that Allen was receiving offers and interest from SEVERAL NAIA and D3 programs across the nation moving into this season. She followed all of that up by helping her Williamsburg team to a respectable Playoff run at the end of the day with her ability out of the Forward position. I don’t think Allen’s career is over just yet. She still has a lot more left in the tank. Which is saying something as she comes into this Update within the Top 50 in the state out of the 2026 Class.
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Zoe Allen
Zoe
Allen
6'1" | PF
Williamsburg | 2026
State
IA
is one of the top PF still available across the Midwest out of the 2026 Class. Allen is a 6’1 dominating force within 15FT of the hoop. She can score in every way imaginable between the blocks, she can knock down a little midrange jumper, and she can screen & roll from all three offensive levels towards the bucket while sealing her defender. With her mature of size, physicality, touch, and balance, it makes sense that Allen is getting a lot of love from the college level moving into her Senior year. If she plays to her full capabilities over the next few months, she should lead Williamsburg to the State Tournament but we will see.
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I have gotten a lot of questions as to where
Zoe Allen
Zoe
Allen
6'1" | PF
Williamsburg | 2026
State
IA
might go and honestly, I’m not sure exactly at this point. Allen has options. A lot of options at this time but I’m sure that we are going to find out that answer sooner rather than later. Allen is an efficient and thorough Post prospect. She stands at 6’1, she has some really nice touch on the basketball, and she understands the game from a strategic standpoint at her position. When she has time to go to work without being doubled near the blocks, she is very good at going to work and keeping it simple. She knows to score over smaller opponents but she can also score with a counter move if she is cut off going one way or another. Allen is solid now as an overall hooper and that will translate to the college floor as one when she gets there following this season.
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Zoe Allen
Zoe
Allen
6'1" | PF
Williamsburg | 2026
State
IA
is a viable option down-low for several programs at the next level. Allen has better than average size, she is very efficient in her play in-between the blocks, she can screen and seal with the best of them, or she can pull up for a nice 15FT jump shot. Defensively, I love that Allen can move around at either Post position or she can switch onto a CG for brief periods of time. She rebounds hard and she never lets up, unless she is in foul trouble and has to be careful. This is someone with a lot of interest as we get closer to the Fall. I don’t know where she will end up exactly so we will just have to see what comes about.
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Zoe Allen
Zoe
Allen
6'1" | PF
Williamsburg | 2026
State
IA
has sparked a lot of interest these past two months with her
Kingdom Hoops
AAU team on the road. Allen, a 6’1 PF, has a eye opening combination of height, touch, coordination, balance, and knowledge of the game that will continue to be an impact until she decided to hang up her kicks for good. She moves really well for being 6’1, doing all of her work early in possessions and that shows. She can also work with her back to the basket on either side of the block offensively. If you give her too much time and space, it’s usually going to be a good attempt. All in all, Allen will have a chance to compete at the next level following this upcoming Winter at Williamsburg. She just needs to stay locked in and the rest will be history.
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I haven’t heard much on the recruitment of
Zoe Allen
Zoe
Allen
6'1" | PF
Williamsburg | 2026
State
IA
but I know her game well enough to tell you that she could definitely play at the next level, if given the right opportunity and she is willing. Allen is a post with an old-school type of game. She is very good with her back to the basket, using her size to her advantage a majority of the time. She can also step out and screen on the three point line, leading into a roll for herself in the paint. On this roll, Allen is very good at sealing the defense on the screen and using her natural length to eat up the space around her as she goes towards the hoop. We have seen Allen on the high school game and on the AAU floor. Both places she competes the same way, produces the same way, and that’s very respectable from an evaluation perspective.
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Zoe Allen
Zoe
Allen
6'1" | PF
Williamsburg | 2026
State
IA
of Williamsburg has done a great job of stacking seasons, competing at a high level whenever she takes the hardwood. Allen is going to return this Winter to Williamsburg as their force in the middle once again. Allen has been a constant on the PGH Circuit throughout the years for AAU ball so we have seen what she can do at a bigger level and it is noteworthy to say the least. This is a player that rebounds hard, can score with her back to the basket, she can screen and roll, and she can move without the ball pretty well. Williamsburg has some collegiate level players going into this season and Allen is 100% in that conversation. Her natural height, skill, and smarts are better than the average and that could translate one day if she finds the right opportunity.
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I briefly highlighted
Zoe Allen
Zoe
Allen
6'1" | PF
Williamsburg | 2026
State
IA
prior to this weekend and after the first day of this event but I think that her production needs to be spoken upon a little bit more. Allen is a prospect that stand at around 6’1 and she is slowly adding to her play-style. When I saw her compete last year, she was crashing the glass efficiently and finishing at the rim in a plethora of different ways. She did a little of this, this past weekend but she also showed that she can step out and hit a three from deep, spreading the floor against the defense. If she can continuously work on this and become efficient in her shooting ability, she is going to a PROBLEM for opponents moving forward. She does some positive things on both sides of the ball each play and this is only going to make her a tougher matchup to Guard. This weekend though, she did her thing and that was evident.
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Last season I had the chance to sit down at this same event and watch a handful of talented prospects do their thing. One of those players was
Zoe Allen
Zoe
Allen
6'1" | PF
Williamsburg | 2026
State
IA
of Williamsburg High School and I’m hoping to see her compete again over these next few days. Allen is someone that is playing up a grade level because of her mixture of size and wherewithal on the hardwood. She is solid on both sides of the floor and a difference-maker in every definition of the phrase. She can control the paint with her long arms and athletic ability defensively or she can score in both the half court and full court near the rim on offense. If her team continues to get her looks with her back to the basket and some time, I’m sure she is going to have a great weekend overall.
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I had the chance to step-in and see
Zoe Allen
Zoe
Allen
6'1" | PF
Williamsburg | 2026
State
IA
compete this previous off-season for her
Iowa Prep
AAU team. In each one of those contests, Allen was a dominating force near the rim on both sides of the floor. Offensively, she was screening and sealing to the basket for easy layups, she was grabbing multiple offensive boards a game, and she was cleaning up messes at the rim. Defensively, she was almost just as good. She moved around and demonstrated that she could switch personal throughout a possession, she was disciplined enough to stay down on all shot fakes leading to a tough look at the hoop from her opponent, and she welcomed contact. It’s obvious that Allen has some size at 6’1 and skill to pair along with it. She makes good choices when the ball comes her way and she doesn’t back down from a challenge. Throughout her next 2.5 years, it’s going to be interesting to see where else she can expand her game but from the looks of it, she has a high ceiling.
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