Regent University Men's Basketball

Michael W. Allen was named head men’s basketball coach at Regent University on February 28, 2025. In just half a season, Allen helped lead the Royals to a 5-10 record, which gives him the highest winning percentage in Regent men’s basketball history (.333%). He has already helped bring stability to the program by instilling a fast-paced style offense and looks forward to guiding the Royals in their transition to NCAA Division III, as well as members of the Coast-to-Coast athletic conference. A native of Terre Haute, Indiana, Allen grew up as a coach’s son, where his father, Herschell Allen, was a successful high school basketball and baseball coach, as well as an athletic director. This constant exposure to sports growing up helped spur Allen into a life of athletics. A graduate of Shakamak High School in Jasonville, Indiana, he ended his career as the record holder of twelve all-time boys’ basketball records and earned all-conference recognition for three years. In his senior season, Allen averaged 26.4 points per game, dished out five-plus assists per game, and grabbed over four rebounds per game. He also scored a career and state-high fifty-eight points in one game. Allen led his team to two sectional championships and two regional runner-up finishes while accumulating 1,822 total career points. He finished his career in the top fifty all-time leading scorers in Indiana state history and was a two-time Greene County Mr. Basketball. A Chowan College (now Chowan University) graduate in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, Allen was a men’s basketball co-captain for former coach and hall of famer Bob Burke. While there, he held two school records for three-point percentage in a season (46.3%) and three-pointers made in a game (6). Upon graduation, Allen spent six years coaching men’s basketball at the collegiate level, with stops as an assistant coach at Chowan University, Indiana State University, Lincoln Trail College, and Maryville College. The Lord then led he and his wife to Norfolk, VA where he spent 15 years as the Athletic Director at Norfolk Christian Schools, as well as serving as the boys’ basketball coach for twelve of those years. As the Head Boys Basketball coach, Allen guided Norfolk Christian to three 20-win seasons, three straight TCIS Regular Season Titles and four straight TCIS Tournament Championships. He was a two-time VISAA Division 2 Coach of the Year, TCIS Coach of the Year, and the Norfolk Sports Club Bob Bates Scholastic Coach of the Year. The program captured back-to-back VISAA Division 2 State Titles in 2010 & 2011, which featured former McDonald’s all-American and University of North Carolina standout, James Michael McAdoo. His teams also established a league record 31-game win streak in TCIS play. Over his final six seasons, Norfolk Christian compiled a .890% winning percentage, and he ended his tenure ranked second on the NCH all-time wins list.

Barry Hollenbeck enters his second season on the bench for Regent.  He is responsible for game film review, scouting and recruiting, while also assisting Head Coach Micahel Allen with the day-to-day operations of the program.  In addition, this past season Hollenbeck was named the Regent University Athletic Department's Assistant Coach of the Year.  Coach Hollenbeck was born and raised in South NJ in a life centered around family and faith. He graduated from Egg Harbor Township High School and joined the United States Coast Guard where he retired to Chesapeake Virginia after 20 years of service. While in Coast Guard Hollenbeck was selected as a Recruit Company Commander and transformed incoming civilians into basically trained Coast Guardsmen and women.   After a successful Coast Guard career, Hollenbeck attended the United States Sports Academy and received his Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Coaching and a minor in Sports Science. He started and coached the Hawaii Legends Grassroots basketball program in Honolulu and coached for Empire Sports in Chesapeake, VA. Hollenbeck also served as the associate head coach for Deep Creek High School for two years.  As an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for The Apprentice School Builders in Newport News, VA, he was instrumental in both their NSAC conference and USCAA Division 1 championships.   Hollenbeck is married with two children and believes it is important to live, lead, and coach in a way that honors our faith in God.