Education
His father had attended Wooster College and had experience with the Canada men"s national basketball team
His father had attended Wooster College and had experience with the Canada men"s national basketball team
He played college basketball at the University of Maine and competed for the Maine Black Bears. Allison has experience playing with the Durham Wildcats of the British Basketball League. Allison was born on August 4, 1990 Eileen Margrate and Wayne David Allison and grew up in Lynden, Ontario.
Mike attended Saint Mary"s Catholic Secondary School and went on to become school Athlete of the Year and the team"s Most Valuable Player.
Later, Allison trained at the National Elite Development Academy in Lynden and was eventually selected to play for the Canadian junior national team In 2009, Allison joined the Canadian junior national team for Mondial Juniors de Basket in France, which was regarded as one of the top basketball competitions in Europe at that level
In the tournament, Allison averaged 6.2 points and 3.2 rebounds per game as his team took the gold medal. He most notably recorded 11 points and six rebounds in the championship game victory over Lithuania.
Highlighting Lithuania"s squad was Donatas Motiejūnas, while Canada was led by Kelly Olynyk.
Allison also competed with the national team at the Under-18 World Qualifier, where Canada finished third.