Sonny Allen, who led Nevada basketball to its first two NCAA Tournament berths, is being inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
The legendary coach made Reno his home after coaching the Wolf Pack from 1980-87, posting a 114-89 record with four Big Sky championships and 1984 and 1985 NCAA Tournament appearances. Allen, who was a two-time conference coach of the year at Nevada, will be inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame posthumously after dying at age 84 in September 2020 following a battle with Parkinson’s Disease.