Allred is a native of Salt Lake City who attended East High School. The 6-foot-11, 260-pounder played college basketball at Utah before transferring to Weber State.

Allred averaged 16.2 points and 10 rebounds for Idaho this season. He will join the Cavaliers for tonight's game against the Wizards.

"It's been a long three years since college," said Allred, who just turned 27. "I've been a lot of places that would have made a lot of people quit."

Before spending the last two years in the D-League, Allred played in France. He suffered a knee injury that required surgery. He didn't play much for the Stampede last season, but started all 38 games so far this year.

"It's nice to finally be rewarded," said Allred. "It's been a long haul."

- Steve Luhm