Allan Pruett

Allan K. Pruett (June 8, 1948 – December 6, 2008) was an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and Arkansas State Indians.

Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Pruett was raised in Rector, Arkansas, and attended Rector High School.

Pruett began his collegiate career with the Mississippi State Bulldogs in 1966. Pruett transferred to play for the Arkansas State Indians in 1969, where he averaged 17.1 points per game and was named to the second-team All-Southland Conference during his first season. He was also named as a member of the first-team All-Southland.

Pruett worked as a special education vocational teacher in the San Antonio Independent School District for 18 years. He died on December 6, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas.