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Revision as of 14:20, 5 March 2008

Not to be confused with Ray Alan or Allan Ray.
Ray Allen
No. 20 – Boston Celtics
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1975-07-20) July 20, 1975 (age 49)
Merced, California
NationalityUSA
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolHillcrest HS
(Dalzell, South Carolina)
CollegeConnecticut
NBA draft1996: 5th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves
Playing career1996–present
Career highlights and awards
8-time NBA All-Star
2000 Olympic gold medal
2001 NBA 3-Point Shootout champion
2003 NBA Sportsmanship Award
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Walter Ray Allen (born July 20 1975 in Merced, California), commonly referred to as Ray Allen, is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Boston Celtics at the position of shooting guard. He has played professionally for the Milwaukee Bucks and Seattle SuperSonics and collegiately at the University of Connecticut. One of the most accurate 3-point shooters in NBA history, he is an eight-time NBA All-Star and won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the 2000 United States Men's Basketball Team. He is nicknamed "Jesus" due to his role as "Jesus Shuttlesworth" in the movie He Got Game.

High school

The third of five children, Allen was born at Castle Air Force Base in Merced, California. A military child, he attended high school in Dalzell, South Carolina, where he led Hillcrest High School to a basketball state championship.[2]

College career

Allen attended the University of Connecticut from 1993 to 1996, where he earned All-American status and was named USA Basketball's Male Athlete of the Year in 1995. In 1995-96, his final college season, Allen was a first-team All-American and won the Big East Player of the Year award. Allen finished his UConn career third on the Huskies' career scoring list with 1,922 points and set a single-season school record by connecting on 115 three-pointers in 1995-96.

In 2001, he was named honorary captain of the 25-member UConn All-Century Basketball Team. On February 5, 2007, his name and number were honored at Connecticut's Gampel Pavilion during the "Huskies of Honor" ceremony at halftime of the men's basketball game against the Syracuse Orange.[3]

NBA career

Allen was drafted out of the University of Connecticut by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the fifth pick of the 1996 NBA Draft. Immediately after his selection, Allen and Andrew Lang were traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for the rights to fourth pick Stephon Marbury. Allen was a member of the NBA's All-Rookie 2nd Team in 1996. His most successful season with the Bucks occurred during the 2000-01 season as he won the 3-point shootout during All-Star Weekend and led the Bucks to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Allen remained with the Bucks midway through the 2002-03 season, when he was dealt to the Sonics, along with Kevin Ollie, Ronald Murray and a conditional first round draft pick, in exchange for Gary Payton and Desmond Mason. After an injury-riddled 2003-04 season season, he was named to the All-NBA 2nd Team and, alongside teammate Rashard Lewis, led the Sonics to the Conference Semifinals in 2005. After the 2004-05 season season, Allen signed a 5-year, $80 million contract extension. In the 2005-06 regular season, he averaged a career-high 25.1 points per game while adding 4.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.

Records

During his Seattle tenure, Allen achieved many individual accomplishments. On March 12, 2006, Allen became the 97th player in NBA history to score 15,000 points. On April 7, 2006, Allen moved into second place on the NBA's list of all-time 3-point field goals made, trailing only Reggie Miller. On April 19, 2006, Allen broke Dennis Scott's ten-year-old NBA record for 3-point field goals made in a season against the Denver Nuggets.

On January 12 2007, Allen scored a career-high 54 points against the Utah Jazz in a 122-114 overtime win, the second most in Sonics history. Shortly after, he had ankle surgery on both ankles and missed the remainder of the 2006-07 season.

Boston Celtics

On June 28, 2007, Allen and the 35th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, Glen Davis, were traded to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Delonte West, Wally Szczerbiak and the 5th overall pick, Jeff Green.

On November 4, 2007, Allen passed 17,000 points for his career with his first of two 3-pointers in overtime in a 98-95 victory against the Toronto Raptors, in which he sank the game winning 3-pointer with three seconds remaining in overtime.[4]

On February 13, 2008, Allen was named by NBA Commissioner David Stern to replace injured East All-Star Caron Butler of the Washington Wizards, who was out with a left hip flexor strain, for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans. The All-Star MVP Award was controversially given to LeBron James, although many, including the TNT commentators of the game, believed it should have gone to Allen, whose explosion of 14 points in a stretch of 3 minutes and 14 seconds in the fourth quarter sealed the win for the Eastern Conference.

Career Stats

Career Season Averages (as of February 13, 2008) 

Year    Team 	G 	GS 	MPG 	FG% 	3P% 	FT% 	OFF 	DEF 	RPG 	APG 	SPG 	BPG 	TO 	PF 	PPG
96-97 	MIL 	82 	81 	30.9 	.430 	.393 	.823 	1.2 	2.8 	4.0 	2.6 	0.9 	0.1 	1.82 	2.70 	13.4
97-98 	MIL 	82 	82 	40.1 	.428 	.364 	.875 	1.5 	3.4 	4.9 	4.3 	1.4 	0.2 	3.21 	3.00 	19.5
98-99 	MIL 	50 	50 	34.4 	.450 	.356 	.903 	1.1 	3.1 	4.2 	3.6 	1.1 	0.1 	2.44 	2.30 	17.1
99-00 	MIL 	82 	82 	37.4 	.455 	.423 	.887 	1.0 	3.4 	4.4 	3.8 	1.3 	0.2 	2.23 	2.30 	22.1
00-01 	MIL 	82 	82 	38.2 	.480 	.433 	.888 	1.2 	4.0 	5.2 	4.6 	1.5 	0.2 	2.49 	2.30 	22.0
01-02 	MIL 	69 	67 	36.6 	.462 	.434 	.873 	1.2 	3.3 	4.5 	3.9 	1.3 	0.3 	2.30 	2.30 	21.8
02-03 	MIL 	47 	46 	35.8 	.437 	.395 	.913 	1.0 	3.7 	4.6 	3.5 	1.2 	0.2 	2.49 	3.20 	21.3
      	SEA 	29 	29 	41.3 	.441 	.351 	.920 	1.7 	3.9 	5.6 	5.9 	1.6 	0.1 	2.79 	2.40 	24.5
      	Total 	76 	75 	37.9 	.439 	.377 	.916 	1.2 	3.8 	5.0 	4.4 	1.4 	0.2 	2.61 	2.90 	22.5
03-04 	SEA 	56 	56 	38.4 	.440 	.392 	.904 	1.2 	3.9 	5.1 	4.8 	1.3 	0.2 	2.79 	2.40 	23.0
04-05 	SEA 	78 	78 	39.3 	.428 	.376 	.883 	1.0 	3.4 	4.4 	3.7 	1.1 	0.1 	2.19 	2.10 	23.9
05-06 	SEA 	78 	78 	38.7 	.454 	.412 	.903 	0.9 	3.3 	4.3 	3.7 	1.4 	0.2 	2.41 	1.90 	25.1
06-07 	SEA 	55 	55 	40.3 	.438 	.372 	.903 	1.0 	3.5 	4.5 	4.1 	1.5 	0.2 	2.80 	2.10 	26.4
07-08   BOS     46 	46 	38.3 	.426 	.375 	.914 	1.2 	2.9 	4.1 	3.0 	1.0 	0.2 	1.87 	1.80 	18.5
Career  	836 	832 	37.5 	.445 	.395 	.889 	1.2 	3.4 	4.6 	3.9 	1.3 	0.1 	2.43 	2.40 	21.3 
All-Star 	7 	0 	20.9 	.381 	.288 	.800 	0.7 	1.7 	2.4 	2.6 	1.3 	0.3 	1.57 	1.60 	13.9

Career Playoff Averages 

Year 	Team 	G 	GS 	MPG 	FG% 	3P% 	FT% 	OFF 	DEF 	RPG 	APG 	SPG 	BPG 	TO 	PF 	PPG
98-99 	MIL 	3 	3 	40.0 	.532 	.474 	.615 	2.7 	4.7 	7.3 	4.3 	1.0 	0.3 	3.67 	3.00	22.3 
99-00 	MIL 	5 	5 	37.2 	.444 	.385 	.909 	2.0 	4.6 	6.6 	2.6 	1.6 	0.0 	1.80 	2.00 	22.0 
00-01 	MIL 	18 	18 	42.7 	.477 	.479 	.919 	1.1 	3.1 	4.1 	6.0 	1.3 	0.6 	2.39 	2.40	25.1 
04-05 	SEA 	11 	11 	39.6 	.474 	.378 	.889 	1.1 	3.2 	4.3 	3.9 	1.3 	0.4 	3.09 	2.00 	26.5 
Career 	 	37 	37 	40.8	.476 	.435 	.886 	1.3 	3.4 	4.8 	4.8 	1.3 	0.4 	2.62 	2.30 	24.9

Awards/honors

  • All-NBA Second Team: 2005
  • All-NBA Third Team: 2001
  • 8-time NBA All-Star: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • NBA All-Rookie Second Team: 1997
  • NBA Joe Dumars NBA Sportsmanship Award: 2003
  • NBA All-Star Weekend Three-point Shootout champion: 2001
  • Holds NBA record for most three-point field goals made in a regular season with 269 in 2005-06[9]
  • NBA regular season leader, three-point field goals attempted: 2006 (653)
  • NBA all-time career three-point field goals made: 2nd with 2,032 (as of February 13, 2008)
  • Holds NBA record for most seasons leading the league in three-point field goals made with 3 (2001-02 with 229, 2002-03 with 201, 2005-06 with 269)
  • Shares NBA record for most three-point field goals made in one half with 8 with Tracy Mcgrady (April 14, 2002 vs. the Charlotte Hornets).
  • Holds Milwaukee Bucks franchise records for most consecutive games played (400), most career three-point field goals made (1,051), and most career three-point field goals attempted (2,587).
  • Ranks 69th all time on the NBA's scoring leader list trailing Bob Cousy (as of June 13, 2007).
  • Member of the 2000 United States men's basketball team, which won gold at the Sydney Olympics.
Olympic medal record
Men's Basketball
Gold medal – first place Sydney 2000 United States

Notes

  1. ^ Peter May, Allen put up winner; Celtics can't let it go, The Boston Globe, November 26, 2007
  2. ^ SLAM ONLINE | » 26. Ray Allen
  3. ^ www.UConnHuskies.com Mens Basketball
  4. ^ Allen's last-second 3 caps milestone day as C's nip Raps, Associated Press, November 4, 2007.
  5. ^ He Got Game (1998)
  6. ^ Pro Athlete Lauded For Being Decent Human Being | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
  7. ^ a b http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Allen/Allen_numbers.html
  8. ^ Marc J. Spears, Allen takes a strange route to his roots, The Boston Globe, October 10, 2007.
  9. ^ ESPN - Allen breaks NBA season record for 3-pointers - NBA
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