Ray
Allen's Facts
Name:
Walter Ray Allen
Born:
July 20th 1975
Height:
6-5
Weight:
205
High School:
Hillcrest HS, Dalzell,
South Carolina
College:
Connecticut
NBA Team:
Milwaukee
Bucks
Draft:
96 ,1-5
Jersey
No.: 32(HS.U),34(NBA)
Position:
SG
Other:
Initiated the
"Ray of Hope" Foundation in Connecticut to provide food and clothing for
the needy
Starred in
the movie "He Got Game"
Ray has a daughter,
Tierra, born 9/25/92 |
Ray
Allen's Career Highlight
Ray Allen was ranked among the BIG EAST individual leaders in practically
every statistical category-1st in field goal percentage (50.9%), 1st in
three-point field goal percentage(50.7%), 1st in three-point field goals
made per game (3.2), 2nd in scoring (23.5/game), 2nd in free throw percentage
(85.1%),13th in assists (3.8/game), 13th in steals (1.7/game), 14th in
rebounding (6.7/game).
Ray Allen was ranked nationally among the Top 15 in scoring(12th at 23.5/game)
and three-point field goal percentage (11th at 50.7%).
Ray Allen is No. 7 on UConn's all-time career scoring list with 1,644 points.
Named Most Outstanding Player at the 1995 Great Alaska Shootout (November
of 1995).
In three games,
he averaged 27.0 points per game while also collecting 18 rebounds and
handing out 12 assists.
Ray Allen was a consensus pre-season First Team All-America selection.
Captained the 1995 United States National Team to a spotless 7-0 record
and the Gold Medal at the World University Games in Japan.
Named 1995 "Male Athlete of the Year" by USA Basketball awarded to the
top United States basketball star for that year's international competition.
First player in UConn basketball history to earn All-America status as
a sophomore (1994-95)-
John Wooden
All-American Team.
Only player in UConn history to pass the 1,000-point scoring plateau as
a sophomore (1994-95).
During the summer of 1994, broke Shaquille O'Neal's U.S. Olympic Festival
scoring record, netting 101 points in exactly 101 minutes in four games.
Was
the top scorer (25.3/game) and also top rebounder (8.8/game) in the entire
U.S. Olympic Festival.
Ranked in the top 20 in the NBA in 1997-98 with an .875 free-throw percentage
(3rd), 40.1 mpg (5th), 134 three-pointers made (9th) and 19.5 ppg (17th)
Led the Bucks in 1997-98 in free-throw percentage and ranked 2nd in scoring,
assists (4.3 apg) and steals (1.35 spg)
Registered a career-high 40 points (6-10 3FG), 10 rebounds, 4 assists and
3 steals against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 4/18/98
Posted 19 points (4-6 3FG), a career-high 13 assists and 7 rebounds against
the L.A. Lakers on 2/24/98
Named to the 1996-97 NBA All-Rookie Second Team
Scored a rookie season-high 32 points (14-24 FG) and grabbed 5 rebounds
against the Phoenix Suns on 3/25/97
Scored 8 points in the Schick Rookie Game during the 1997 NBA All-Star
Weekend in Cleveland and also competed in the Nestle Crunch Slam Dunk |