Ray Allen
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| Position | Shooting guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Jersey | #20 |
| Born | July 20, 1975 Merced, California |
| Nationality | USA |
| High school | Hillcrest HS (Dalzell, South Carolina) |
| College | Connecticut |
| Draft | 5th overall, 1996 Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Pro career | 1996–present |
| Former teams | Milwaukee Bucks (1996–2003) Seattle SuperSonics (2003–2007) |
| Awards | 8-time NBA All-Star All-NBA Second Team (2005) All-NBA Third Team (2001) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997) NBA 3-Point Shootout champion (2001) NBA Sportsmanship Award (2003) |
| Official profile | Info Page |
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| Gold | Sydney 2000 | United States | |
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.
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[edit] High school
The third of five children, Allen was born at Castle Air Force Base in Merced, California. A military child, he spent time growing up in Saxmundham (England), Altus (Oklahoma), Rosamond (California) and Germany.[1] He attended high school in Dalzell, South Carolina, where he led Hillcrest High School to a basketball state championship.[2]
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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, was selected to the All-NBA Third Team, and led the Bucks, as part of Milwaukee's "Big Three", alongside Sam Cassell and Glenn Robinson, to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they lost to the Philadelphia 76ers.[4]
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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Boston Celtics
Photo by Chris Nelson
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.[5]
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.
On March 28, 2008, Allen was honored as the 3rd best of the 20 greatest players in franchise history during Milwaukee's 40th Anniversary Team Celebration, but couldn't attend the festivities because of the Celtics' game against the New Orleans Hornets.[6][7][4]
[edit] Trivia, film and popular culture
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- Has a borderline case of obsessive compulsive disorder, which attributes to his consummate shooting style.[8]
- Had a starring role in the Spike Lee movie He Got Game. Co-starring alongside Denzel Washington, he played high school basketball phenomenon "Jesus Shuttlesworth".[9] He also appeared as "Marcus Blake" in the movie Harvard Man in 2001.
- Was the subject of the satirical article "Pro Athlete Lauded For Being Decent Human Being" in the online newspaper The Onion.[10]
- Is a member of the famous Air Jordan brand, which is a subsidiary of Nike.
- Is a 12 handicap golfer and has a bowling average over 150.[11]
- His favorite movie is Schindler's List.[12]
- During Milwaukee's 2001 playoff series with the Hornets, Allen painted his toenails green and purple for good luck.[11]
- Served as NBA Spokesperson for the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA program.[13]
- Named The Sporting News' "Good Guy" in 2000, 2001 and 2005.[13]
- Selected as NBA Spokesman for the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.[13]
- Started the "Ray of Hope" Foundation to assist charities in several communities.[13]
[edit] 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[14]
- NBA regular season leader, three-point field goals attempted: 2006 (653)
- NBA all-time career three-point field goals made: 2nd with 2,100 (as of April 16, 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.
[edit] References
- ^ Marc J. Spears, Allen takes a strange route to his roots, The Boston Globe, October 10, 2007.
- ^ SLAM ONLINE | » 26. Ray Allen
- ^ www.UConnHuskies.com Mens Basketball
- ^ a b Charles F. Gardner, Forward march: Dandridge proud of legacy he left with team, JS Online, March 28, 2008.
- ^ Allen's last-second 3 caps milestone day as C's nip Raps, Associated Press, November 4, 2007.
- ^ 40th Anniversary Main Page, Bucks.com, March 26, 2008.
- ^ Marc J. Spears, Allen left mark with Bucks, The Boston Globe, March 28, 2008.
- ^ Jackie MacMullan, Routine excellence is Allen's secret, The Boston Globe, April 20, 2008.
- ^ He Got Game (1998)
- ^ Pro Athlete Lauded For Being Decent Human Being | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
- ^ a b http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Allen/Allen_numbers.html
- ^ Anne Stein, Ray Allen's favorite movie? 'Schindler's List', NBC Sports, April 29, 2008.
- ^ a b c d NBA.com: Ray Allen Bio Page
- ^ ESPN - Allen breaks NBA season record for 3-pointers - NBA
[edit] External links
- Ray Allen Info Page at NBA.com
- Ray Allen Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
- Ray Allen at the Internet Movie Database
- Career Statistics
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| NAME | Allen, Ray |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Allen, Walter Ray |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Basketball guard |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Merced, California |
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