Ray Allen
(Born 1975)
Hall of Fame Induction: 2018
Card Shown:
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Position: SG
Height: 6’5″
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Ray Allen played eighteen seasons in the NBA and established himself as one of the greatest shooters of all time. He retired with records for the most three-pointers made in the regular season and in the postseason. Ray was a hard worker who was a master at running off screens and getting to the spot where he could launch those accurate treys. He was a key contributor to championship runs by both the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat.
Awards and Honors
- Playing college basketball for the University of Connecticut (UConn), Allen was selected NCAA AP All-America first team in 1995-96 and third team in 1994-95. At UConn, Ray was named All-Big East twice as well as the Big East Player of the Year in 1996.
- Ray retired with 2,973 career three-pointers, the most in NBA history. The player nearest to him, Reggie Miller, was over 400 triples behind Allen with 2,560.
- Allen was a two-time NBA champion. In 2008 he teamed with Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to win the title with the Boston Celtics. Then, in 2013, Ray won another championship with a Miami Heat team that included LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh.
- Ray was a ten-time NBA All-Star and a two-time All-NBA selection. He was also named the NBA Player of the Week seven times during his career.
- Allen won an Olympic gold medals with team USA in 2000 in Sydney, Australia.
Points of Interest
- Ray was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 5th overall selection in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft. He never played for the Timberwolves as he was subsequently traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. He also played for the Seattle Supersonics, the Boston Celtics, and the Miami Heat during his NBA career.
- In Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals, with the Miami Heat on the brink of elimination, Allen made a clutch three-pointer with five seconds left that tied the game. This iconic shot propelled the Heat to victory in Game 6 and they went on to win Game 7 and capture the NBA championship against the San Antonio Spurs. That Spurs team featured Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Kawhi Leonard.
- In 1998, Allen starred in the Spike Lee film “He Got Game” with Denzel Washington. Allen played basketball player Jesus Shuttlesworth, whose father Jake tries to convince him to attend a particular college so that he can have the length of his prison sentence reduced.
- In 2001, Ray won the NBA three-point shootout contest at All-Star weekend.
- Allen finished his NBA career with averages of 18.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game. Ray was a 40.0% career shooter from behind the three-point line, including a career-best 45.3% in 2011-12.
Statistics
Ray Allen Statistics
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