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Ray Allen

 
Actor: Ray Allen
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  • Born: Jul 20, 1975 in Merced, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '90s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Comedy Drama, Drama
  • Career Highlights: He Got Game
  • First Major Screen Credit: He Got Game (1998)

Biography

One of the top stars in the National Basketball Association, Ray Allen gained strong critical praise for his performance in Spike Lee's 1998 hit He Got Game. ~ All Movie Guide
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Not to be confused with Ray Alan or Allan Ray.
For other persons of the same name, see Raymond Allen.
Ray Allen
Ray Allen 2008-01-13.jpg
Boston Celtics  – No. 20
Shooting guard
Born July 20, 1975 (1975-07-20) (age 34)
Merced, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
League NBA
Salary $18,776,860[1]
High school Hillcrest
(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 9-time NBA All-Star
1-time NBA Champion
(2008)
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)
Profile Info Page
Olympic medal record
Competitor for  United States
Men's Basketball
Gold Sydney 2000 National team

Walter Ray Allen (born July 20, 1975), 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 also played professionally for two other organizations, 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 a nine-time NBA All-Star and won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the 2000 United States Men's Basketball Team. Allen has also acted in two films, including a co-starring role in the 1998 Spike Lee film He Got Game.

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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 in England, Altus in Oklahoma, Edwards Air Force Base[2] in California, and Germany.[3] He attended high school in Dalzell, South Carolina, where he led Hillcrest High School to a basketball state championship.[4]

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.[5]

NBA career

Milwaukee Bucks (1996–2003)

Allen was drafted 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 in seven games to the Philadelphia 76ers.[6]

Seattle SuperSonics (2003–2007)

Allen remained with the Bucks midway through the 2002-03 season, when he was dealt to the Sonics, along with Ronald Murray, former UConn teammate Kevin Ollie, and a conditional first round draft pick, in exchange for Gary Payton and Desmond Mason. After an injury-riddled 2003-04 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, Allen signed a 5-year, $80 million contract extension. In the 2006-07 regular season, he averaged a career-high 26.4 points per game while adding 4.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.

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 (2007–present)

Allen at the championship parade of the 2008 NBA Champions Boston Celtics.
Allen guards Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks in Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Playoffs.
Allen dunks in Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks.

On June 28, 2007, the Sonics traded Allen and Glen Davis, the 35th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, to the Celtics in exchange for Delonte West, Wally Szczerbiak, and the fifth 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.[7]

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. While LeBron James was given the All-Star MVP Award, many analysts, including the TNT commentators of the game, felt it should have gone to Allen, who scored 14 points in a stretch of 2 minutes and 30 seconds in the fourth quarter to seal the win for the East team.

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][8][9]

On June 17, 2008, in the series-ending Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Allen tied an NBA Finals record with seven three-pointers in the Celtics' 131–92 victory of the Los Angeles Lakers,[10] and also broke the record for three-pointers made in a NBA Finals series with 22, eclipsing the previous record of 17 by Dan Majerle and Derek Harper.[11]

On February 5, 2009, Ray was named as the All-Star replacement for Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson. This marks Allen's ninth time on the All-Star team and the second straight year he has made it alongside teammates Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce.

On February 22, 2009, with his streak ending at 72, Allen broke the Celtics franchise record in consecutive free throws made previously set by Larry Bird (71).

In the first round of the 2009 playoffs against the Chicago Bulls, game one proved to be tough for Allen. He ended up shooting 1-11 from the field, and the Celtics lost by two. In game 2 however, Allen nailed the game winning three-pointer at the end of regulation with two seconds left to cap off an impressive 30 point night.[12] Boston ended up winning the series in 7 Games. He reunited with former teammate and co-captain of the Seattle Sonics, Rashard Lewis in the Conference Semifinals, this time as opponents, however. After 4 games and a 2-2 series tie, his highest scoring game was a 22 point performance in a Game 2 victory. [13]

Acting career

In 1998, Allen co-starred alongside Denzel Washington in the Spike Lee movie He Got Game as high school basketball phenomenon Jesus Shuttlesworth. Roger Ebert praised Allen as a "rarity: an athlete who can act,"[14] while New York magazine described him as "graceful and fast in the basketball scenes" while giving "a somberly effective minimalist performance."[15] His role as Shuttlesworth earned him the nickname "Jesus" from teammates and fans.[16]

Allen also appeared as Marcus Blake in the 2001 film Harvard Man.

Trivia and popular culture

 Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (May 2008)

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1996-97 Milwaukee 82 81 30.9 .430 .393 .823 4.0 2.6 .9 .1 13.4
1997-98 Milwaukee 82 82 40.1 .428 .364 .875 4.9 4.3 1.4 .2 19.5
1998-99 Milwaukee 50 50 34.4 .450 .356 .903 4.2 3.6 1.1 .1 17.1
1999-00 Milwaukee 82 82 37.4 .455 .423 .887 4.4 3.8 1.3 .2 22.1
2000-01 Milwaukee 82 82 38.2 .480 .433 .888 5.2 4.6 1.5 .2 22.0
2001-02 Milwaukee 69 67 36.6 .462 .434 .873 4.5 3.9 1.3 .3 21.8
2002-03 Milwaukee 47 46 35.8 .437 .395 .913 4.6 3.5 1.2 .2 21.3
2002-03 Seattle 29 29 41.3 .441 .351 .920 5.6 5.9 1.6 .1 24.5
2003-04 Seattle 56 56 38.4 .440 .392 .904 5.1 4.8 1.3 .2 23.0
2004-05 Seattle 78 78 39.3 .428 .376 .883 4.4 3.7 1.1 .1 23.9
2005-06 Seattle 78 78 38.7 .454 .412 .903 4.3 3.7 1.4 .2 25.1
2006-07 Seattle 55 55 40.3 .438 .372 .903 4.5 4.1 1.5 .2 26.4
2007-08 Boston 73 73 35.9 .445 .398 .907 3.7 3.1 .9 .2 17.4
2008-09 Boston 79 79 36.4 .480 .409 .952 3.5 2.8 .9 .2 18.2
Career 942 938 37.3 .448 .398 .893 4.4 3.8 1.2 .1 20.9
All-Star 9 0 20.3 .421 .313 .733 2.4 2.2 1.2 .2 14.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1998-99 Milwaukee 3 3 40.0 .532 .474 .615 7.3 4.3 1.0 .3 22.3
1999-00 Milwaukee 5 5 37.2 .444 .385 .909 6.6 2.6 1.6 .0 22.0
2000-01 Milwaukee 18 18 42.7 .477 .479 .919 4.1 6.0 1.3 .6 25.1
2004-05 Seattle 11 11 39.6 .474 .378 .889 4.3 3.9 1.3 .4 26.5
2007-08 Boston 26 26 38.0 .428 .396 .913 3.8 2.7 .9 .3 15.6
2008-09 Boston 14 14 40.4 .403 .350 .948 3.9 2.6 1.1 .4 18.3
Career 77 77 39.8 .451 .406 .904 4.3 3.7 1.1 .4 20.5

Honors

On July 2, 2007, shortly after being traded to the Boston Celtics, Allen threw out the ceremonial first pitch for a Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park.
  • NBA Champion: 2008
  • All-NBA Second Team: 2005
  • All-NBA Third Team: 2001
  • 9-time NBA All-Star: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • NBA All-Rookie Second Team: 1997
  • NBA Joe Dumars NBA Sportsmanship Award: 2003
  • The Sporting News "Good Guy": 2000, 2001, 2005[21]
  • 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[22]
  • NBA regular season leader, three-point field goals attempted: 2006 (653)
  • NBA all-time career three-point field goals made: 2nd with 2,299 (as of April 13, 2009)
  • 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).
  • Shares NBA record for most three-point field goals made in a single NBA Finals Game with 7 with Kenny Smith and Scottie Pippen (June 17, 2008, in Game 6 of the 2008 NBA Finals)
  • Holds NBA record for most three-point field goals made in an NBA Finals series with 22 (2008 NBA Finals)
  • 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 34th all time on the NBA's scoring leader list trailing John Stockton (as of April 12, 2009).
  • Member of the 2000 United States men's basketball team, which won gold at the Sydney Olympics.
  • Holds Boston Celtics franchise record for most consecutive free throws (72).
  • Is the active leader in three-point field goals made with 2,299. He trails only Reggie Miller, who has 2560, for the all time record. (as of April 13, 2009)

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ JockBio: Ray Allen Biography
  3. ^ Marc J. Spears, Allen takes a strange route to his roots, The Boston Globe, October 10, 2007.
  4. ^ SLAM ONLINE | » 26. Ray Allen[dead link]
  5. ^ www.UConnHuskies.com Mens Basketball
  6. ^ a b Charles F. Gardner, Forward march: Dandridge proud of legacy he left with team, JS Online, March 28, 2008.
  7. ^ Allen's last-second 3 caps milestone day as C's nip Raps, Associated Press, November 4, 2007.
  8. ^ 40th Anniversary Main Page, Bucks.com, March 26, 2008.
  9. ^ Marc J. Spears, Allen left mark with Bucks, The Boston Globe, March 28, 2008.
  10. ^ Allen takes care of business
  11. ^ Elias Sports Bureau, Elias Says..., ESPN.com, June 17, 2008.
  12. ^ http://www.nba.com/games/20090420/CHIBOS/gameinfo.html
  13. ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2009050602
  14. ^ Roger Ebert, He Got Game: Review.
  15. ^ He Got Game: Review. New York magazine.
  16. ^ Marc J. Spears, Allen acts like consummate role player, The Boston Globe, October 22, 2007.
  17. ^ Jackie MacMullan, Routine excellence is Allen's secret, The Boston Globe, April 20, 2008.
  18. ^ Calabro, Kevin (2008). "Broadcaster of the Week". NBA.COM. http://www.nba.com/features/calabro.html. Retrieved 2008-09-22. 
  19. ^ a b http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Allen/Allen_numbers.html[dead link]
  20. ^ Anne Stein, Ray Allen's favorite movie? 'Schindler's List', NBC Sports, April 29, 2008.
  21. ^ a b c d NBA.com: Ray Allen Bio Page
  22. ^ ESPN - Allen breaks NBA season record for 3-pointers - NBA

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