Ray Allen

He is married to Shannon Walker Williams. They have four kids together and have been dating since 2004. He once said that he has borderline obsessive-compulsive disorder.

High School and College Career

He attended Hillcrest High School in Dalzell, South Carolina. In 1993, he was named South Carolina Mr. Basketball.

Later, he committed to play college basketball for the University of Connecticut and was there from 1993 to 1996. In 1995, he was named the USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year. He was also named the Big East Player of the Year in 1996.

After he retired, the UConn Huskies also retired Jersey Number 34 in his honor.

Professional Career

He was selected in the first 1st round as the 5th overall pick during the 1996 NBA Draft, selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Later he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. He played for the Bucks from 1996 to 2003.

In his rookie year, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In 2003, Allen was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics.

In 2005, he was named to the All-NBA Second team. The same year, he recorded his career-best 25.1 points per game, 4.3 rebounds per game, and 3.7 assists per game.

In 2007, Allen was traded to the Boston Celtics. In 2008, in the sixth final match against the Los Angeles Lakers which the Celtics went on to win, Allen scored 7 three-pointers and equaled the NBA final Records for three-pointers. He also broke the record of 17 three-pointers in an NBA Final series set by Derek Harper and Dan Majerle by recording 22 three-pointers.

Allen was cited as the third-best of the 20 greatest players in Milwaukee history in March 2008.

He made great contributions to the Celtics in one of the largest comebacks in an NBA finals game. Allen then went on to fire seven 3-pointers in the Celtics’ NBA championship victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

During game 2 of the 2010 NBA Finals, he shot seven three-pointers in the first half, breaking Michael Jordan’s record of six three-pointers in one half. In 2011, he went on to become the all-time leader in total 3-point field goals made in the NBA.

Allen transferred to Miami Heat where he continued to break records in three-pointers during the playoffs. In this season, the Heat went on to secure its second consecutive championship. In the 2013-2014 Season, the Heat advanced to the Finals but lost to San Antonio Spurs.

Ray Allen officially retired from the game in November 2016. His career statistics are 24,505 points, 5,272 rebounds, and 4,361 assists.

Other accolades Allen has received include being named the NBA Spokesman for the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. He was also named by former President Barack Obama to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.

In 2018, he released an autobiography titled ‘From the Outside’.

Career Highlights

• 2008, 2013 - NBA champion
• 2000–2002, 2004–2009, 2011 - NBA All-Star
• 2005 - All-NBA Second Team
• 2001 - All-NBA Third Team
• 2003 - NBA Sportsmanship Award
• 2001 - NBA Three-Point Contest champion

• 1997 - NBA All-Rookie Second Team

• NBA 75th Anniversary Team

• 1996 - UPI Player of the Year
• 1996 - Consensus first-team All-American
• 1996 - Big East Player of the Year
• 1995, 1996 - First-team All-Big East

• 1995 - USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year

• No. 34 retired by UConn Huskies

• 1993 - South Carolina Mr. Basketball

NBA Career Statistics

• Points - 24,505 (18.9 ppg)
• Rebounds - 5,272 (4.1 rpg)

• Assists - 4,361 (3.4 apg)

• Basketball Hall of Fame as a Player, Inducted in 2018

Medal Record, Men’s basketball, representing the United States

• Gold - 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
• Gold - 2003 IBA Americas Championship San Juan
• Gold - 1995 Summer Universiade Fukuoka