Ray Allen

Full Name : Walter Ray Allen
Born         : Merced California, July 20, 1975

Walter Ray Allen (born July 20, 1975), referred to as Ray Allen, is an American professional basketball  player who is currently playing for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association. He has played professionally for the Milwaukee Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, and the Boston Celtics; and collegiately for the University of Connecticut Huskies.  One of the most accurate 3-point and free throw 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 acted in two films, including a co-starring role in the 1998 Spike Lee film He Got Game.

Ray Allen was picked by the University of Conneciticut to play there as a point guard. He did a great job as a point guard earning the All-American status his sophomore year which is a huge honor for any future NBA star. He also had many other honors to come in his junior year he was in the top ten running for the Naismith Player of the Year Award. Which is one of the best honors. His Junior year he was the leading contender for the Collegiate Player of the Year Award also.

He was the only UConn player, in UConn history to every score over the 1,000 point mark, in his sophomore year. He was the leading scorer for the Huskies and was nailing three pointers from all over he 118 of his 273 attempted shots. In college as a junior he was on fire. In the University games in 1995 he lead his huskies to the gold medal against Japan who did not put up an easy fight. His team and himself had been rocking the world with their undeafted record of 7-0. He was shooting 61.6% from the field and finished with a 15.6 scoring average for the United States. He decided after his great performance for the Huskies that he would enter the 1996 NBA draft.