RAY ALLEN     
   
RAY ALLEN ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Back in his college days, Ray Allen dominated the Big East Conference, and NCAA basketball. As a junior in college, Ray averaged 23.4 points per game, was named the Big East Player of the Year, and was tabbed as a unanimous Big East First Team pick and First Team All-American. He led the University of Connecticut basketball team to the Sweet Sixteen in the 1996 NCAA Tournament, before losing to Mississippi State. Then came the announcement that Allen was foregoing his senior year to enter the NBA draft. Ray was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves and was immediately traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. As a rookie, he started 81 (of 82 games), but only managed to average 13.4 points per game. On a team with Glenn Robinson, and All-Star Vin Baker, he rarely got his hands on the ball. Over the summer, Baker was traded in a multi-team deal that gave the Milwaukee Bucks All-Star point guard Terell Brandon. With the addition of Brandon, Allen now gets the ball more often, and more importantly, scores more. Milwaukee is also off to a surprisingly good start. Allen has been called "Jordanesque," since his game resembles the great Michael Jordan's. Ray Allen is currently a member of the Seattle SuperSonics, and is positioned at shooting guard.

Ray is the first University of Connecticut basketball player ever to earn an All-America recognition in back-to-back seasons, after being named to AP's and NABC's Third Team as a sophomore in 1994-95.He was the first player in the University of Connecticut's men's basketball history to be named All-American status as only a sophomore. He was a contender in the nation's top ten pre season Naismith National Player of the year. He was the first player to pass the 1000 point at the University of Connecticut as a sophomore. Ray Allen helped lead the United States to the gold medal at the World University Games in 1995.
   
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