Personal Profile

Name: Walter Ray Allen
Birthdate: July 20, 1975
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 205 lbs.
Position: Shooting Guard
NBA Team: Seattle Sonics
College: Connecticut
Draft Pick: 5th Pick Overall
Draft Class: 1996


NBA Achievements

2002-03:
Received the Joe Dumars Trophy for the 2002-03 NBA Sportsmanship Award on 5/14…Named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week on 3/3 after leading the Sonics to a 4-0 record and averaging 28.3 points, 7.5 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game…Ranked second in the NBA in free-throw percentage…Tied for 10th in the NBA in scoring (22.5)…Scored a season-high 40 points at L.A. Clippers on 3/1, the fifth time in his career he scored 40 or more points…Tied a career-high 13 rebounds at Chicago on 4/1 and at L.A. Lakers on 2/23…Handed out a season-high 10 assists vs. L.A. Lakers on 2/28…Recorded his second career triple-double vs. L.A. Lakers on 2/28 (29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists)…Led or co-led the team in scoring in 19 games…Led the team in rebounding in six games…Led or co-led the team in assists in 19 games…Had his streak of 60 consecutive games (12/5 through 4/11) scoring in double-figures snapped on 4/12 at Houston (six points)…Scored 20-plus points in his first eight games with the Sonics (2/23-3/7)…Set a Milwaukee franchise record with 17 3FGA at Cleveland on 12/9, breaking the previous record of 14, which he held…Tied his career-high two blocks at Dallas on 12/30…Scored a season-high 11-11 free throws four times (at Dallas on 4/14, at L.A. Clippers on 3/1, at Philadelphia on 1/17 and vs. Utah on 1/3)…Became the 23rd player in NBA history to make 1,000 three-pointers in his career, with his two 3FGMs vs. Utah on 1/3…Acquired from Milwaukee along with Kevin Ollie, Ronald Murray and a conditional 2003 first-round draft pick on 2/20 for Gary Payton and Desmond Mason…In his debut in a Sonics uniform, scored 26 points, grabbed a career-high-tying 13 rebounds and handed out nine assists in a 106-101 road loss to the L.A. Lakers on 2/23; when compared to past All-Star players and Sonics legends in their first games for Seattle, Allen has the highest point total, most rebounds and second-highest assist total (Lenny Wilkens had 10 assists in his first game with the Sonics on 10/17/68)…In his KeyArena debut, led the team with 23 points, grabbed three rebounds, handed out eight assists and forced one steal in 38 minutes vs. Detroit on 2/24.

2001-02:
Team co-captain...Named to his third consecutive All-Star Team on Jan. 29...scored career point 8,000 on Feb. 2 vs. Philadelphia...scored 15 points and had team-highs of 5 assists and 3 steals for Eastern Conference at the All-Star Game...Played in 400 consecutive games, including league-best 388 straight starts, before sitting out on Dec. 22 because of left knee tendinitis...missed seven games with left knee tendinitis (Dec. 22-Jan. 2) before returning to lineup on Jan. 5...missed six more games (Mar. 26-Apr. 3) with the same injury before returning to the lineup on April 5...Bucks were 6-7 in Allen’s absence ...established a new career-high with 47 points vs. Charlotte on 4/14...in that game, Allen hit 10-of-14 treys establishing a new team record for threes in a game...his 47 points were the most scored by a Bucks player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 50 on 1/19/75...snatched a career-high 13 rebounds vs. Golden State on Feb. 22...Twice named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week (Oct. 31-Nov.4 & Jan. 7-13)...Broke his own franchise record with his 203rd trey of the season in Philadelphia on April 7...finished the season with career-bests in three-point percentage (.434), three-pointers made (229 and attempted (528)...set franchise record with 14 3-FG attempts on two occasions (12/4, 2/18)...Finished among league leaders in scoring (12th; 21.8 ppg), free throw percentage (12th; .873), three-point field goals made (1st; 229) and three-point percentage (10th; .434).

2000-01:
Started in all 82 games (only Bucks player to do so), continuing his consecutive games played streak to 378 games, including an NBA best 366 straight starts...recorded career-high in field-goal percentage (.480); assists (4.6 apg); steals (1.51 spg) and rebounds (5.1 rpg)...his three-point field goals made (202 -then franchise-high, 2nd most in the NBA), attempted (467 - franchise-high) and percentage (.433 - 7th in NBA) were career-highs at the time...led the team in minutes (38.2 mpg) and shared in team-high scoring honors (22.0 ppg)...named NBA Player of the Week (4/9-15) after averaging 30.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game...scored his first career triple-double with 20 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds at Boston (2/7) - it was the first Bucks triple-double since Sherman Douglas’ effort vs. Portland on 1/5/96 (15 pts, 10 rebs, 11 asts). 2001 Playoffs: In 18 games, averaged a team-high 25.1 points and 1.33 steals in 42.7 minutes per game...had a career-best 6.0 assists per game...shot 47.7 percent from the floor and team-highs of 47.9 percent (57-119) on treys and 91.9 percent from the line...scored a playoff career-high 41 points vs. Philadelphia (6/1).

1999-2000:
Selected for the 1999 USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team which will participate in the 1999 Americas Qualifying Tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 14-25, for the 2000 Olympic Games...Recorded 33 points and 6 assists in a 104-87 win over Orlando on 4/10...Logged 35 points in a 104-85 win at the L.A. Clippers on 3/30...Scored 36 points (15-20 FG, 6-9 3-FG) in a 99-87 loss to Miami on 3/24...Netted 32 points in a 111-100 loss to Vancouver on 2/19 ...Tallied 14 points in the 2000 NBA All-Star Game...Finished third in the AT&T Shootout during All-Star Weekend...Netted a season-high 36 points (5-7 3 FG) in a 102-99 win in Utah on 2/3...Logged 33 points (11-15 FG) in a 118-97 win over Toronto on 1/15...Tallied 31 points (5-7 3 FG) and 7 rebounds in a 108-101 loss in Phoenix on 12/20...Hit an 18-foot running jumper with 1.7 second left to play, scoring a team-high 28 points in a 96-95 win in Miami on 12/16...Registered game-highs with 33 points (13-15 FG, 4-5 3 FG), 10 assists and 4 steals in a 113-94 loss in Detroit on 11/21...Tallied a game-high 31 points and 5 rebounds in a 119-109 win at Atlanta on 11/4

1998-99:
Led the Bucks in free-throw percentage (.903, 4th in the NBA) and three-pointers made (74, 16th) and attempted (208, 17th)...Scored 20-or-more points 13 times and led the Bucks in scoring 23 times...Posted a game-high 26 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds in an 88-79 victory over the Boston Celtics on 5/1...Scored a game-high 31 points (9-15 FG, 2-4 3FG, 11-12 FT) in a 98-86 victory over the Miami Heat on 4/14...Totaled a game-high 25 points (11-19 FG, 3-3 FT), 6 assists and 4 rebounds against the Miami Heat on 4/11...Recorded a game-high 25 points (8-12 FG, 3-3 3FG, 6-6 FT), 8 rebounds and 3 assists in a 107-105 win over the Washington Wizards on 3/30...Registered a team-high 29 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals against the Detroit Pistons on 3/26 ...Posted 21 points (9-12 FG, 3-3 3FG), 7 assists and 4 rebounds in a 99-83 victory over the Boston Celtics on 3/18...Totaled a game-high 29 points (3-6 3FG), 4 assists and 4 rebounds against the New York Knicks on 3/15...Logged his only double-double of the season, with team-highs of 19 points and 10 rebounds, in a 94-86 win over the New Jersey Nets on 3/2...Recorded a game-high 25 points (8-13 FG, 3-5 3FG, 6-8 FT), 5 assists and 3 rebounds in a 113-107 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on 2/5

1997-98:
Registered a career-high 40 points (6-10 3FG), 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 4/18...Posted 25 points, a game-high 8 assists and 6 rebounds against the Detroit Pistons on 4/17...Totaled a game-high 28 points (9-12 FG, 4-5 3FG), 6 rebounds and 5 assists in a 114-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors on 4/7...Recorded a game-high 33 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals in a 118-108 win over the Houston Rockets on 3/24...Registered a team-high 27 points and game-highs 11 assists and 8 rebounds against the Utah Jazz on 3/7...Scored a game-high 26 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and added 5 assists against the New York Knicks on 2/26...Posted 19 points (4-6 3FG), a career-high 13 assists and 7 rebounds against the L.A. Lakers on 2/24...Totaled team-highs of 25 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists in a 108-98 win over the Washington Wizards on 2/18...Recorded 24 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists against the New Jersey Nets on 2/16...Registered 25 points, a game-high 8 assists and 6 rebounds in a 99-93 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on 2/14...Posted team-highs with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists against the Detroit Pistons on 2/11...Totaled a team-high 28 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists against the Atlanta Hawks on 2/10...Recorded 26 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds in a 115-112 overtime victory over the New Yorks Knicks on 1/29...Registered a game-high 27 points, hitting 7-of-8 three-pointers, 4 rebounds and 3 steals against the Chicago Bulls on 1/16...Posted a game-high 35 points (11-16 FG, 5-6 3FG, 8-8 FT), 5 rebounds and 4 assists in a 98-78 win over the New York Knicks on 12/20...Totaled 23 points, 5 assists, a career-high 5 steals and 4 rebounds against the Boston Celtics on 12/10...Recorded a game-high 29 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds in a 103-88 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on 10/31

1996-97:
Allen enjoyed a strong rookie season for the Bucks, ranking third on the team in scoring at 13.4 points per game...He was the team's primary long-distance threat, shooting .393 from three-point range on 117-for-298, leading Milwaukee in all three categories...He also averaged 4.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists to rank fifth on the club in both categories...He shot .430 from the field but led the team in free throw shooting at .823...Allen played in all 82 games for Milwaukee and started a team-high 81. He scored in double figures 55 times, including the last nine games of the season, and had 20+ points 12 times. He scored a career-high 32 points in a 117-112 loss at Phoenix on March 25, and posted highs of nine rebounds twice and nine assists once...He closed out the season strong, averaging 17.1 ppg in April and shooting .500 on 18-for-36 from behind the three-point arc. His .393 three-point percentage was the third-best in Bucks history...Allen competed in the Schick Rookie Game at All-Star Weekend and scored eight points. He also was the national spokesman for the game. In addition, he became the first Buck since Paul Pressey in 1986 to compete in the Nestle Crunch Slam Dunk...

COLLEGE:
An All-America selection and the 1996 Big East Player of the Year at Connecticut...As a junior, Allen was a consensus All-America First Team selection and was also named UPI's College Player of the Year...He was a unanimous All-Big East First team pick after averaging 23.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 3.3 apg in 35 games...Allen finished No. 3 on the Huskies' career scoring list with 1,922 points and also set a UConn single-season record by connecting on 115 three-pointers in 1995-96...Allen was the first UConn player ever to earn 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...