Allisha Gray (born January 12, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Elitzur Ramla of Israel. She won a gold medal in Women's 3x3 basketball, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
.jpg) Gray in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 15 – Dallas Wings | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | January 12, 1995 Greenwood, South Carolina | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 167 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Washington County (Sandersville, Georgia) | ||||||||||||||
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| WNBA draft | 2017: 1st round, 4th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Dallas Wings | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Dallas Wings | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Elitzur Ramla | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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She played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and South Carolina Gamecocks. After she was selected 4th overall by the Wings in the 2017 WNBA Draft, Gray quickly wowed her fans, winning the WNBA Rookie of the Year award, and also there to lend her team a hand as they went into the playoffs.
High School career
She was a member of the U18 USA Basketball National Team as well as the 3-on-3 National Team. Named 3A state player of the year three times. She Led Washington County to a three-year record of 88-4 that included a perfect 32-0 record and a 3A state championship in 2010-11. As a junior, Gray averaged 32.0 points and 8.5 rebounds en route to a state runner-up finish. She then missed most of her senior season with a knee injury
College career
Heavily recruited by power programs, she was ranked the 7th overall player as part of a high profile 2013 recruiting class. After receiving offers from Maryland, Kentucky, South Carolina, etc., she eventually chose to attend North Carolina to play for Coach Sylvia Hatchell. After two years in Chapel Hill, Gray shockingly announced that she would be transferring. It was then reported that her reason for transferring was due to UNC's athletic-academic scandal. In May 2015, it was announced that Gray had transferred to South Carolina to play for Dawn Staley. Gray eventually won a National Championship in her first season of eligibility.
North Carolina and South Carolina statistics
Source[3]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2013-14 | North Carolina | 36 | 501 | 48.1% | 41.8% | 73.6% | 5.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 13.9 |
| 2014-15 | North Carolina | 35 | 552 | 45.2% | 30.9% | 70.7% | 7.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 15.8 |
| 2015-16 | South Carolina | redshirt | |||||||||
| 2016-17 | South Carolina | 37 | 487 | 51.0% | 31.6% | 73.5% | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 13.2 |
| Career | 108 | 1540 | 47.9% | 34.8% | 72.3% | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 14.3 | |
Professional career
WNBA
After helping lead South Carolina to the NCAA Championship, Gray opted to enter the 2017 WNBA Draft. By entering, she would forgo her final season of college eligibility.[4] She was drafted 4th overall by the Dallas Wings placing her in the city where she won a national title two weeks prior, and eventually pairing her with South Carolina teammate, Kaela Davis, who was selected 10th. In her rookie season, Gray immediately entered the Wings' starting lineup at the shooting guard. She started in all 34 games and averaged 13.1 ppg. On August 12, 2017, Gray scored a career-high 21 points in a 96-88 loss to the Connecticut Sun.[5] The Wings finished as the number 7 seed in the league with a 16-18 record. The Wings were defeated in the first round elimination game 86-76 by the Washington Mystics. On September 19, 2017, it was announced by the WNBA that Gray won the 2017 Rookie of the Year Award.[6]
In her second season, Gray continued her starting role with the Wings. With the arrival of all-star center Liz Cambage, Gray would have a reduced offensive load on the team. Gray averaged 9.2 ppg in her second season, helping the Wings to the number 8 seed with a 15-19 record. In the first round elimination game, the Wings lost 101-83 to the Phoenix Mercury.
Overseas
In June 2018, Gray signed with Elitzur Ramla of the Israeli League for the 2018-19 off-season.[7]
WNBA career statistics
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dallas | 34 | 34 | 27.2 | .381 | .299 | .803 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 13.0 |
| 2018 | Dallas | 34 | 34 | 26.7 | .403 | .270 | .863 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 9.2 |
| 2019 | Dallas | 34 | 29 | 30.4 | .457 | .384 | .848 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 10.6 |
| 2020 | Dallas | 20 | 14 | 26.2 | .464 | .352 | .831 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 13.1 |
| Career | 4 years, 1 team | 122 | 111 | 27.8 | .419 | .319 | .834 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 11.3 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2017 | Dallas | 1 | 1 | 16.1 | .000 | .000 | .750 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| 2018 | Dallas | 1 | 1 | 36.6 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Career | 2 years, 1 team | 2 | 2 | 26.3 | .000 | .000 | .857 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
References
- ^ STONE, AUGUSTA. "Gamecock wins gold! Allisha Gray, Team USA on top in 3-on-3 basketball". The State.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "USC's Allisha Gray wins gold medal at Olympics". wltx.com. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ Cloninger, David (April 4, 2017). "South Carolina's Kaela Davis, Allisha Gray declare for WNBA draft". Greenville News. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ "The Sun Stay Hot In Win Over Dallas". sun.wnba.com.
- ^ "Dallas' Allisha Gray Named 2017 WNBA Rookie Of The Year". wnba.com.
- ^ "Allisha Gray is a newcomer at Elitzur Ramla". eurobasket.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- South Carolina Gamecocks bio at the Wayback Machine (archived 2017-12-25)