The Athlete

From his (not so) humble beginnings on the UConn Huskies Ray has been one of the hardest working, highest achieving players on the court. Browse through some of the highlights of Ray’s illustrious career.

» University of Connecticut (1993-1996)

» Milwaukee Bucks (1996-2003)

» Seattle Supersonics (2003-2007)

» USA Olympic Team

» Boston Celtics (2007-2012)

» Miami Heat (2012-2014)

» NBA All-Star

University of Connecticut (1993-1996)

  • ’93-’94 Big East All-Rookie Team
  • ‘94-95 NCAA AP 3rd Team All-American
  • ’95-’96 USA Men’s Basketball Male Athlete of the Year
  • ‘95-’96 NCAA AP 1st Team All-American
  • ’95-’96 Big East Player of the Year
  • ’95-’96 Set Huskies single season record with 115, 3 pointers
  • ’95-’96 Finished 3rd on Huskies career scoring list with 1,922 points

Milwaukee Bucks (1996-2003)

  • ’96-’97 Drafted 5th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves, immediately traded to the Milwaukee Bucks
  • ’96-’97 Participated in the All-Star Rookie game and served as the National Spokesperson for the game
  • ’96-’97 Became 1st Buck to participate in the Nestle Crunch Slam Dunk contest since Paul Pressey in 1986.
  • ’96-’97 NBA All-Rookie 2nd Team
  • 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist as a member of the USA Men’s National Team in Sydney Australia
  • ’00-‘01 NBA All-Star Weekend 3pt Shootout champion
  • ’00-’01 All-NBA 3rd Team
  • ’01-’02 Name team Co-Captain
  • 3 Time NBA All-Star as a Buck (2000, 2001, 2002)
  • The Sporting News ‘Good Guy” Award  (‘99-’00, ’00-’01)
  • Led the league in 3pt field goals made (2001-2002, 2002-2003)
  • Holds Milwaukee Bucks franchise records for most consecutive games played (400), most career three-point field goals made (1,051), and most career three-point field goals attempted (2,587)

Seattle Supersonics (2003-2007)

  • ’02-’03 Joe Dumars NBA Sportsmanship Award
  • ’04-’05 2nd Team All-NBA
  • ’04-’05 The Sporting News “Good Guy” Award
  • ’05-’06 Passed 15,000 points for his NBA Career
  • ’05-’06 Became 2nd on NBA all time 3pt field goal made list
  • ’05-’06 Broke 10 year NBA record for 3pt field goals made in a season (269)
  • ’06-’07 Scored career high 54 points vs Utah Jazz
  • Led NBA in 3pt Field Goals Made (’02-’03, ’05-’06)
  • 4 Time NBA All Star as a Sonic (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)

Boston Celtics (2007-2012)

  • November 4, 2007, Allen passed 17,000 points for his NBA career
  • March 28, 2008, Allen was honored as the 3rd best of the 20 greatest players in Milwaukee Bucks franchise history during Milwaukee‘s 40th Anniversary Team Celebration
  • June 12, 2008, Allen contributed 19 points and 9 rebounds in 48 minutes in the largest comeback in NBA Finals history. The Celtics would overcome 24 point and 20 points deficits in the 2nd and 3rd quarters respectively to clinch the game with a layup from Allen with 16.4 seconds remaining
  • June 17, 2008, Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Allen tied the NBA Finals record with Seven  3 pointers made in the Celtics series ending victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Allen   also broke the record for 3 pointers made in a NBA Finals series with 22, surpassing the previous record of 17 held by Dan Majerle and Derek Harper
  • June 17, 2008, Allen won his first NBA Championship
  • February 22, 2009, Allen ended his streak of consecutive free throws made at 72, thus breaking the Celtics franchise record previously held by Larry Bird with 71
  • December 10, 2009, Allen reached the 20,000 points for his NBA career
  • On June 6, 2010,  Game 2 of the 2010 NBA Finals vs the Los Angeles Lakers, Allen set the record for most three-pointers made in an NBA Finals game, half and quarter. Allen made 8 three-pointers in the game, 7 three-pointers in the first half, and 5 three-pointers in the second quarter. With this game he broke Michael Jordan’s record of 6 three-pointers in one half and tied Scottie Pippen and Kenny Smith’s record for most three-pointers in a NBA Finals game by half time.
  • 2 Time NBA All-Star as a Celtic (2008, 2009)

Miami Heat (2012-2014)

  • July 11, 2012, signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat.
  • April 25, 2013, Ray makes his 322nd career three-pointer in the playoffs, which broke Reggie Miller’s record for most three-pointers made in NBA playoff history.
  • June 18, 2013, Ray makes game tying 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left in the 4th quarter in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals. Miami Heat wins the game in overtime 103-100 to force a Game 7 against the San Antonio Spurs.
  • June 20, 2013, Miami Heat wins Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals. Ray wins his second NBA Championship.
  • June 29, 2013, Ray picks up his player option to stay with the Heat for the 2013-2014 Season.
  • June 5, 2014, Ray makes it to his 4th NBA Finals, second consecutive.

USA Olympic Team

  • 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist as a member of the USA Men’s National Team in Sydney Australia
  • Scored 21 points vs China in the USA’s first game
  • Averaged 9.8 ppg

NBA All-Star

  • 10x NBA All Star (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011)
  • ’96-’97 NBA All-Star Rookie Game participant
  • ’96-’97 Nestle Crunch Slam Dunk contest participant
  • 4 time NBA All-Star 3pt Shootout participant (’99-’00, ’00-’01,’01-’02,’04-’05)
  • ’00-’01 NBA All-Star 3pt Shootout Champion
  • In the 2008 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans, Allen scored 14 points in a stretch of 2 minutes and 30 seconds in the fourth quarter to seal the win for the East team.
  • Holds the NBA All-Star record for:
    • Three-point field goals made, All-Star Career  (20)
    • Three-point field goal attempts, All-Star career (64)
    • Three-point field goal attempts, All-Star game (11)
    • Three-point field goal attempts, half (7)