Tony Allen (basketball)

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Tony Allen
No. 9   Memphis Grizzlies
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Date of birth January 11, 1982 (1982-01-11) (age 30)
Place of birth Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
High school Crane (Chicago)
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
College Butler County CC (2000-2001)
Wabash Valley (2001-2002)
Oklahoma State (2002-2004)
NBA Draft 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Pro career 2004–present
Career history
2004–2010 Boston Celtics
2010–present Memphis Grizzlies
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com

Anthony 'Tony' Allen (born January 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball swingman with the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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[edit] Early career

Allen played at Chicago's Crane High School, where he was a basketball standout. At Crane, Allen played alongside future Celtics prospect Will Bynum.[1] A 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), 213 lb (97 kg; 15.2 st) shooting guard, Allen spent his freshman year (2000–01) playing for Butler County College in El Dorado, Kansas, where he averaged 16.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.8 steals, going on to being named Jayhawk West Conference Freshman of the Year.[2] During his sophomore year (2001–02) at Wabash Valley College in Mount Carmel, Illinois, he led his team to 32–6 overall record and fourth place at the NJCAA championships.[2]

For his final two college seasons (2002–2004), Allen transferred to Oklahoma State University (OSU), where he was named the national junior-college transfer of the year by collegeinsider.com,[1] and cited by college basketball commentator Dick Vitale as one of the top three junior college transfers during his junior season.[1] He was named the Big 12 Player of the Year his senior year, after averaging 16 points per game and leading the Cowboys to the Final Four. Allen became the first player in OSU history to score 1,000 career points in two seasons.[2] He graduated from Oklahoma State with a degree in education.

[edit] NBA career

Allen (#42) attempts a shot over the Wizards' Antawn Jamison.

Allen was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 25th overall pick of the 2004 NBA Draft. In his rookie season in 2004–05 he averaged 6.4 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, and ranked 3rd in the league in steals per 48 minutes, with 2.89. He was selected to play for the rookies in the Rookie Challenge during All-Star Weekend, along with fellow Celtic Al Jefferson.

[edit] Shooting incident

During the 2005 off-season, Allen was charged with aggravated battery stemming from an altercation that escalated into the non-fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man outside a restaurant in Chicago in August 2005. Although he was not a suspect in the shooting, Allen was accused of breaking another man's left eye socket.[3] He spent two nights in jail, but was not implicated in the shooting. Due to this incident and a severe right knee injury that Allen had suffered prior to the shooting, Allen missed much of the first half of the 2005–06 season. On April 24, 2007, Allen was found not guilty by a Chicago court.[3]

[edit] Knee injury

On January 10, 2007, in the final minutes of a Celtics loss to the Indiana Pacers, Allen suffered a debilitating knee injury as he landed awkwardly following an uncontested slam dunk attempt after the whistle was blown,[4] tearing both the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL).[5] Allen underwent a successful ACL reconstructive surgery on January 13 at New England Baptist Hospital[6] and was sidelined for the rest of the season.[4] He was averaging 11.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.48 steals in 33 games.[7] He made a quick return to the court for his type of knee injury only nine months later during the following preseason, even though not at full strength.[8] However, the explosiveness he displayed prior to the injury has since been noted as "sorely lacking".[8]

[edit] 2008–09

On July 23, 2008, Allen re-signed with the Celtics on a 2-year, $5 million contract.[9][10]

[edit] Grizzlies

In July 2010, Allen signed a three-year, $9.7 million contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.[11][12] He later reflected on his final seasons in Boston by saying that he felt was 'overshadowed', in particular, by veterans Paul Pierce and Ray Allen.[11] He was named to the 2011 NBA All-Defensive 2nd Team for his efforts that season[13] after averaging 1.79 steals per game, good for 5th in the NBA,[14] mostly off the bench. He led the league in steals-per-48-minutes at 4.14, more than one steal higher than second-placed Chris Paul.[15] In the 2011-12 NBA GM survey, Tony Allen was ranked the "Best Perimeter Defender".[16]

[edit] Personal

In his spare time, Allen enjoys listening to music.[2] In addition, Allen loves watching movies. He also frequently assists his teammates in charity work. Allen was born to Ella Allen, and he has two sisters, Ebony and Dominique, and a brother, Ryan,[1][2] who plays college basketball for University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His Celtics teammates called him "Gucci".[17]

[edit] NBA career statistics

Legend
  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

[edit] Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 Boston 77 34 16.4 .475 .387 .737 2.9 .8 1.0 .3 6.4
2005–06 Boston 51 9 19.2 .471 .324 .746 2.2 1.3 1.0 .3 7.2
2006–07 Boston 33 18 24.4 .514 .242 .784 3.8 1.7 1.5 .4 11.5
2007–08 Boston 75 11 18.3 .434 .316 .762 2.2 1.5 .8 .3 6.6
2008–09 Boston 46 2 19.3 .482 .222 .725 2.3 1.4 1.2 .5 7.8
2009–10 Boston 54 8 16.5 .510 .000 .605 2.7 1.3 1.1 .4 6.1
2010–11 Memphis 72 31 20.8 .510 .174 .753 2.7 1.4 1.8 .6 8.9
Career 408 113 18.8 .484 .281 .735 2.6 1.3 1.2 .4 7.5

[edit] Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 Boston 7 3 12.9 .444 .000 .429 1.7 .3 .4 .3 2.7
2007–08 Boston 15 0 4.3 .563 .000 .400 .2 .2 .1 .0 1.3
2008–09 Boston 10 0 6.0 .500 .000 1.000 0.9 .3 .2 .0 .9
2009–10 Boston 24 0 16.3 .480 .000 .778 1.7 .7 1.0 .6 5.1
2010–11 Memphis 13 13 26.9 .426 .143 .659 2.9 1.5 1.9 .4 8.8
Career 69 16 13.8 .461 .077 .678 1.5 .7 .8 0.3 4.1

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Tony Allen profile at okstate.com
  2. ^ a b c d e 2004 NBA Draft Prospect Profile: Tony Allen
  3. ^ a b Charges in shooting dropped against Allen, published April 24, 2007
  4. ^ a b Celtics guard Allen out for season with knee injury
  5. ^ Tony Allen Interview, May 14, 2007
  6. ^ Celtics G Allen undergoes knee surgery. Updated July 12, 2007
  7. ^ Celtics' Allen has surgery on torn knee ligaments. Updated January 13, 2007
  8. ^ a b Mark Murphy, All's well with Tony, Boston Herald
  9. ^ Frank Dell'Apa, Celtics rebound, re-sign Allen, House, Boston Globe, July 22, 2008.
  10. ^ NBA.com: July 2008 Transactions
  11. ^ a b Memphis Grizzlies' Tony Allen says he was overshadowed in Boston - ESPN Boston
  12. ^ Allen opts for security in Memphis Boston Globe, July 12, 2010
  13. ^ Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett, Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant named to all-defensive first team for record ninth time - ESPN
  14. ^ 2010-11 Regular Season NBA Player Stats and League Leaders - Steals - National Basketball Association - ESPN (note: sorted by STPG)
  15. ^ 2010-11 Regular Season NBA Player Stats and League Leaders - Steals - National Basketball Association - ESPN (note: sorted by STP48M)
  16. ^ 2011-12 NBA.com GM Survey Results
  17. ^ Marc J. Spears, Celtics' Allen is on the road to recovery, Boston Globe, March 27, 2009.

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