Jillian Alleyne
| Connecticut Sun | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Summit (Fontana, California) |
| College | Oregon (2012–2016) |
| WNBA draft | 2016: 2nd round, 20th overall pick |
| Selected by the Phoenix Mercury | |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–present | Connecticut Sun |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Jillian Alleyne is an American professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for University of Oregon.
High School
Alleyne graduated from Summit High School in 2012.[1] She was a McDonald's All-American nominee, named Sunkist League MVP, an all-state selection, and Inland Valley Player of the Year.[2]
Awards and honors
She recorded 21 consecutive double-doubles in a NCAA game, the third most in NCAA women's basketball history. She averaged 19.6 points per game and 16.3 rebounds per game during the 21 games.[3]
Alleyne shared the media version of the Pac-12 Player of the Year award in 2016 with Oregon State's Jamie Weisner,[4] who had also won the Pac-12 coaches' version of the award.[5]
She led the nation in among Division I teams with 16.2 rebounds per game in her sophomore year 2013–14. The following year she was second in the nation, averaging 15.2 rebounds per game and in her senior year she was also second in the nation, averaging 13.6 rebounds per game. In each of her last three years, she was the nation’s leader, among Division I players, in offensive rebounds per game.[6] In 2014–15 she was the nation’s leader in double doubles (double digit scoring and double digit rebounds). She recorded a double double in 29 games.[6]
For her college career, she has the third most rebounds and the second most double doubles in NCAA Division I history.[7]
Oregon statistics
Source[6]
| 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 |
| 2012-13 | Oregon | 31 | 402 | 45.1 | - | 53.8 | 11.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| 2013-14 | Oregon | 32 | 684 | 55.4 | - | 70.9 | 16.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 21.4 |
| 2014-15 | Oregon | 30 | 551 | 57.6 | 50.0 | 56.4 | 15.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 18.4 |
| 2015-16 | Oregon | 27 | 514 | 58.5 | - | 60.7 | 13.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 19.0 |
| Career | Oregon | 120 | 2151 | 54.3 | 20.0 | 61.7 | 14.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 17.9 |
Personal life
Alleyne discovered an interest in country music after attending a Jason Aldean concert. She, along with other members from the Ducks basketball team, have done charity work in the Dominican Republic.[8] In college, she is majoring in communication disorders and sciences.
References
- ^ "Women's basketball: Oregon freshman Jillian Alleyne a bright spot for struggling Ducks". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ^ "Seattle Sports Insider". seattlesportsinsider.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ^ Oregon women's basketball: Jillian Alleyne's double-double streak ends at 21 - 'I never put myself before the team' | Eugene Daily News | Eugene Daily News
- ^ "Media votes Alleyne, Weisner Players of the Year" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Pac-12 announces women's basketball honors" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. February 29, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ a b c "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ^ "Former Summit star Alleyne is playing brilliantly for Oregon hoop team". Fontana Herald News. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
- ^ Jillian Alleyne has been pedal-to-the-metal since the Ducks' women's hoops season has ended | Emerald Media