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Allison Hightower
American basketball player
Allison Kina Hightower (born April 6, 1988) is an American professional women's basketball player who last played for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted 15th overall in the 2010 WNBA draft.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1988-04-06) April 6, 1988 (age 36) Dallas, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 139 lb (63 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Seguin (Arlington, Texas) |
| College | LSU (2006–2010) |
| WNBA draft | 2010: 2nd round, 15th overall pick |
| Selected by the Connecticut Sun | |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2014 | Connecticut Sun |
| 2017 | Washington Mystics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at WNBA.com | |
Hightower was born in Dallas, Texas was named a WBCA All-American.[1] She participated in the 2006 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored five points.[2]
Hightower attended Louisiana State University, where she was named all first-team Southeastern Conference (SEC) following her senior season. She was also named SEC All-Defensive Team following her junior (2009) and senior (2010) seasons.[3]
Source[4]
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | LSU | 38 | 234 | 36.5% | 31.8% | 77.1% | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 6.2 |
| 2007–08 | LSU | 37 | 262 | 40.4% | 37.4% | 47.6% | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.1 |
| 2008–09 | LSU | 30 | 447 | 45.7% | 18.6% | 68.3% | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 14.9 |
| 2009–10 | LSU | 31 | 565 | 44.6% | 39.8% | 75.0% | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 18.2 |
| Career | 136 | 1508 | 42.6% | 34.5% | 70.7% | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 11.1 |
Highwater played in the WNBA 2010–2014, and in 2017.[5] She was played in the European Basketball League and in the Israel Basketball league as part of the Israeli team Elitzur Ramla and won the champion, and Maccabi Bnot Ashdod.[6]
- "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 1 Jul 2014.
- "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
- "WNBA.com: Prospect: Allison Hightower". Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- "Allison Hightower". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 10 Jul 2022.
- "Allison Hightower". European Basketball Association. Retrieved 10 Jul 2022.
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com - WNBA profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-07-28)
- LSU Lady Tigers bio Archived 2018-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
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