Allison Hightower

Allison Hightower
Personal information
Born (1988-04-06) April 6, 1988 (age 36)
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight139 lb (63 kg)
Career information
High schoolSeguin (Arlington, Texas)
CollegeLSU (2006–2010)
WNBA draft2010: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career2010–present
PositionGuard
Career history
2010–2014Connecticut Sun
2017Washington Mystics
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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.

High school career

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]

College career

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]

College statistics

Source[4]

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
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

Professional

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]

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2010 Connecticut 20 1 10.4 31.7 16.7 81.3 1.3 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.5 2.7
2011 Connecticut 25 2 9.2 33.9 22.2 75.0 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 2.0
2012 Connecticut 34 29 24.3 35.2 23.7 91.4 2.3 2.5 1.3 0.1 1.4 6.8
2013 Connecticut 21 21 32.0 42.4 36.4 70.0 3.1 3.0 1.1 0.3 1.5 12.8
2014 Connecticut 14 10 23.9 39.4 22.2 90.9 2.2 1.4 1.3 0.3 0.9 7.7
2017 Washington 11 0 13.2 36.2 20.0 87.5 1.3 1.1 0.7 0.0 0.4 4.7
Career 6 years, 2 teams 125 63 19.3 37.8 26.4 82.0 1.8 1.6 0.9 0.2 0.9 6.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2011 Connecticut 2 0 14.5 57.1 66.7 100.0 2.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 6.0
2012 Connecticut 5 5 26.6 37.5 30.0 85.7 3.8 3.8 0.4 0.0 1.6 7.8
2017 Washington 5 0 9.2 40.9 20.0 0.0 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 3.8
Career 3 years, 2 teams 12 5 17.3 40.6 33.3 88.9 2.5 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.9 5.8

References

  1. ^ "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 1 Jul 2014.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "WNBA.com: Prospect: Allison Hightower". Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Allison Hightower". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved 10 Jul 2022.
  6. ^ "Allison Hightower". European Basketball Association. Retrieved 10 Jul 2022.


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