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Lindsay Allen
American basketball player
Lindsay Allen (born March 20, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played basketball at the University of Notre Dame. Allen was drafted in the second round (14th overall) of the 2017 WNBA draft by the Liberty.
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| No. 0 – Chicago Sky | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-03-20) March 20, 1995 (age 29) Clinton, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 145 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | St. John's College (Washington, D.C.) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (2013–2017) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2017: 2nd round, 14th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the New York Liberty | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | New York Liberty | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Las Vegas Aces | ||||||||||||||
| 2018-20 | Melbourne Boomers | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
| 2021-22 | Melbourne Boomers | ||||||||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Minnesota Lynx | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Chicago Sky | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at WNBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Allen was born on March 20, 1995, in Clinton, Maryland.[1]
Allen was drafted early in the second round by the Liberty but she was the final cut as the Liberty cut down their roster to the limit. Because she was cut, she was able to finish her final week of college and participate in the graduation ceremonies. Before she could even unpack she got a call from the Liberty asking her to return to the team. Brittany Boyd had sustained an injury and would be out for the season. Bill Laimbeer, the Liberty coach was surprised that Allen hadn't been claimed by another team so was happy to have her back on the team.[2]
Lindsay Allen signed to play with Dynamo Moscow for the 2017–18 season.[3]
Allen has also played in the Australian Women's National Basketball League, playing with the Melbourne Boomers for three seasons. She was part of the Boomers' 2022 championship-winning team, winning the Rachael Sporn Medal as most valuable player of the Finals series.[4]
On July 21, 2022, Allen signed a 7-day contract with the Minnesota Lynx.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New York | 28 | 0 | 13.4 | .371 | .000 | .700 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| 2018 | Las Vegas | 24 | 6 | 14.9 | .384 | .063 | .708 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| 2020 | Las Vegas | 21 | 21 | 13.5 | .424 | .353 | .800 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| 2021 | Indiana | 32 | 8 | 17.8 | .428 | .298 | .811 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 2022 | Minnesota | 9 | 0 | 14.9 | .526 | .571 | .923 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 6.7 |
| 2023 | Minnesota | 29 | 20 | 24.1 | .399 | .206 | .792 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 6.2 |
| Career | 6 years, 4 teams | 143 | 55 | 16.9 | .413 | .255 | .789 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
Playoffs
Source[5]
| 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 |
| 2013–14 | Notre Dame | 38 | 235 | 49.7% | 35.7% | 81.5% | 2.4 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 6.2 |
| 2014–15 | Notre Dame | 39 | 406 | 52.2% | 37.0% | 85.4% | 3.5 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 10.4 |
| 2015–16 | Notre Dame | 35 | 327 | 49.8% | 26.7% | 71.4% | 3.7 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 9.3 |
| 2016–17 | Notre Dame | 37 | 355 | 49.5% | 38.1% | 74.2% | 5.3 | 7.6 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 9.6 |
| Career | 149 | 1,323 | 50.4% | 34.7% | 78.0% | 3.7 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 8.9 |
Allen ended her collegiate career as the all-time assist leader at Notre Dame and in the ACC, and with the most consecutive starts in Notre Dame history.
- "2017 WNBA Draft Profile: Lindsay Allen". Women's National Basketball Association. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- "Liberty bring back Lindsay Allen weeks after cutting her". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- "LYNX GIVE IT ALL BUT BOOMERS WIN WNBL CHAMPIONSHIP". WNBL.basketball. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
- "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com
and Basketball-Reference.com - Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio
- USA Basketball bio Archived 2015-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
