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Allison Hightower #23 Guard
| PPG | 7.8 |
|---|---|
| RPG | 3.8 |
| APG | 3.8 |
| EFF | +9.00 |
- Born: Apr 06, 1988
- Height: 5-10 / 1,78
- Weight: 139 lbs. / 63,1 kg.
- College: Louisiana State
- Years Pro: 2
Player Comparison
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Career: Quick-footed and athletic guard who can penetrate to the basket…Active defender with good hands…Good outside shooter with three-point range.2011 WNBA Season: Appeared in 25 games with two starts…Scored a career-high nine points against Atlanta (7/31)…Had a single-season career-high four threes…Averaged 9.2 minutes off the bench…Tied a career-high with three made field goals in a game on three different occasions…Played a season-high 24 minutes at Washington (9/4)…Emerged as a defensive specialist as the season progressed.
In The Playoffs: Made both shots and also had two rebounds and an assist in 15 minutes off the bench of Game 1 against Atlanta (9/16)…Finished the Atlanta series with 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting, making 2 of 3 threes while collecting four rebounds in 29 minutes.
2010 WNBA Season: Appeared in 20 games with one start…Played limited minutes…Missed the last five games because of illness…Scored a career-high eight points in consecutive games at Atlanta (7/7) and Indiana (7/14)…Played a career-high 28 minutes at Atlanta (7/7), where she made her one start.
Other Professional Experience: Spent the 2010-11 offseason in France with Reze Nantes Basket 44…Averaged 5.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in four EuroCup games for Nantes…In 23 French League games, averaged 10.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists.
College: Finished with 1,509 career points, 13th best in LSU program history…Ranked sixth all-time with 89 career blocks…Seventh all-time in made threes (108)…First LSU player since Sylvia Fowles to reach 1,500 career points…Played in 136 games, fourth best all-time…Played in the NCAA Tournament all four years, with two appearances in the NCAA Final Four…Played a total of 13 NCAA Tournament games…Reached double figures 70 times…Scored 20 or more points 18 times…Named LSU’s MVP two years in a row…Led LSU in scoring as a junior and senior…Averaged 18.2 ppg. as a senior…Led the Tigers in three-point field goals (45) and made field goals (215)…Reached double figures in 29 of 31 games as a senior, with 11 games of 20 or more points…2010 John Wooden Award finalist…Two-time All-SEC First Team selection…Two-time SEC All-Defensive Team selection…State Farm Coaches’ Honorable Mention All American…Lowe’s Senior CLASS Second Team All American…LSWA Louisiana Player of the Year.