Ray Allen graduated from Hillcrest High school in Dalzell, South Carolina in 1993 after taking the varsity basketball team (the Wildcats) to the State Championships. He was the 1996 Big East Player of the Year. As a junior, he was a consensus All-American First Team selection by numerous writers and organizations. Ray was a unanimous choice for the All Big East First Team. He finished 3rd on the Huskies all-time scoring list with 1,922 points. In 1995-96, he hit 115 three pointers to set a UConn single season record. He was drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1996 with the 5th overall pick. He never played for Minnesota and was traded with Andrew Lang to the Milwaukee Bucks for Stephon Marbury. Ray was an immediate starter and played in all 82 games as a rookie. In his career he won Joe Dumars Sportsmanship Award in 2002-2003 season, played four times in All-Star game (2000-2005, won All-Star 3-point shootout) also won "Good Guy" award in 2000 and 2001.

Selected for the 2000 US olympic basketball team.Owns a 1995 Lotus Esprit S4S.Part of the Team Jordan.Attended the University of Connecticut 1993-96Perhaps the greatest shooter from 3-point territory playing.Hit a 229 three's (.434%) in 2001-2002 season which is a personal best.His favourite movie is Schindler's List (1993).Won the 1 800 CALL ATT Shootout during 2001 All-Star WeekendOn the last day of the regular season, Ray Allen broke the single season record for most three-pointers, at 269. To this day it's record.