Allison Hightower

Allison Hightower
No. 23 Connecticut Sun
Position Guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1988-04-06) April 6, 1988
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 / Round: 2 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the Connecticut Sun
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–present Connecticut Sun
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com

Allison Kina Hightower (born April 6, 1988) is an American professional women's basketball player with the Connecticut Sun 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 - 44.6 39.8 75.0 3.5 1.9 2.0 0.4 18.2
Career LSU 136 943 42.6 34.5 70.7 3.1 2.0 1.4 0.7 6.9

References

  1. "Past WBCA HS Coaches' All-America Teams". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. 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". Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  4. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 5 October 2015.

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