Ray Allen

To me, Ray Allen is the textbook of the jump shot. Eighteen NBA seasons, a place among the greatest three-point shooters ever, and a release so clean it looked engineered. But what I really respect is the composure: the willingness to take and make the shot when everyone else froze. That ice-cold nerve in clutch moments is rarer than raw athleticism, and his Sportsmanship Award hints at the character behind it. Give me the quiet sniper who keeps burying shots over the highlight-reel dunker any day.

Name (English)

Ray Allen

Name (Japanese)

レイ・アレン

Reading

れい・あれん

Born

July 20, 1975 (age 51)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rabbit

Origin

Merced, California, United States

Height

196 cm

Occupation

basketball player / actor

University

University of Connecticut

Awards & achievements

• Huskies of Honor
• USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year
• 2003 NBA Sportsmanship Award

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/trayfour/
• Xhttps://x.com/greenRAYn20
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray%20Allen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208623

Tags

• California
• basketball player
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.