Allisha Gray

Allisha Gray (/æˈliːʃə/ a-LEE-shə;^[1] born January 12, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She won a gold medal in women's 3x3 basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[2][3]

Allisha Gray

Gray with the Dallas Wings in 2021
No. 15 – Atlanta Dream
Position	Shooting guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1995-01-12) January 12, 1995 (age 29) Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	167 lb (76 kg)
Career information
High school	Washington County (Sandersville, Georgia)
College	North Carolina (2013–2015) South Carolina (2016–2017)
WNBA draft	2017: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2022	Dallas Wings
2018–2019	Elitzur Ramla
2023–present	Atlanta Dream
2025–present	Lunar Owls BC
Career highlights and awards
2× WNBA All-Star (2023, 2024) WNBA Three-Point Shootout champion (2024) WNBA Skills Challenge Champion (2024) Athletes Unlimited Champion (2024) USA Basketball 3x3 Athlete of the Year (2020) WNBA Rookie of the Year (2017) NCAA champion (2017) First-team All-ACC (2015) ACC All-Freshman Team (2014) Gatorade Georgia Player of the Year (2012)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's 3x3 basketball Representing  United States Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team

She played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and South Carolina Gamecocks. After she was selected 4th overall by the Wings in the 2017 WNBA draft, Gray won the WNBA Rookie of the Year award.

Early life

She was a member of the U18 USA Basketball National Team as well as the 3-on-3 National Team. Named 3A state player of the year three times. She led Washington County to a three-year record of 88–4 that included a perfect 32–0 record and a 3A state championship in 2010–11. As a junior, Gray averaged 32.0 points and 8.5 rebounds en route to a state runner-up finish. She then missed most of her senior season with a knee injury

College career

Heavily recruited by power programs, she was ranked the 7th overall player as part of a high-profile 2013 recruiting class. After receiving offers from Maryland, Kentucky, South Carolina, etc., she eventually chose to attend North Carolina to play for Coach Sylvia Hatchell. After two years in Chapel Hill, Gray shockingly announced that she would be transferring. It was then reported that her reason for transferring was due to UNC's athletic-academic scandal. In May 2015, it was announced that Gray had transferred to South Carolina to play for Dawn Staley. Gray eventually won a National Championship in her first season of eligibility.

Professional career

WNBA

After helping lead South Carolina to the NCAA Championship, Gray opted to enter the 2017 WNBA draft. By entering, she would forgo her final season of college eligibility.^[4] She was drafted 4th overall by the Dallas Wings placing her in the city where she won a national title two weeks prior, and eventually pairing her with South Carolina teammate, Kaela Davis, who was selected 10th. In her rookie season, Gray immediately entered the Wings' starting lineup at the shooting guard. She started in all 34 games and averaged 13.1 ppg. On August 12, 2017, Gray scored a career-high 21 points in a 96–88 loss to the Connecticut Sun.^[5] The Wings finished as the number 7 seed in the league with a 16–18 record. The Wings were defeated in the first round elimination game 86–76 by the Washington Mystics. On September 19, 2017, it was announced by the WNBA that Gray won the 2017 Rookie of the Year Award.^[6]

Gray with the Wings in 2019.

In her second season, Gray continued her starting role with the Wings. With the arrival of all-star center Liz Cambage, Gray would have a reduced offensive load on the team. Gray averaged 9.2 ppg in her second season, helping the Wings to the number 8 seed with a 15–19 record. In the first round elimination game, the Wings lost 101–83 to the Phoenix Mercury.

In January 2023, Gray was traded to the Atlanta Dream in exchange for draft picks.^[7]

Overseas

In June 2018, Gray signed with Elitzur Ramla of the Israeli League for the 2018-19 off-season.^[8]

Unrivaled

On August 22, 2024, it was announced that Gray would appear and play in the inaugural season of Unrivaled, a new women's 3x3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.^[9]

Career statistics

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

*	Denotes season(s) in which Gray won an NCAA Championship

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics^[10]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2017	Dallas	34	34	27.2	.381	.299	.803	3.9	1.3	1.5	0.6	2.1	13.0
2018	Dallas	34	34	26.7	.403	.270	.863	3.4	2.4	1.3	0.2	1.4	9.2
2019	Dallas	34	29	30.4	.457	.384	.848	4.1	2.3	1.2	0.4	1.4	10.6
2020	Dallas	20	14	26.2	.464	.352	.831	4.2	1.3	1.1	0.3	1.1	13.1
2021	Dallas	25	16	27.8	.438	.366	.862	5.2	1.7	1.0	0.8	1.4	11.9
2022	Dallas	33	33	32.9	.423	.408	.798	4.8	2.5	1.1	0.7	1.3	13.3
2023	Atlanta	38	38	32.7	.465	.356	.824	4.9	3.1	1.1	0.4	1.9	17.1
2024	Atlanta	40	40	33.3	.403	.342	.769	4.4	2.7	1.1	0.7	1.7	15.6
Career	8 years, 2 teams	258	238	30.0	.426	.347	.817	4.4	2.3	1.2	0.5	1.4	13.1
	All-Star	2	0	20.4	.389	.222	.909	2.5	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	13.0

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2017	Dallas	1	1	16.1	.000	.000	.750	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	3.0
2018	Dallas	1	1	37.0	.000	.000	1.000	4.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
2021	Dallas	1	1	34.0	.600	1.000	1.000	6.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	9.0
2022	Dallas	3	3	35.7	.484	.231	.600	3.7	4.7	1.7	0.3	0.7	13.0
2023	Atlanta	2	2	36.0	.424	.385	.700	7.0	4.0	1.5	0.5	3.5°	20.0
2024	Atlanta	2	2	33.5	.520	.455	.800	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.5	2.5	17.5
Career	6 years, 2 teams	10	10	33.3	.413	.311	.735	4.6	2.9	1.1	0.4	1.6	12.9

College

NCAA statistics^[11]

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	North Carolina	36	501	48.1%	41.8%	73.6%	5.5	1.3	1.4	0.4	13.9
2014–15	North Carolina	35	552	45.2%	30.9%	70.7%	7.6	2.2	1.3	0.6	15.8
2015–16	South Carolina	Did not play due to injury
2016–17*	South Carolina	37	487	51.0%	31.6%	73.5%	5.0	2.5	1.3	0.6	13.2
Career		108	1540	47.9%	34.8%	72.3%	6.0	2.0	1.4	0.6	14.3

References

1. "Allisha Gray". herhoopstats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
2. STONE, AUGUSTA. "Gamecock wins gold! Allisha Gray, Team USA on top in 3-on-3 basketball". The State. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021.
3. "USC's Allisha Gray wins gold medal at Olympics". wltx.com. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
4. Cloninger, David (April 4, 2017). "South Carolina's Kaela Davis, Allisha Gray declare for WNBA draft". Greenville News. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
5. "The Sun Stay Hot In Win Over Dallas". sun.wnba.com.
6. "Dallas' Allisha Gray Named 2017 WNBA Rookie Of The Year". wnba.com.
7. "Atlanta Dream Land Allisha Gray". dream.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
8. "Allisha Gray is a newcomer at Elitzur Ramla". eurobasket.com.
9. @Unrivaledwbb (August 22, 2024). "ALLISHA GRAY IS UNRIVALED👑 15/30✅" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
10. "Allisha Gray WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
11. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com  and Basketball Reference 
• Allisha Gray at FIBA
• Allisha Gray at FIBA 3x3
• Allisha Gray at Eurobasket.com
• Allisha Gray at South Carolina Gamecocks at the Wayback Machine (archived December 25, 2017)
• Allisha Gray at USA Basketball
• Allisha Gray at Team USA (archive July 24, 2022)
• Allisha Gray at Olympics.com
• Allisha Gray at Olympedia (archive)