Rawle Alkins
No. 3 – Hapoel Galil Elyon | |
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Position | Small forward / Guard |
League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
Personal information | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York | October 29, 1997
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College | Arizona (2016–2018) |
NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2019 | Chicago Bulls |
2018–2019 | → Windy City Bulls |
2020 | FC Porto |
2021 | Raptors 905 |
2021 | Gießen 46ers |
2021–2022 | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
2022–2023 | Salt Lake City Stars |
2023–2024 | Ironi Ness Ziona |
2024 | Aris Thessaloniki |
2024–present | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Rawle Prince Alkins (born October 29, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. He played in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls in 2018–19.
High school career
[edit]Alkins first attended Christ the King Regional High School in Queens, New York for three years, where he led them to three New York state catholic championships. After his junior year, Alkins decided to attend Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina for his senior year. As a senior, he averaged 25 points and 7 rebounds per game.
Alkins was rated as a five-star recruit and considered a top-20 recruit in the 2016 high school class. He was ranked No. 21 recruit and the 5th best small forward in the Class of 2016 by ESPN, behind Josh Jackson, Jayson Tatum, Miles Bridges, and Jonathan Isaac.
College career
[edit]As a freshman, Alkins averaged 10.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game and shot 37 percent from 3-point range. He declared for the 2017 NBA draft but opted to return to Arizona.[1] He missed some games in January 2018 with a broken foot.[2] As a sophomore, Alkins averaged 13.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.[3] On March 27, 2018, Alkins declared for the 2018 NBA draft and hired an agent, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.[4]
Professional career
[edit]Chicago Bulls (2018–2019)
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Alkins signed with the Toronto Raptors for their Summer League team.[5]
After completing his stint there, his performances led to him signing a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 25. With this contract, he split his playing time for the season between the Chicago Bulls and their NBA G League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls. Alkins made his NBA debut on December 17, 2018, playing three minutes with a rebound and two assists in a 121–96 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.[6] He made 10 NBA appearances for the Bulls, with averages of 3.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists.
He made 44 appearances in the G League with the Windy City Bulls. In those games he averaged 11.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.9 assists, primarily off the bench. Alkins, was waived at the end of the season.
Alkins was with Houston Rockets for 2019 NBA Summer League.[7][8]
FC Porto (2020)
[edit]On February 26, 2020, Alkins signed with FC Porto of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB).[9] He only featured in 2 contests, due to the season suspension, and averaged 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1 steal.
On December 4, 2020, Alkins signed with the New Orleans Pelicans of the NBA.[10] He was waived at the end of training camp and signed by the Erie BayHawks. However, he was waived on January 26, 2021, without making an appearance for them.[11]
Raptors 905 (2021)
[edit]On March 3, 2021, Alkins signed with the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League, the affiliate team of the NBA's Toronto Raptors. In 3 games for the 905, Alkins averaged 2.7 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 steals.
Gießen 46ers (2021)
[edit]On September 3, 2021, he signed with Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga.[12] In two games, Alkins averaged 15 points, three rebounds, one steal and one block per game.[13]
MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (2021–2022)
[edit]On October 7, 2021, Alkins signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[13] He averaged 8.9 points and 2.3 rebounds.[14]
Salt Lake City Stars (2022–2023)
[edit]On October 23, 2022, Alkins joined the Salt Lake City Stars training camp roster.[15]
Ironi Ness Ziona (2023–2024)
[edit]In November 2023, Alkins signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]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 |
NBA
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Chicago | 10 | 1 | 12.0 | .333 | .250 | .667 | 2.6 | 1.3 | .1 | .0 | 3.7 |
Career | 10 | 1 | 12.0 | .333 | .250 | .667 | 2.6 | 1.3 | .1 | .0 | 3.7 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016–17 | Arizona | 37 | 36 | 28.0 | .463 | .370 | .733 | 4.9 | 2.1 | .9 | .5 | 10.9 |
2017–18 | Arizona | 23 | 21 | 31.4 | .432 | .359 | .724 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .7 | 13.1 |
Career | 60 | 57 | 29.3 | .450 | .365 | .729 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .6 | 11.8 |
References
[edit]- ^ Parrish, Gary (May 21, 2017). "Rawle Alkins withdraws from NBA Draft to return to Arizona for sophomore season". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ Pascoe, Bruce (January 31, 2018). "Seen and heard at Beasley Coliseum: Rawle Alkins heats up, Lorenzo Romar plays grandpa". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ Boan, Christopher (March 15, 2018). "Arizona Basketball: Dusan Ristic, Rawle Alkins ready for one last Dance". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Raphielle (March 27, 2018). "Arizona SG Rawle Alkins to enter 2018 NBA Draft". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
- ^ Murphy, Blake (June 22, 2018). "Report: Raptors agree to camp deal with Rawle Alkins - Raptors Republic". www.raptorsrepublic.com.
- ^ McGraw, Mike (December 17, 2018). "Lightning doesn't strike twice for feisty Bulls in OKC". Daily Herald. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ "NBA SUMMER LEAGUE PLAYERS". NBA.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "Rawle Alkins getting ready for year two, promises to be 'improved version of himself'". arizona.edu. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Rawle Alkins assina até ao final da é+oca" (in Portuguese). fcporto.pr. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Pelicans sign Rawle Alkins". NBA.com. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ "ERIE BAYHAWKS MAKE TWO ROSTER MOVES". NBA.com. January 26, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Rawle Alkins joins Giessen 46ers". Sportando. September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ a b "Rawle Alkins is a newcomer at Ludwigsburg". Eurobasket. October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "SLC Stars Acquire Rights to Rawle Alkins and 2022 Second Round Draft Pick". OurSports Central. September 21, 2022.
- ^ "Stars Announce 2022-23 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ Sports Rabbi [@thesportsrabbi] (November 13, 2023). "Rawle Alkins joins Nes Ziona for the 23/24 season. The @ArizonaMBB guard played in the NBA with the Bulls and has also featured in Germany, Portugal and the G-League. Good Luck @Iam_RawleAlkins, Welcome to @ironinessziona & Israel🇮🇱!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- 1997 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Portugal
- American men's basketball players
- Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players
- Aris B.C. players
- Basketball players from Brooklyn
- Basketball players from the Bronx
- Chicago Bulls players
- FC Porto basketball players
- Giessen 46ers players
- Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. players
- Point guards
- Raptors 905 players
- Riesen Ludwigsburg players
- Salt Lake City Stars players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Undrafted NBA players
- Windy City Bulls players
- Word of God Christian Academy alumni
- 21st-century American sportsmen