Myisha Hines-Allen
No. 22 – Minnesota Lynx | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. | May 30, 1995
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Montclair (Montclair, New Jersey) |
College | Louisville (2014–2018) |
WNBA draft | 2018: 2nd round, 19th overall pick |
Playing career | 2018–present |
Career history | |
2018–2024 | Washington Mystics |
2018–2019 | Enisey Krasnoyarsk |
2020–2021 | Lattes Montpellier |
2021–2023 | Virtus Bologna |
2023–2024 | Galatasaray |
2024–present | Minnesota Lynx |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball Reference |
Myisha Hines-Allen (born May 30, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In college she played for the University of Louisville.[1]
Growing up in Montclair, New Jersey, Hines-Allen was a fan of the WNBA, particularly the New York Liberty.[2] She attended Montclair High School.[3]
Professional career
[edit]WNBA
[edit]Hines-Allen was drafted by the Washington Mystics in the second round of the 2018 WNBA draft.[4] She is one of only two Mystics players to get to more than 1,400 points, 900 rebounds and 300 assists playing for the team.[5] She is 8th for the Mystics franchise history on rebounds.[6] On the Mystics, she was called on to be versatile, switching between starting and coming off the bench and playing different roles.[7] After playing seven seasons, 187 regular-season games, for the Washington Mystics, Hines-Allen was traded to the Minnesota Lynx at the trade deadline for the 2024 season.[5]
In August 2024, Hines-Allen was traded to the Minnesota Lynx in exchange for Olivia Epoupa, Sika Kone and a second-round pick in the 2026 WNBA draft.[8]
Overseas
[edit]On 25 September 2023, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL).[9]
In the statement made by Galatasaray on 28 February 2024, it was announced that the contract with Hines-Allen was terminated unilaterally.[10]
College statistics
[edit]Source[11]
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014–15 | Louisville | 34 | 402 | 55.8% | 0.0% | 62.8% | 4.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 11.8 |
2015–16 | Louisville | 33 | 581 | 54.7% | 12.5% | 80.0% | 8.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 17.6 |
2016–17 | Louisville | 36 | 499 | 49.3% | 33.3% | 73.1% | 9.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 13.9 |
2017–18 | Louisville | 39 | 546 | 52.7% | 42.9% | 63.3% | 9.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 14.0 |
Career | 142 | 2028 | 52.9% | 31.3% | 70.7% | 8.1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 14.3 |
WNBA career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Washington | 24 | 1 | 10.5 | .450 | .333 | .654 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
2019† | Washington | 27 | 0 | 7.8 | .362 | .375 | .583 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
2020 | Washington | 22 | 22 | 30.0 | .510 | .426 | .828 | 8.9 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 17.0 |
2021 | Washington | 18 | 17 | 25.7 | .414 | .317 | .732 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 12.9 |
2022 | Washington | 34 | 15 | 19.3 | .415 | .367 | .703 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 8.9 |
2023 | Washington | 35 | 18 | 17.6 | .340 | .273 | .717 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 5.6 |
2024 | Washington | 27 | 10 | 19.1 | .489 | .359 | .829 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
Minnesota | 13 | 1 | 17.7 | .500 | .364 | .839 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 7.5 | |
Career | 7 years, 2 teams | 200 | 84 | 18.0 | .436 | .351 | .750 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 7.9 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Washington | 6 | 0 | 11.3 | .833 | 1.000 | — | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 |
2019† | Washington | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2020 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 27.0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
2022 | Washington | 2 | 0 | 14.5 | .182 | .000 | 1.000 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
2023 | Washington | 2 | 2 | 29.5 | .636 | .333 | .500 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 15.5 |
2024 | Minnesota | 10 | 0 | 12.3 | .415 | .000 | .750 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
Career | 6 years, 2 teams | 22 | 3 | 14.0 | .525 | .250 | .800 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
Personal life
[edit]Hines-Allen started DJing while playing in Turkey. She has a dog named Ace.[12]
Her younger brother, Josh Hines-Allen, is a defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars.[13] She also has multiple sisters playing basketball at NCAA schools.
References
[edit]- ^ "Myisha Hines-Allen". WNBA. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ Elfman, Lois. "Jersey in the house at Louisville", New York Amsterdam News, January 25, 2018. Accessed September 5, 2018. "As a kid growing up in Montclair, N.J., Myisha Hines-Allen went to New York Liberty games and marveled at the basketball talent on display."
- ^ Garda, Andrew. "Basketball: Ex-Mountie Star Hines-Allen Drafted By WNBA's Mystics", Montclair Local, April 18, 2018. Accessed September 5, 2018. "Former Montclair High School basketball star Myisha Hines-Allen’s collegiate career may be done, but her journey looks like it is just beginning."
- ^ "Minnesota Lynx Acquire Myisha Hines-Allen". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ a b Horstman, Terry (2024-08-21). "Minnesota Lynx add Myisha Hines-Allen at trade deadline". The Next. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ Copeland, Kareem (September 8, 2024). "Myisha Hines-Allen and the Lynx dent the Mystics' playoff hopes". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Hatfield, Jenn (2022-08-18). "How Washington's Myisha Hines-Allen found her footing in a season of adjustments". The Next. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Lynx acquire forward Hines-Allen from Mystics". ESPN.com. 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Myisha Hines-Allen Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring'de!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Teşekkürler Myisha Hines-Allen". Galatasaray S.K. February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ "Myisha Hines-Allen has picked up DJing while playing in Turkey". monumental sports network. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ^ "Josh Allen". University of Kentucky. 10 August 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Personal Instagram page
- Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Louisville Cardinals bio
- 1996 births
- Living people
- All-American college women's basketball players
- American women's basketball players
- Louisville Cardinals women's basketball players
- Minnesota Lynx players
- Montclair High School (New Jersey) alumni
- Basketball players from Montclair, New Jersey
- Small forwards
- Washington Mystics draft picks
- Washington Mystics players
- Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players
- 21st-century American sportswomen