Ray Allen III, the son of NBA legend Ray Allen has announced his college decision. He will play his college basketball not too far away from the city where his dad spent a considerable portion of his career.
The decision was first reported by Rhode Island basketball color analyst Chris DiSano on Twitter.
The 6-foot-1 guard out of Gulliver Prep located in Miami, Florida, Allen III received scholarship offers from UMass and Rutgers in his recruitment but never truly saw his recruiting pick up leading to his walk-on commitment to Rhode Island.
The class of 2023 prospect will be walking on at the University of Rhode Island. The Rams are coming off a tough 2022-2023 season, going 9-22 including 5-13 in conference play. They’ll be in their second year under head coach Archie Miller who previously coached at Dayton and Indiana.
Per MaxPreps, Allen III averaged 9.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game over 28 games played this past season for Gulliver’s Prep while averaging 14.6 minutes a contest.
Allen’s father, Ray Allen Jr., was a two-time NBA champion, 10x NBA All-Star, and is considered one of the best three-point shooters in NBA history. Allen Jr. played from 2007 through 2012 with the Boston Celtics, just an hour and a half down I-95 from Kingston, Rhode Island, where the University of Rhode Island is located.