Myisha Hines-Allen

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Myisha Hines-Allen
2024 WNBA Finals Game 1 NYL vs. MIN 10.10.2024 35.jpg
Hines-Allen in Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals
No. 22–Heilongjiang Dragons
Position Small forward
League WCBA
Personal information
Born (1995-05-30) May 30, 1995 (age 29)
Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Montclair (Montclair, New Jersey)
College Louisville (2014–2018)
WNBA draft 2018: 2nd round, 19th overall pick
Playing career2018–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
2024–2025 Heilongjiang Dragons
Career highlights and awards
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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) and for the Heilongjiang Dragons of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). In college she played for the University of Louisville. [1]

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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

WNBA

Hines-Allen in 2018 with Washington Myisha Hines-Allen-20180919.jpg
Hines-Allen in 2018 with Washington

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 Époupa, Sika Koné and a second-round pick in the 2026 WNBA draft. [8]

Overseas

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]

Hines-Allen signed with the Heilongjiang Dragons of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association for the 2024–2025 season. [11]

College statistics

Source [12]

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15Louisville3440255.8%0.0%62.8%4.90.90.60.411.8
2015–16Louisville3358154.7%12.5%80.0%8.41.11.10.817.6
2016–17Louisville3649949.3%33.3%73.1%9.31.70.90.413.9
2017–18Louisville3954652.7%42.9%63.3%9.62.21.30.514.0
Career142202852.9%31.3%70.7%8.11.51.00.514.3

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2018 Washington 24110.5.450.333.6542.90.40.40.20.43.8
2019 † Washington 2707.8.362.375.5832.10.90.30.40.82.3
2020 Washington 222230.0.510.426.8288.92.61.40.22.217.0
2021 Washington 181725.7.414.317.7327.02.51.30.61.812.9
2022 Washington 341519.3.415.367.7035.31.90.80.31.78.9
2023 Washington 351817.6.340.273.7174.42.20.70.21.55.6
2024 Washington 271019.1.489.359.8294.92.70.60.11.48.0
Minnesota 13117.7.500.364.8394.22.20.80.21.37.5
Career7 years, 2 teams2008418.0.436.351.7504.81.90.70.31.47.9

Playoffs

Myisha Hines-Allen Playoff Statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2018 Washington 6011.3.8331.000—2.70.50.20.00.05.2
2019 † Washington 103.0.000.000—1.02.00.01.00.00.0
2020 Washington 1127.0.6671.0001.0009.01.00.02.03.011.0
2022 Washington 2014.5.182.0001.0003.52.01.00.01.05.0
2023 Washington 2229.5.636.333.5006.02.00.00.01.515.5
2024 Minnesota 10012.3.415.000.7503.31.10.30.11.24.0
Career6 years, 2 teams22314.0.525.250.8003.51.10.30.20.95.6

Personal life

Hines-Allen started DJing while playing in Turkey. She has a dog named Ace. [13]

Her younger brother, Josh Hines-Allen, is a defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars. [14] She also has multiple sisters playing basketball at NCAA schools.

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References

  1. ↑ "Myisha Hines-Allen". WNBA. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ 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."
  3. ↑ 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."
  4. ↑ "Minnesota Lynx Acquire Myisha Hines-Allen". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  5. 1 2 Horstman, Terry (2024-08-21). "Minnesota Lynx add Myisha Hines-Allen at trade deadline". The Next. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  6. ↑ Copeland, Kareem (September 8, 2024). "Myisha Hines-Allen and the Lynx dent the Mystics' playoff hopes". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Lynx acquire forward Hines-Allen from Mystics". ESPN.com. 2024-08-20. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  9. ↑ "Myisha Hines-Allen Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring'de!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Teşekkürler Myisha Hines-Allen". Galatasaray S.K. February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  11. ↑ mykehorrell (2024-11-06). "WCBA Update: Find out if your WNBA favorites are playing in China". Swish Appeal. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  12. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  13. ↑ "Myisha Hines-Allen has picked up DJing while playing in Turkey". monumental sports network. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  14. ↑ "Josh Allen". University of Kentucky. 10 August 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2018.

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