Allie Clifton

Clifton in 2022

Allie Bethany Clifton (born January 30, 1988) is an American sports journalist and former college basketball player. She is the television pregame host for Los Angeles Lakers telecasts on Spectrum SportsNet and previously served as Cleveland Cavaliers sideline reporter for Fox Sports Ohio. Additionally, she is a co-host on Road Trippin' podcast.

Biography

Allie Bethany Clifton was born January 30, 1988. A native of Van Wert, Ohio, Clifton played college basketball for the Toledo Rockets women's basketball team from 2006 to 2010.[1] After college, Clifton began her broadcasting career in Toledo as a sports reporter for ABC affiliate WTVG channel 13 before joining the Cavaliers broadcast team in 2012.

In 2017, Clifton began co-hosting the podcast Road Trippin' alongside Cavs players Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye. Many of the podcast's first shows featured Cavs players and were recorded while the team was on road trips.

In summer 2018, Clifton announced she was leaving Fox Sports Ohio and the Cavaliers to take a job hosting the pregame show on Spectrum SportsNet for Los Angeles Lakers telecasts, coinciding with LeBron James leaving the Cavaliers to sign with the Lakers.[2]

On February 14, 2024, Clifton became the first woman to call a Lakers game, which she did on Spectrum SportsNet with play-by-play announcer Bill Macdonald.[3]

Awards and honors

In 2018, Clifton won a pair of Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards as a member of the Cavaliers broadcast team.[4]

College 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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 Toledo 24 – 18.8 .376 .269 .636 3.7 1.2 .8 .0 4.6
2007–08 Toledo 22 – 27.2 .542 .405 .697 6.1 1.8 1.0 .0 13.7
2008–09 Toledo 26 – 25.1 .467 .342 .689 5.7 2.3 1.0 .1 9.5
2009–10 Toledo 29 27 19.5 .469 .273 .633 4.1 1.2 1.1 .0 5.7
Career 101 27 22.5 .477 .327 .676 4.9 1.6 1.0 .0 8.2
Statistics gathered from Sports-Reference.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Allie Clifton - 2007-08 Women's Basketball". UTRockets. University of Toledo. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Brad (September 13, 2018). "Allie Clifton Offers Emotional Goodbye to Cleveland in Latest Social Media Post".
  3. ^ "How Allie Clifton became first woman to call Lakers game: She had 60 hours to prepare". Yahoo Sports. February 16, 2024.
  4. ^ 2018 Emmy winners - Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards
  5. ^ "Allie Clifton College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved May 28, 2024.