Myisha Hines-Allen

Myisha Hines-Allen
Hines-Allen in Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Finals
No. 22 – Heilongjiang Dragons
PositionSmall forward
LeagueWCBA
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 schoolMontclair (Montclair, New Jersey)
CollegeLouisville (2014–2018)
WNBA draft2018: 2nd round, 19th overall pick
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2024Washington Mystics
2018–2019Enisey Krasnoyarsk
2020–2021Lattes Montpellier
2021–2023Virtus Bologna
2023–2024Galatasaray
2024–presentMinnesota Lynx
2024–2025Heilongjiang 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]

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

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
  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

Legend
  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

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

Myisha Hines-Allen Playoff Statistics
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

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.

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. ^ a b 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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