RaShawn McAllister

RaShawn Lamar McAllister (b. March 25, 1983 in Queens, New York, New York, United States), was a college basketball player for Southern Oregon Raiders.

High school career
McAllister attended Arlington High School where he was not well known for his basketball talent. He played football as a means to keep busy during school, never really took the sport serious. He was not a member of the Boys Varsity team until his senior year. That year, the Arlington Lions were ranked as high as 17th in the state of california. and he was begining to learn the game of basketball. That year, Mcallister set (what was a school record in 2001)the record for most 3 point makes in a half, 7. He finnished the year as the 3rd leading scorer on the team. For only playing the sport for two years he was getting a lot of attention from smaller college schools.

College

*San Bernardino Valley Community College
** As a freshman, it was decided that he would sit out his first year in order to further develope into a decent basketball player. That year, McAllister grew to the height of 6'2 and weighed in at 190 pounds. Practicing with a team full of All-Star calibur players McAllister gained the trust of his coaches and teamates, it also gave him the confidence that he would need when it was his time to play. The next year, which was considered his Freshman year, McAllister played like a completly different player. He developed a consistant jump shot to go along with a left hand. Doned the nickname " Hawk Eye " because of his long range shooting and leaping ability, he lead the team in 3 point percentage, averaging 3 makes a game. By seasons end McAllister helped lead his team to the Conferance Championship and the State championships while averaging 10 points a game in a backup role.
**The 2003-2004 year was to be his best as a Wolverine. Earning a starting role, McAllister shot nearly 80 percent from the three point line in his first 9 games, his points per game were up to 16 and he was having more fun then ever. They were beating teams by an average of 15 points a game. So much talent, yet so many egos. That was the eventual downfall of this high calibur team. Following the season, McAllister had some decisions to make, recieving offers to play for different colleges all over the west coast.

* Southern Oregon University
** The team was very close, which was one thing he was not used to. There was a chemistry that was already intact, which ment immediate success, and it was in beautiful Oregon. His first year would be a learning experiance. Since he was the new transfer he was not utilized in a way he was expecting. He finished the season with career lows in every catagory.
** After practicing all summer, McAllister was determined to make it a better year. From the begining he played hard, mid season he became the starting shooting guard. In his final 13 games, he posted averages of 21 points and 6 rebounds.

Simi Professional

* D-League Pre Draft Camp
* International Basketball League
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Personal
McAllister's parents were both born in New York: his father, George McAllister, was a amiture boxer for the Navy. He married his college sweatheart Adriana Castro in 2008 and she gave birth to their first child Amiyah Jordan McAllister on June 25th, 2008.

Awards
High School
*2000 MVP
*2000 MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
*2000 FIRST TEAM ALL DEFENSE
*2001 HONORABLE MENTION FIRST TEAM ALL DEFENSE

College
*2005-06 HONORABLE ALL FIRST TEAM

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