Lindsay Allen (born March 20, 1995) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(WNBA). She played basketball at the

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. Allen was drafted in the second round (14th overall) of the 2017 WNBA draft by the

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Early life

Allen was born on March 20, 1995, in

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. Allen ended her collegiate career as the all-time assist leader at Notre Dame and in the ACC, and with the most consecutive starts in Notre Dame history.

Professional career

Allen was drafted early in the second round by the

but she was the final cut as the Liberty cut down their roster to the limit. Because she was cut, she was able to finish her final week of college and participate in the graduation ceremonies. Before she could even unpack she got a call from the Liberty asking her to return to the team.

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had sustained an injury and would be out for the season.

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, the Liberty coach, was surprised that Allen hadn't been claimed by another team so was happy to have her back on the team. Allen signed to play with

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for the 2017–18 season. Allen has also played in the Australian

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, playing with the

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for three seasons. She was part of the Boomers' 2022 championship-winning team, winning the Rachael Sporn Medal as most valuable player of the Finals series. On July 21, 2022, Allen signed a 7-day contract with the

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. She proceeded to sign two more 7-day contracts with the team. Allen re-signed with the Lynx for the 2023 season. On February 1, 2024, Allen signed a two-year contract with the

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. On February 4, 2025, Allen and reserved rights to Nikolina Milić were traded to the

in exchange for Rebecca Allen.

Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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Las Vegas Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...

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Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

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Playoffs

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College

, - , width="10%" style="text-align:center;" , 2013–14 , style="text-align:center;", Notre Dame , 38 , , 38 , , 26.8 , , .497 , , .357 , , .815 , , 2.4 , , 3.9 , , 1.3 , , 0.2 , , 1.8 , , 6.2 , - , style="text-align:center;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:center;", Notre Dame , 39 , , 38 , , 31.1 , , .522 , , .370 , , .854 , , 3.5 , , 5.3 , , 1.3 , , 0.1 , , 2.5 , , 10.4 , - , style="text-align:center;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:center;", Notre Dame , 35 , , 35 , , 29.9 , , .498 , , .267 , , .714 , , 3.7 , , 5.8 , , 1.3 , , 0.1 , , 2.3 , , 9.3 , - , style="text-align:center;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:center;", Notre Dame , 37 , , 37 , , 34.6 , , .495 , , .381 , , .742 , , 5.3 , , 7.6 , , 2.2 , , 0.1 , , 2.1 , , 9.6 , - , colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" , Career , 149 , , 148 , , 30.6 , , .504 , , .347 , , .780 , , 3.7 , , 5.6 , , 1.5 , , 0.1 , , 2.2 , , 8.9

References

External links

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Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio
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