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American professional basketball player

Rawle Alkins
Alkins with Riesen Ludwigsburg in April 2022
No. 3 – Hapoel Galil Elyon
PositionSmall forward / Guard
LeagueIsraeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1997-10-29) October 29, 1997 (age 27)
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeArizona (2016–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Chicago Bulls
2018–2019→ Windy City Bulls
2020FC Porto
2021Raptors 905
2021Gießen 46ers
2021–2022Riesen Ludwigsburg
2022–2023Salt Lake City Stars
2023–2024Ironi Ness Ziona
2024Aris Thessaloniki
2024–presentHapoel Galil Elyon
Career highlights and awards
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2017)
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Rawle Prince Alkins (born October 29, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. He played in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls in 2018–19.

High school career

Alkins first attended Christ the King Regional High School in Queens, New York for three years, where he led them to three New York state catholic championships. After his junior year, Alkins decided to attend Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina for his senior year. As a senior, he averaged 25 points and 7 rebounds per game.

Alkins was rated as a five-star recruit and considered a top-20 recruit in the 2016 high school class. He was ranked No. 21 recruit and the 5th best small forward in the Class of 2016 by ESPN, behind Josh Jackson, Jayson Tatum, Miles Bridges, and Jonathan Isaac.

College career

As a freshman, Alkins averaged 10.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game and shot 37 percent from 3-point range. He declared for the 2017 NBA draft but opted to return to Arizona. He missed some games in January 2018 with a broken foot. As a sophomore, Alkins averaged 13.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. On March 27, 2018, Alkins declared for the 2018 NBA draft and hired an agent, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.

Professional career

Chicago Bulls (2018–2019)

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Alkins signed with the Toronto Raptors for their Summer League team.

After completing his stint there, his performances led to him signing a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 25. With this contract, he split his playing time for the season between the Chicago Bulls and their NBA G League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls. Alkins made his NBA debut on December 17, 2018, playing three minutes with a rebound and two assists in a 121–96 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. He made 10 NBA appearances for the Bulls, with averages of 3.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.3 assists.

He made 44 appearances in the G League with the Windy City Bulls. In those games he averaged 11.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.9 assists, primarily off the bench. Alkins, was waived at the end of the season.

Alkins was with Houston Rockets for 2019 NBA Summer League.

FC Porto (2020)

On February 26, 2020, Alkins signed with FC Porto of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB). He only featured in 2 contests, due to the season suspension, and averaged 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1 steal.

On December 4, 2020, Alkins signed with the New Orleans Pelicans of the NBA. He was waived at the end of training camp and signed by the Erie BayHawks. However, he was waived on January 26, 2021, without making an appearance for them.

Raptors 905 (2021)

On March 3, 2021, Alkins signed with the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League, the affiliate team of the NBA's Toronto Raptors. In 3 games for the 905, Alkins averaged 2.7 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 steals.

Gießen 46ers (2021)

On September 3, 2021, he signed with Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga. In two games, Alkins averaged 15 points, three rebounds, one steal and one block per game.

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (2021–2022)

On October 7, 2021, Alkins signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga. He averaged 8.9 points and 2.3 rebounds.

Salt Lake City Stars (2022–2023)

On October 23, 2022, Alkins joined the Salt Lake City Stars training camp roster.

Ironi Ness Ziona (2023–2024)

In November 2023, Alkins signed with Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Career 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

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 Chicago 10 1 12.0 .333 .250 .667 2.6 1.3 .1 .0 3.7
Career 10 1 12.0 .333 .250 .667 2.6 1.3 .1 .0 3.7

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Arizona 37 36 28.0 .463 .370 .733 4.9 2.1 .9 .5 10.9
2017–18 Arizona 23 21 31.4 .432 .359 .724 4.8 2.5 1.3 .7 13.1
Career 60 57 29.3 .450 .365 .729 4.9 2.2 1.0 .6 11.8

References

  1. Parrish, Gary (May 21, 2017). "Rawle Alkins withdraws from NBA Draft to return to Arizona for sophomore season". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  2. Pascoe, Bruce (January 31, 2018). "Seen and heard at Beasley Coliseum: Rawle Alkins heats up, Lorenzo Romar plays grandpa". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  3. Boan, Christopher (March 15, 2018). "Arizona Basketball: Dusan Ristic, Rawle Alkins ready for one last Dance". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
  4. Johnson, Raphielle (March 27, 2018). "Arizona SG Rawle Alkins to enter 2018 NBA Draft". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  5. Murphy, Blake (June 22, 2018). "Report: Raptors agree to camp deal with Rawle Alkins - Raptors Republic". www.raptorsrepublic.com.
  6. McGraw, Mike (December 17, 2018). "Lightning doesn't strike twice for feisty Bulls in OKC". Daily Herald. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  7. "NBA SUMMER LEAGUE PLAYERS". NBA.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  8. "Rawle Alkins getting ready for year two, promises to be 'improved version of himself'". arizona.edu. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  9. "Rawle Alkins assina até ao final da é+oca" (in Portuguese). fcporto.pr. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  10. "Pelicans sign Rawle Alkins". NBA.com. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  11. "ERIE BAYHAWKS MAKE TWO ROSTER MOVES". NBA.com. January 26, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  12. "Rawle Alkins joins Giessen 46ers". Sportando. September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  13. ^ "Rawle Alkins is a newcomer at Ludwigsburg". Eurobasket. October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  14. "SLC Stars Acquire Rights to Rawle Alkins and 2022 Second Round Draft Pick". OurSports Central. September 21, 2022.
  15. "Stars Announce 2022-23 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  16. Sports Rabbi (November 13, 2023). "Rawle Alkins joins Nes Ziona for the 23/24 season. The @ArizonaMBB guard played in the NBA with the Bulls and has also featured in Germany, Portugal and the G-League. Good Luck @Iam_RawleAlkins, Welcome to @ironinessziona & Israel🇮🇱!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Twitter.

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