# Allison Hightower

Allison Kina Hightower (born April 6, 1988) is an American professional women's basketball player who last played for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted 15th overall in the 2010 WNBA draft.

## High school career

Hightower was born in Dallas, Texas was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2006 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored five points.

## College career

Hightower attended Louisiana State University, where she was named all first-team Southeastern Conference (SEC) following her senior season. She was also named SEC All-Defensive Team following her junior (2009) and senior (2010) seasons.

## College statistics

Source
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 2006–07 | LSU | 38 | 234 | 36.5% | 31.8% | 77.1% | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 6.2 |
| 2007–08 | LSU | 37 | 262 | 40.4% | 37.4% | 47.6% | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 7.1 |
| 2008–09 | LSU | 30 | 447 | 45.7% | 18.6% | 68.3% | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 14.9 |
| 2009–10 | LSU | 31 | 565 | 44.6% | 39.8% | 75.0% | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 18.2 |
| Career | | 136 | 1508 | 42.6% | 34.5% | 70.7% | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 11.1 |

## Professional

Highwater played in the WNBA 2010–2014, and in 2017. She was played in the European Basketball League and in the Israel Basketball league as part of the Israeli team Elitzur Ramla and won the champion, and Maccabi Bnot Ashdod.

## Career statistics
### WNBA
#### Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2010 | Connecticut | 20 | 1 | 10.4 | .317 | .167 | .813 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| 2011 | Connecticut | 25 | 2 | 9.2 | .339 | .222 | .750 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 2012 | Connecticut | 34 | 29 | 24.3 | .352 | .237 | .914 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 6.8 |
| 2013 | Connecticut | 21 | 21 | 32.0 | .424 | .364 | .700 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 12.8 |
| 2014 | Connecticut | 14 | 10 | 23.9 | .394 | .222 | .909 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 7.7 |
| 2015 | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) |
| 2016 | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) | Did not play (injury) |
| 2017 | Washington | 11 | 0 | 13.2 | .362 | .200 | .875 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Career | 6 years, 2 teams | 125 | 63 | 19.3 | .378 | .264 | .820 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| Career | All-Star | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | .429 | .000 | — | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 |

#### Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics :
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
| 2011 | Connecticut | 2 | 0 | 14.5 | .571 | .667 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| 2012 | Connecticut | 5 | 5 | 26.6 | .375 | .300 | .857 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 7.8 |
| 2017 | Washington | 5 | 0 | 9.2 | .409 | .200 | — | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Career | 3 years, 2 teams | 12 | 5 | 17.3 | 40.6 | 33.3 | 88.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 5.8 |