Rawle Alkins

Rawle Alkins
No. 20 – Chicago Bulls
Position Guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1997-10-29) October 29, 1997
Brooklyn, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school
College Arizona (2016–2018)
NBA draft 2018 / Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present
Career history
2018–present Chicago Bulls
2018–present →Windy City Bulls
Career highlights and awards
  • Honorable mention All-Pac-12 (2018)
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2017)

Rawle Alkins (born October 29, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats.

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 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.[1] He missed some games in January 2018 with a broken foot.[2] As a sophomore, Alkins averaged 13.1 points per game.[3] On March 27, 2018, Alkins declared for the 2018 NBA draft and hired an agent, forgoing his final two years of college eligibility.[4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Alkins signed with the Toronto Raptors for their Summer League team.[5] After completing his stint there, his performances there would warrant him signing a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls on July 25. With this contract, he would split his playing time this season splitting his playing time between the Chicago Bulls and their NBA G League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls.

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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Arizona 373628.0.463.370.7334.92.1.9.510.9
2017–18 Arizona 232131.4.432.359.7244.82.51.3.713.1
Career 605729.3.450.365.7294.92.21.0.611.8

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 29 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Report: Raptors agree to camp deal with Rawle Alkins
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