Rawle Alkins

Rawle Prince Alkins (born October 29, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for FC Porto of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats.

Rawle Alkins
No. 1 – FC Porto
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueLPB
Personal information
Born (1997-10-29) October 29, 1997
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
2020–presentFC Porto
Career highlights and awards
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2017)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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.[1] He missed some games in January 2018 with a broken foot.[2] As a sophomore, Alkins averaged 13.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.5 assists 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

Chicago Bulls (2018–2019)

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. 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.[6]

Alkins was with Houston Rockets for 2019 NBA Summer League.[7][8]

FC Porto (2020)

On February 26, 2020, he has signed with FC Porto of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB).[9]

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 10112.0.333.250.6672.61.3.1.03.7
Career 10112.0.333.250.6672.61.3.1.03.7

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