South Carolina women's basketball alum to play in NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
On Tuesday, the NBA announced the participants in this year’s NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. A South Carolina women’s basketball great is one of the big names set to play in the exhibition. Former Gamecock Allisha Gray will be part of Team Bonds, coached by former MLB star Barry Bonds and rapper 2Chainz. She is the only WNBA star on her team and one of two playing in the game. Fellow WNBA wing Kayla Thornton will play for Team Rice, coached by Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice and social media influencer Khaby Lame.
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Gray is a two-time WNBA All-Star, earning the honor in both 2023 and 2024 with the Atlanta Dream. She has averaged her best two career numbers for both scoring and assists the past two seasons. During the 2024 season, Gray scored 15.6 points per game while adding 4.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.1 steals, too. She won the WNBA All-Star Game 3-Point Contest and the Skills Challenge last summer.
Right now, she is playing in the winter 3×3 professional league Unrivaled with the Lunar Owls.
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During her South Carolina career, Gray made the most out of her one year on the active roster. Following her transfer from North Carolina, the left-handed guard helped lead USC to its first National Championship. On the 2016-2017 season, Gray scored in double-figures 29 times as she averaged 13.2 points per game on 51% shooting. She played some of her best ball in the NCAA Tournament, setting a then-record at USC for field goals made in a single tournament by making 42 shots from the field. Following the championship, the Dallas Wings selected Gray 4th overall in the 2017 WNBA Draft.
