Former Celtic mentored Jennings overseas

...s the strongest connection between Jennings and the Celtics: He was mentored by former Celtics guard Allan Ray while playing overseas last year. Colleague Chris Broussard detailed the connection in last November's ESPN...

Team preview: Villanova

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2009-10 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

Dave Feschuk of the Toronto Star: "Bryan Colangelo, the Raptors GM, and Sam Mitchell, the deposed coach, saw almost everything differently. But perhap...

Friday Bullets

...includes future lottery pick Brandon Jennings (#11), recent NBA starting center Primoz Brezec (#12), former Celtic Allan Ray (#15), and personal favorite Penn grad Ibrahim Jaaber (#21). The victorious Germans feature #4 Casey Jacobsen...

Wednesday Bullets

When he played for Villanova, Allan Ray (later of the Celtics and now playing for Lottomatica Roma) endured one of the nastiest moments...

Monday Bullets

In today's Oregonian, Jason Quick reports: "Pritchard had known he eventually would trade Randolph since a prominent player on the team requested at t...

Thursday Bullets

...level analysis of the whole situation, to the Situationist. Also, as it turns out, Boston Celtic Allan Ray's sister is on that Rutgers team. Minnesota really needs to protect their lottery pick -- if...

One big-time tank battle, and lots more

Get ready for an epic battle in Milwaukee tonight: Ersan Ilyasova and the Milwaukee Bucks battling Allan Ray and the Boston Celtics, in what Chris Harrison is calling "the greatest double-tank job yet...

Durant, Oden and hoops housecleaning

...right now, the worst player in the league who plays more than 15 minutes a game), Allan Ray (an NBDL veteran), Ryan Gomes (the only decent player in this group) and Leon Powe (an...

Chat with Villanova's Curtis Sumpter

...last season with a knee injury, will lead the Wildcats after the departure of Randy Foye, Allan Ray and Kyle Lowry from last season's Elite 8 team. The schedule includes a tough Big...

Friday Bullets

...Sebastian Telfair, Delonte West, Tony Allen, and Rajon Rondo to play point guard, the Celtics signed Allan Ray. This is a great chance to show you, once again, the horribly disgusting video of Ray...

Ray Allen, Meet Allan Ray

I really hope this Villanova guard makes it to the NBA just so we can all make little jokes about how they're the opposite of each other. If they cou...

Breaking down the Wildcats and Tar Heels

...Jay Wright learned to play equal-sized players during the "four guard" era of Randy Foye, Allan Ray, Mike Nardi and Kyle Lowry and they were tough enough to make it work. Now, Wright...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009

'Cats come full circle from 2005 loss

The tipping point for Villanova's program under Jay Wright came in 2005 during a Sweet 16 loss to North Carolina. That's why it's fitting the Wildcats will play the Tar Heels again four years later for a spot in the national championship.

1- SYRACUSE, NY - MARCH 25: Allan Ray #14 of the Villanova Wildcats questions a travelling call in the last seconds of their 67...