Fans of the Boston Celtics in the state of Rhode Island might be surprised to see Ray Allen committed to play for the University of Rhode Island as a preferred walk-on player per the Hartford Courant’s Kels Dayton, but their eyes are not playing tricks on them.
Allen’s son, Walter Ray Allen III, has committed to playing basketball at URI as a walk-on. The eldest son of the Celtics champ and former University of Connecticut standout is a 6-foot-1 shooting guard who was coached by the elder Allen at Gulliver Prep in Miami, Florida.
