Allie LeClaire
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| Eastern Illinois | |
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| League | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 13, 1996 Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Notre Dame Academy (Green Bay, Wisconsin) |
| College | Green Bay (2014–2018) |
| Playing career | 2018–2020 |
| Coaching career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 2018–2019 | Liffey Celtics |
| 2019 | Wisconsin GLO |
| 2020 | Young Angels Košice |
Coaching | |
| 2020–2021 | St. Norbert College (assistant) |
| 2021–2024 | Eastern Illinois University (assistant) |
| 2024-present | University of Wisconsin–Green Bay (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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Allison LeClaire (born February 13, 1996) is an American former professional basketball player currently serving as an assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay women's basketball team. LeClaire attended Notre Dame Academy in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and played college basketball for UWGB. LeClaire went on to play professionally overseas for the Liffey Celtics of the Irish Women's Super League and Young Angels Košice of the Slovak Women's Basketball Extraliga before returning to the United States to coach.
LeClaire was born in 1996 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1] She attended Notre Dame Academy, where her teams won back-to-back Division II state basketball titles in 2013 and 2014. LeClaire was a heavily lauded high school player, earning multiple All-State and player of the year awards. She graduated as Notre Dame's all-time leading scorer.[2]
College career
LeClaire committed to the University of Wisconsin—Green Bay and did not redshirt for her freshman season, averaging 20.1 minutes per game and leading the team in three-point shooting percentage. In her sophomore season, LeClaire led the team in scoring with 12.5 points per game, and finished her collegiate career two years later earning Horizon League Player of the Week honors for the week of January 8, 2018. LeClaire was also named All-Horizon League Second Team that season and was the Horizon League Tournament MVP. LeClaire is seventh on Green Bay's all-time scoring list with 1,489 points, and never missed a game in her collegiate career.[2]