Allan Nathaniel Ray[1] (born June 17, 1984[2]) is an American sports agent and former professional basketball player.

Ray was recruited out of that year's New York State Champions, St. Raymond High School, by Villanova head coach Jay Wright.

Along with Randy Foye, Curtis Sumpter and Jason Fraser, Ray was part of a class proclaimed as the players to lead the Wildcats back to a championship.

[7] That year, he also led Villanova to the Sweet 16 of the 2005 NCAA tournament where they lost to eventual national champion North Carolina by one point.

Ray led Villanova to the Elite Eight of the 2006 NCAA tournament, playing in a four-guard offense with Foye, Kyle Lowry and Mike Nardi.

During the 2006 Big East tournament, Ray was poked in the eye by Carl Krauser during the semifinal game against Pittsburgh.

His vision apparently left him for a period of time and his eyeball had seemed to come loose from the socket, leading most to believe it was an extremely serious injury.

[12] During the last two months of the season, Ray began receiving extended playing time with the Celtics, and had two 22-point games and three others where he scored 20, 18 and 17 points.

[13] Despite a seemingly bright future in Boston, Ray agreed to terms on a $2 million contract to play in Italy, instead of having the Celtics pick up his $687,456 option.