Jillian Alleyne

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Jillian Chantel Alleyne (born September 8, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who plays center for Tarsus Belediyesi Basketball in the Turkish Super League. She is from Fontana, California, and attended Summit High School before playing college basketball at Oregon from 2012 to 2016.

Alleyne was drafted in 2016 by the Phoenix Mercury (20th overall, second round). Her pro career has included stints with teams in the U.S. and abroad, including IDK Gipuzkoa, Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Minnesota Lynx, Elitzur Ramla, Washington Mystics, Maccabi Ramat Gan, Panathinaikos, and Tarsus Belediyesi.

In college, Alleyne earned multiple honors. She was a two-time AP Third-Team All-American (2015, 2016), shared the Pac-12 Player of the Year award in 2016, and made the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team in 2015 and 2016. She was a three-time All-Pac-12 selection (2014–2016) and appeared on the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team in 2013. She led NCAA Division I in rebounding in 2013–14 (16.2 rpg) and remained among the leaders in subsequent seasons, while also leading in offensive rebounds for three straight years and setting the double-doubles record during 2014–15 with 29. Alleyne finished her Oregon career with the third-most rebounds and the second-most double-doubles in NCAA Division I history. She and her Ducks teammates also did charity work in the Dominican Republic. She majored in communication disorders and sciences at Oregon.