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Line 1: {{short description|American basketball player (born 1976)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Rafer Alston Line 56 ⟶ 57: | stat3value = 3,202 (4.8 apg) }} '''Rafer Jamel Alston''' (born July 24, 1976), == Streetball legend == Alston grew up in the [[Jamaica, Queens|Jamaica]] neighborhood of [[Queens]], New York City, and was a standout [[streetball]] basketball player, known for his untraditional ballhandling moves that made him adept at outmaneuvering defenders.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/basketball/nba/former-streetball-star-rafer-alston-has-stabilized-the-nba-playoff-bound/992972|title=Former streetball star Rafer Alston has stabilized the NBA playoff-bound Orlando Magic|first=Dave|last=Scheiber|date=April 17, 2009|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|access-date=December 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215142951/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/basketball/nba/former-streetball-star-rafer-alston-has-stabilized-the-nba-playoff-bound/992972|archive-date=2013-12-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was the inspiration in many ways for the [[AND1#AND1 Mixtape Tour|AND1 Mixtape Tour]]—a low-quality, jerky 1999 videotape of Alston's extreme playground moves, featuring helter-skelter crossover and other fast dribble moves faking out defenders, attracted a great deal of attention among players and basketball fans.<ref name="streetballin.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.streetballin.net/features/and1-mixtape-tour-history/ |title=Teams, Leagues etc |website=Streetballin.net |access-date=December 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830004715/http://www.streetballin.net/features/and1-mixtape-tour-history/ |archive-date=August 30, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.slamonline.com/nba/introducing-slams-legends-rafer-alston/|title=Introducing The SLAM Legend of the Week: Rafer Alston|date=2018-05-27|work=SLAMonline|access-date=2018-07-27|language=en-US}}</ref> His trademark skipping dribble when bringing the ball down the court earned him the nickname, Skip to My Lou.<ref>{{Cite news|url= He also played under well-known high school coach Ron Naclerio at Benjamin Cardozo High School in Queens, New York. Naclerio is credited with circulating the Alston tape and getting it in the hands of AND1 staff.<ref name="streetballin.net"/> Line 72 ⟶ 73: === Toronto Raptors (2003) === Alston signed with the [[Golden State Warriors]] in 2002, but was waived in October before the season began.<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/alstora01.html Rafer Alston Transactions]</ref> On January 17, 2003, he signed with the [[Toronto Raptors]].<ref>{{cite news|url= === Miami Heat (2003–2004) === Following his tenure with the [[Toronto Raptors|Raptors]], Alston emerged as a starter for the [[Miami Heat]] in 2004. He did not disappoint, averaging 12 points and 4 assists on a young Miami team, led by rookie guard [[Dwyane Wade]], that made it to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals of the [[2004 NBA Playoffs]]. During that season, in a March 26 game against the Dallas Mavericks, he hit a game-winning shot in overtime with 0.5 seconds left over the outstretched arms of [[Shawn Bradley]] to catapult Miami to a 119–118 victory.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?id=240326014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403002158/http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?id=240326014|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 3, 2015|title=Alston's 3 with 0.5 left in OT wins it|date=March 26, 2004|work=[[ESPN.com]]|access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref> === Return to Toronto (2004–2005) === Line 86 ⟶ 87: ===Orlando Magic (2009)=== Alston was traded to the [[Orlando Magic]] in a three-way deal on February 19, 2009,<ref name="Alston to Magic">{{cite web |url = |title = Magic to acquire Alston in 3-team deal |work = [[ESPN.com]] Line 99 ⟶ 100: ===Return to Miami (2010)=== On January 7, 2010, he cleared waivers and signed with the [[Miami Heat]] for the second time.<ref>{{cite news|url= ===Zhejiang Lions (2011)=== Line 111 ⟶ 112: During 1998, he was convicted of assaulting two neighbors in Fresno.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://apnews.com/article/72f55d9cebfdd563ed6998c75c9d4e33 | title=Fresno's Alston Faces Sentencing | website=[[Associated Press]] }}</ref> On Sunday morning, August 5, 2007, Alston was arrested in downtown Houston on misdemeanor charges of assault and public intoxication.<ref>{{cite news|url= He was also arrested on August 7, 2008, and charged with DWI.<ref>[http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7709003&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1 Testimony Begins in DWI Trial of Rockets Guard Alston], retrieved October 24, 2008{{dead link|date=December 2013}}</ref> Line 220 ⟶ 221: ==See also== *[[List of National Basketball Association players with 9 or more steals in a game]] ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== Line 227 ⟶ 231: * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070830230503/http://www.freebasketball.netfirms.com/skip00.html Streetball Player Page] * [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/rafer_alston/index.html NBA player profile] * [http://www.clutchfans.net/players/rafer_alston/ ClutchFans.net Rafer Alston Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419052528/http://www.clutchfans.net/players/rafer_alston/ |date=2008-04-19 }} – Houston Rocket Fan Site {{1998 NBA draft}} | |||