Grayson Allen

Grayson Allen

No. 3 – Duke Blue Devils
Position Shooting guard
League Atlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1995-10-08) October 8, 1995
Jacksonville, Florida
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school Providence School
(Jacksonville, Florida)
College Duke (2014–present)
Career highlights and awards

Grayson James Allen[1] (born October 8, 1995) is an American college basketball player for Duke University.

Allen was selected as a McDonald’s All-American in 2014, out of Providence School in Jacksonville, Florida, where he won a state championship in 2013.[2] He won the McDonald's All-American Slam Dunk Contest, jumping over future Duke teammate Jahlil Okafor.[3]

During Allen's freshman season, he averaged 4.4 points per game[4] and was named to the ACC all-academic team.[4]

Allen became a major contributor in the playoffs. On April 7, 2015, he played in the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game, scoring 16 points, including 8 straight.[5] After the game, Allen was cited as one of the main reasons for Duke's win by commentators.[6][7] Coach Mike Krzyzewski agreed, saying, "We were kind of dead in the water. We were nine points down and Grayson just put us on his back."[6]

During the 2015–16 season, Allen was one of the best offensive players in the ACC, averaging 21 points per game[8] and shooting 43% from three-point range.[9] He also received national attention for intentionally tripping Louisville's Raymond Spalding in their first meeting of the season, which led to a widely read ESPN.com article asking if he was, “the next hated white Duke player.”[10] In the second game against Louisville that season, he got elbowed in the head while scuffling for a ball on the ground[11] and later received a technical and ejection for yelling at a referee following his fifth foul on a charge call.[12] On February 26, 2016 Allen received a reprimand from the ACC for his second tripping incident in less than a month. On Thursday, February 25, 2016 in the closing seconds of a 15-point win against FSU, Allen tripped FSU's Xavier Rathan-Mayes. [13]

Entering his junior season, Allen was considered one of the top returning players in college basketball. He was named to the Associated Press preseason All-America team[14] and was the ACC media's pick as preseason ACC Player of the Year.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Grayson Allen Bio". Retrieved 2015-10-01.
  2. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (January 1, 2013). "Players announced for McDonald's All-American Game". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ Rohrbach, Ben (April 2, 2014). "Grayson Allen leaps over 6-foot-10 Jahlil Okafor to win McDonald's dunk contest". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Grayson Allen Bio". goduke.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  5. ↑ "Comeback! Duke dispatches Wisconsin to capture national title No. 5". ESPN. April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Wolken, Dan (April 7, 2015). "Duke freshmen give Blue Devils late boost for title". USA Today. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  7. ↑ Myerberg, Paul (April 7, 2015). "Duke edges Wisconsin to win fifth national championship". USA Today. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Atlantic Coast Conference Statistics - College Basketball - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  9. ↑ "Atlantic Coast Conference Statistics - College Basketball - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  10. ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14644805/grayson-allen-being-hated-white-player-duke-blue-devils
  11. ↑ https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/4E34E16DF61312893722987765760_5a8a2bb1e03.5.0.3298839490801504692.mp4?versionId=F7LpAfI9q.GyvomDBptPlH_1Iw11cv0W
  12. ↑ http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/165017632/duke-meltdown-issues-louisville-recap
  13. ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14853209/grayson-allen-duke-blue-devils-suspended-acc-apparent-trip
  14. ↑ "Duke's Allen leads AP preseason All-America team". Foxsports.com. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  15. ↑ Norlander, Matt (October 26, 2016). "Duke the pick to win a loaded ACC, Grayson Allen is preseason Player of the Year". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.

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