Grayson Allen
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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 2015-2016 season, Allen has been 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]
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- ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14644805/grayson-allen-being-hated-white-player-duke-blue-devils
- ↑ https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/4E34E16DF61312893722987765760_5a8a2bb1e03.5.0.3298839490801504692.mp4?versionId=F7LpAfI9q.GyvomDBptPlH_1Iw11cv0W
- ↑ http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/165017632/duke-meltdown-issues-louisville-recap
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14853209/grayson-allen-duke-blue-devils-suspended-acc-apparent-trip
