Grayson Allen
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Allen dunking in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game
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| No. 3 – Duke Blue Devils | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Born |
October 8, 1995 Jacksonville, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
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| High school |
Providence School (Jacksonville, Florida) |
| College | Duke (2014–present) |
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Grayson James Allen (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. He won the McDonald's All-American Slam Dunk Contest, jumping over future Duke teammate Jahlil Okafor.
During Allen's freshman season, he averaged 4.4 points per game and was named to the ACC all-academic team.
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. After the game, Allen was cited as one of the main reasons for Duke's win by commentators. 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."
During the 2015–16 season, Allen was one of the best offensive players in the ACC, averaging 21 points per game and shooting 43% from three-point range.
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 and was the ACC media's pick as preseason ACC Player of the Year.
Allen received national attention for intentionally tripping Louisville's Raymond Spalding on February 8, 2016; an ESPN.com article asked if he was “the next hated white Duke player.” In the second game against Louisville that season, he was elbowed in the head while scuffling for a ball on the ground and later received a technical and ejection for yelling at a referee following his fifth foul on a charge call. On Thursday, February 25, 2016, in the closing seconds of a 15-point win against FSU, Allen tripped FSU's Xavier Rathan-Mayes. A day later, Allen received a reprimand from the ACC for his second tripping incident in less than a month.
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