Grayson Allen
Allen dunking in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game | |
No. 3 – Duke Blue Devils | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Personal information | |
Born |
Jacksonville, Florida | October 8, 1995
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 | |
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Grayson James Allen[1] (born October 8, 1995) is an American college basketball player for Duke University.
High school career
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]
College career
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. He played an average of 36.6 minutes per game and made 83.7% of his free throws. [9]
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[10] and was the ACC media's pick as preseason ACC Player of the Year.[11]
During his 2016-2017 season, Allen averaged 14.5 points per game and shot 36.5% from three-point range. He played on average 29.6 minutes per game and was 81.1% from the free-throw line. [12]
Tripping incidents
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.”[13] In the second game against Louisville that season, he was elbowed in the head while scuffling for a ball on the ground[14] and later received a technical and ejection for yelling at a referee following his fifth foul on a charge call.[15] On Thursday, February 25, 2016, in the closing seconds of a 15-point win against FSU, Allen tripped FSU's Xavier Rathan-Mayes.[16] A day later, Allen received a reprimand from the ACC for his second tripping incident in less than a month.
Prior to the start of his junior season, Allen stated that he was ready to put the tripping incidents behind him.[17] He then tripped the Elon Phoenix's Steven Santa Ana during their December 21 game. Allen was charged with a technical on the play.[18][19] The next day, Coach Krzyzewski suspended Allen from the team indefinitely and subsequently stripped him of his team captaincy after Duke's game on December 31.[20][21] Allen returned to play on January 4, 2017, after being suspended for one game.[22]
References
- ↑ "Grayson Allen Bio - Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site". GoDuke.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ↑ Borzello, Jeff (January 1, 2013). "Players announced for McDonald's All-American Game". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "Grayson Allen Bio". goduke.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "Comeback! Duke dispatches Wisconsin to capture national title No. 5". ESPN. April 6, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- 1 2 Wolken, Dan (April 7, 2015). "Duke freshmen give Blue Devils late boost for title". USA Today. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ↑ Myerberg, Paul (April 7, 2015). "Duke edges Wisconsin to win fifth national championship". USA Today. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Atlantic Coast Conference Statistics - College Basketball - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "Atlantic Coast Conference Statistics - College Basketball - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ "Duke's Allen leads AP preseason All-America team". Foxsports.com. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/3135045/grayson-allen
- ↑ "Grayson Allen and being a hated white player with the Duke Blue Devils". Espn.go.com. 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ Matt Brown (2016-02-20). "A late meltdown at Louisville re-exposed Duke's issues.". Sports on Earth. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ↑ "Grayson Allen of Duke Blue Devils won't be suspended by ACC for apparent trip". Espn.go.com. 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ↑ "Duke Blue Devils Grayson Allen ready to put tripping incidents behind him". Espn.com. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ↑ "Grayson Allen gets a tech for tripping again". Espn.com. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ↑ "Grayson Allen reacts to getting called for a Technical Foul after tripping a player". Espn.com. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
- ↑ Nicole Auerbach (2016-12-22). "Duke's Mike Krzyzewski suspends Grayson Allen indefinitely". USA Today. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ↑ "Duke’s Grayson Allen stripped of captaincy after suspension for tripping". Sports Illustrated. 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ↑ Chris Chase (2017-01-04). "What a joke! Coach K ends Grayson Allen’s ‘indefinite suspension’ after just one game". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
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