As Milwaukee, Boston Face One Another In The Eastern Conference Semifinals Beginning Today Former Duke Players, Former Duke Teammates Grayson Allen, Jayson Tatum Are Opposing One Another
As a freshman at Duke in 2014-2015,
Grayson Allen was NCAA Tournament Final Four All-Tournament Team selection after averaging 12.5 points on .500 shooting from the floor and .909 from the line to help Duke win its fifth national championship
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team
• Played in 35 games, averaging 4.4 points and 1.0 rebounds
• Led Duke in scoring once and netted double-figure points five times
• Scored 18 points in his Duke debut, knocking down 5-of-7 shots from the floor against Presbyterian (11/14)
• Scored a season-high 27 points on 9-of-11 shooting in a home win over Wake Forest (3/4)
• Served as a huge catalyst for Duke off the bench in the national championship game against No. 3 Wisconsin (4/6), scoring 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting
As a sophomore at Duke in 2015-2016,
Grayson Allen Garnered second-team All-America honors from The Sporting News and third-team accolades from both the AP and the NABC; also named a John R. Wooden Award All-American
• Named a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American and chosen for the All-ACC Academic Team
• A finalist for the John R. Wooden Award, the Oscar Robertson Trophy and the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award
• Earned NABC All-District 2 and USBWA All-District III recognition
• A consensus first-team All-ACC selection and the coaches' ACC Co-Most Improved Player
• Two-time ACC Player of the Week (11/16, 1/4)
• Played in all 36 games, making 35 starts, and averaging 21.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.3 steals in 36.6 minutes
• Shot .466 from the floor, a team-high .417 from three-point territory and .837 from the free throw line
• Was just the ninth player to lead Duke in scoring (21.6) and assists (3.5) in the same season, as well as just the eighth Duke player to average over 20.0 points per game and hand out more than 100 assists (127)
• Increased his scoring by 17.2 points per game over his freshman year, setting new Duke and ACC records for single-season scoring increase
• Ranked 15th nationally and fifth among major-conference players in scoring (21.6) and made the eighth-most free throws in Division I (211)
• For the season, ranked second in the ACC in scoring (21.6), third in three-point field goals per game (2.5) and minutes played (36.6), fourth in three-point percentage (.417), fifth in free throw percentage (.837), eighth in steals (1.3) and 10th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.76)
• Averaged 21.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.4 steals per contest in ACC play while shooting .479 from the field, .435 from outside the arc and .802 from the stripe
• Ranked second in the conference in scoring (21.9) and three-pointers per game (2.8), third in three-point percentage (.435), fourth in minutes played (37.7), eighth in steals (1.4), ninth in field goal percentage (.479) and 10th in free throw percentage (.802) in ACC play
• Averaged 22.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in Duke's three NCAA Tournament games
• Set Duke NCAA Tournament game records for free throws made (15) and attempted (17) in the Blue Devils' opening round win over UNC Wilmington
• Scored in double figures 34 times in 36 games and led Duke in scoring on 21 occasions; reached the 20-point mark 19 times, put up four 30-point games and had a pair of double-doubles
• Paced Duke in assists 22 times and rebounds three times
• Scored 779 points to rank seventh on Duke's single-season scoring list and record the second-highest scoring campaign in program history by a sophomore
• Made 211 free throws to tie for sixth on Duke's single-season chart
• Named MVP of the 2K Classic after averaging 31.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in wins over VCU (11/20) and Georgetown (11/22) at Madison Square Garden
• Scored a career-high 33 points in a home win over Long Beach State (12/30)
• Scored 28 points on 7-of-11 shooting and handed out a career-high seven assists in a win at NC State (1/23)
• Knocked down a career-high seven three-pointers on his way to a 27-point, seven-rebound night in a win at Georgia Tech (2/2)
• Made the game-winning shot as time expired in a home win over No. 7 Virginia (2/13), finishing with 15 points and a career high-tying seven assists
• Scored 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a win at No. 5 North Carolina (2/17)
• Put up 30 points, shooting 14-of-19 from the line, and a career-high five steals in a home win over Wake Forest (3/1)
• Recorded his second double-double of the season with 23 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in the NCAA Tournament first-round win over UNC Wilmington (3/17)
• Knocked down 10-of-15 shots from the floor and 5-of-7 shots from outside the arc en route to 29 points in the win over Yale in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (3/19)
As a junior at Duke in 2015-2016 Grayson Allen Named to the All-ACC Tournament second team after averaging 11.5 points while shooting .500 from outside the arc to help Duke become the first team ever to win four games in four days to capture the title
• An All-ACC Academic Team selection
• Played in 34 games and made 25 starts; part of Duke's first sub group nine times
• Averaged 14.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and a team-high 3.5 assists in 29.6 minutes per contest
• For the season, ranked sixth in the ACC in three-pointers per game (2.4), 10th in free throw percentage (.811) and 20th in scoring (14.5)
• Averaged 13.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 16 ACC games
• Ranked eighth in the ACC in assists (3.8) in league play
• Led the team with an average of 20.5 points while shooting .421 from deep in two NCAA Tournament games
• Scored in double figures 25 times and led Duke in scoring 10 times; reached the 20-point mark on 10 occasions, had one 30-point game and recorded two double-doubles
• Paced Duke in assists 16 times, leading the team to a 14-2 record in those contests
• Recorded the third double-double of his career in a home win over Grand Canyon (11/12) with 25 points and 10 rebounds
• Overcame foul trouble to score 21 points in 18 minutes in a home win over Appalachian State (11/26)
• Tallied 24 points and four assists in Duke's home win over Michigan State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (11/29)
• Dished out eight assists in the win over No. 21 Florida at Madison Square Garden as part of the Jimmy V Classic
• Roared to a career-high 34 points on 12-of-16 shooting in the Blue Devils' rout of UNLV in the first college basketball game at T-Mobile Arena (12/10)
• Put up 15 points and seven assists in the home win over Georgia Tech (1/4)
• Notched his fourth career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 11 assists in Duke's home win over Boston College (1/7)
• Had 23 points and nine rebounds at No. 14 Louisville (1/14)
• Recorded 19 points and six rebounds in the Blue Devils' win at Wake Forest (1/28)
• Scored a game-high 21 points in the win at No. 20 Notre Dame (1/30)
• Torched Pittsburgh for 21 points and six assists in a home victory (2/4)
• Knocked down 7-of-12 shots from outside the arc en route to a 25-point night in the home win over No. 8 North Carolina (2/9)
• Had 18 points to help lead Duke to a win over No. 10 Louisville in the ACC Tournament quarters (3/9)
• Scored 18 points and distributed five assists in Duke's win over No. 6 North Carolina in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament (3/10)
• Netted 10 points and four assists in the Blue Devils' defeat of No. 22 Notre Dame in the championship game of the ACC Tournament (3/11)
• Posted 21 points, five rebounds and four assists in Duke's NCAA Tournament first-round win over Troy (3/17)
• Came up with 20 points against South Carolina in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (3/19)
As a senior at Duke in 2017-2018,
Grayson Allen was Named third-team All-ACC after averaging 15.5 points and 4.6 assists while starting every game of the 2017-18 season
• Served as the team’s lone captain
• An All-ACC Academic Team selection
• Was one of five national finalists for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award
• Twice named ACC Player of the Week (11/20, 2/19), and earned Naismith National Player of the Week honors once (2/19)
• Was the ACC’s 12th-leading scorer at 15.5 points per game, while ranking fourth in the conference in free throw percentage (.850)
• Drained a career-best and ACC-leading 102 three-point field goals to rank second in the ACC in threes per game (2.76)
• His 172 assists were a career high and sixth-most in the ACC, while his 4.6 assists per game ranked ninth in the conference
• Averaged 35.6 minutes per contest and played every minute of 13 different games
• Paced Duke in assists 16 times, leading the team to a 15-1 record in those contests
• Torched No. 2 Michigan State for a career-high 37 points, including 7-of-11 from three-point range in leading Duke to an 88-81 win over the Spartans in the Champions Classic in Chicago (11/14)
• The MSU performance was his sixth career 30-point game and was part of a 77-point outburst (25.7 points) over the season’s first three games
• Averaged 13.3 points and 7.0 assists in lifting Duke to a trio of wins over Portland State, Texas and No. 7 Florida to claim the PK80 Motion Bracket title in Portland
• Poured in 21 points with four assists as Duke won a thriller at Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (11/29)
• Netted 22 points and dished out six assists in a home win over No. 24 Florida State (12/30)
• Was limited to two points in a home win over Wake Forest (1/13), but ripped down a career-high 12 rebounds and came two assists shy of a rebounds-assists double-double
• Averaged 20.2 points, 4.5 assists, and shot .376 from three-point range over an eight-game stretch (7-1) late in the season that carried the Blue Devils to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament -- that stretch included wins over No. 9 North Carolina, No. 11 Clemson, Louisville, Syracuse and Notre Dame
• Closed his career at Cameron Indoor Stadium in style on Senior Night, scoring 15 points, dishing five assists and matching his career high with five steals in Duke’s 74-64 win over No. 9 North Carolina (3/3)
• Averaged 13.8 points and 6.0 assists in Duke’s four NCAA Tournament games, helping the Blue Devils reach the Elite Eight
• Scored in double-figures in each of the last eight games of the season and in 12 of the final 13 games
As a freshman at Duke Jayson Tatum was • One of five finalists for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award
• Earned USBWA All-District III honors
• A third-team All-ACC selection and a member of the ACC All-Freshman Team
• Named ACC Rookie of the Week three times (12/12, 2/13, 2/20) and Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week once (12/13)
• Named to the All-ACC Tournament first team after leading the team with averages of 22.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals as Duke became the first team to win four games in as many days to claim the championship
• Played in 29 games, starting 27 times, and averaging 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks in 33.3 minutes per game
• Missed the first eight games of the season with a foot injury
• For the season, ranked fifth in the ACC in free throw percentage (.849), seventh in defensive rebounds (6.0), 10th in total rebounds (7.3) and 12th in scoring (16.8)
• Ranked second among ACC freshmen in scoring and rebounding
• Averaged 16.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game in ACC play
• In conference play, ranked fifth in the ACC in defensive rebounds (5.8), seventh in free throw percentage (.853), ninth in total rebounds (7.2) and 16th in scoring (16.1)
• Averaged 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in two NCAA Tournament games
• Led Duke in rebounds 11 times, scoring eight times and assists six times on the year
• Scored in double figures 26 times, including seven games with at least 20 points, and recorded three double-doubles
• Threw down a team-high 18 dunks on the season
• Finished the season ranked fourth on Duke's freshman charts in free throws made (118), fifth in rebound average (7.3) and free throw percentage (.849), sixth in scoring average (16.8) and 10th in minutes (33.3)
• Made his Duke debut in the home win over Maine (12/3), finishing with 10 points and eight rebounds
• Lit up No. 21 Florida for 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting and eight rebounds in the Jimmy V Classic win at Madison Square Garden (12/6)
• Had 18 points, eight rebounds and four blocks in the win over Elon (12/21)
• Put up 19 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals in the home win over Georgia Tech (1/4)
• Scored 22 points on just nine field goal attempts and added four steals in a home win over Boston College (1/7)
• Tallied 19 points and a season-high 14 boards in Duke's win at No. 20 Notre Dame (1/30)
• Had 19 points, nine rebounds and five assists in Duke's home win over No. 8 North Carolina (2/9)
• Dropped a season-high 28 points to go along with eight boards in the victory at No. 15 Virginia (2/15); tied Duke's single-game freshman record with six three-pointers on the night
• Recorded his second double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds at Syracuse (2/22)
• Had 15 points, nine rebounds and four assists in a home win over No. 15 Florida State (2/28)
• Opened the ACC Tournament with 20 points, nine boards and four assists in a win over Clemson (3/8)
• Scored 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting to help Duke down No. 10 Louisville in the ACC Tournament quarters (3/9)
• Had 24 points and seven rebounds as the Blue Devils defeated No. 6 North Carolina in the ACC Tournament semis (3/10)
• Accounted for 19 points and eight rebounds in the win over No. 22 Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament final (3/11)
• Registered his third double-double with 18 points, 12 boards, four blocks and four steals in the win over Troy in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (3/17)
• Had 15 points against South Carolina in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (3/19)
As a freshman Jayson Tatum was teammates with Grayson Allen before becoming the third pick in 2017 NBA Draft.
As Milwaulkee Boston face one another in the Eastern Conference semifinals beginning today at 1:00pm from TD Garden the game is going to be televised on ABC former Duke players, former Duke teammates Grayson Allen, Jayson Tatum are opposing one another.