Grayson Allen’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Basketball player
A.K.A. Grayson James Allen, Allen
Is Athlete 
Basketball player 
From United States of America 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 8 October 1995, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, U.S.A.
Age: 24 years
Star sign Libra
Stats
Height: 196 cm
Weight: 93 kg

Grayson Allen (Grayson James Allen) is an American college basketball player for Duke University. 

Early life and education

  • He was born on 8 October 1995 to William and Sherry Allen.
  • He is 6’5″ tall, and weighs 202 lbs.
  • He went to Providence School in Jacksonville, Florida, and graduated cum laude.
  • At the school, he was the Vice President of the student government.
  • He is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and volunteered with Best Buddies.

Basketball Career

  • He was a consensus top-40 recruit in the 2014 high school class.
  • He led his school, Providence School, to a 90-10 record with one state title and two state semifinal appearances.
  • In 2014, he was named McDonald’s All-American. He was the third Duke recruit to have won the slam dunk contest at the Powerade Jam Fest.
  • As a senior, he was named a MaxPreps fifth-team All-American.
  • As a junior, with averages of 19.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists, he led Providence to a 35-1 record and won the Florida 3A state championship.
  • In 2013, he was selected for the Nike Global Challenge and led his team to a silver medal with an average of 16.0 points per game.
    As a sophomore, he averaged 12.7 points and 4.3 assists per game.
  • During 2014-15, he played in 35 games, averaging 4.4 points and 1.0 rebounds. He scored a season-high of 27 points on 9-of-11 shooting in a home win over Wake Forest (3/4.)
  • During the 2015-16 season, he averaged 21.6 points per game. He played in all 36 games, making 4.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.3 steals in 36.6 minutes. During the season, he was named a John R. Wooden Award All-American. He was also a finalist for the Oscar Robertson Trophy and the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award. He was ranked 15th nationally and fifth among major-conference players in scoring.
  • During the 2015-16 season, he also set new Duke and ACC record by increasing his scoring by 17.2 points per game over the freshman year.
  • He averaged 22.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in the three NCAA Tournament games.
  • He came under the spotlight for intentionally tripping Louisville’s Raymond Spalding. Earlier he had tripped Florida State’s Xavier Rathan-Mayes. He was reprimanded by the league for the incident. In December 2016, he tripped Elon guard Steven Santa Ana, for which ESPN broadcasters called for his suspension. 

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