caption height_ft high_school weight_lb birth_place team nationality position article_title league height_in birth_date number image college name
allen in the 2014 mcdonald 's all-american game 6 providence school -lrb- jacksonville , florida -rrb- 200 jacksonville , florida duke blue devils american guard grayson allen
 atlantic coast conference 5 08 october 1995 3 20140402 jpg mcdaag grayson allen dunk -lrb- 2 -rrb- . duke -lrb- 2014 -- present -rrb- grayson allen
grayson allen

grayson allen -lrb- born october 8 , 1995 -rrb- is an american college basketball player who currently plays at 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 .
on april 7 , 2015 , allen 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 . ''
