Duke Blue Devils season came to an end and possibly a little prematurely with a crushing defeat at the hands of the Oregon Ducks. With the loss came some questions about their future including if Brandon Ingram would come back to school and what’s next for Grayson Allen?
Ingram elected to head for the NBA draft after only one season and the next question came for Grayson Allen, the recent Duke star that everyone loves to hate. It appears that Allen will be returning to Duke and he will be going back to a school that will include the top two high school recruits, Harry Giles and Jayson Tatum.
Following from Duke Chronicle.
Allen could have opted to test the NBA waters and decide to return to Durham, but instead decided that he was not ready to leave the Duke program.
“I talked with my parents and prayed about this decision, and I had the feeling that it was right,” Allen said in the release. “I love Duke and I’ve made relationships with my teammates that will last forever. Coming back next season to play with them is important to me. Earning a Duke degree has always been a dream of mine, so I’ll also be working to get closer to that goal.”
Allen’s 17.2 point per game increase in scoring from his freshman to sophomore seasons set a new ACC record. He topped 20 points in 19 of Duke’s 36 games—including four efforts of more than 30 points—and was held to fewer than 10 points just twice.
“We are thrilled that Grayson will be back with us next season,” Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski said in the release. “Following the season, he put a lot of thought into an important decision that will impact the rest of his life. In the end, he chose to remain at Duke, where he will pursue an undergraduate degree and develop even more as a man and basketball player. Grayson’s passion and commitment to our school and his teammates have been very apparent in our discussions with him.”
