24 Facts About Grayson Allen

Grayson James Allen was born on October 8,1995 and is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association.

Grayson Allen played four years of college basketball at Duke University.

Grayson Allen helped Duke win a national championship in 2015, but his reputation was marred by dirty plays.

Grayson Allen has often been called one of Duke's best players of the 2010s.

In 2014, Grayson Allen was selected as a McDonald's All-American out of Providence School in Jacksonville, Florida, where he won a state championship the previous year.

Grayson Allen won the McDonald's All-American Slam Dunk Contest, jumping over future Duke teammate Jahlil Okafor.

We were nine points down and Grayson Allen just put us on his back.

Grayson Allen received national attention following an incident during a game against Louisville Cardinals.

On February 8,2016, Grayson Allen was assessed a flagrant-one foul after he tripped Louisville forward Ray Spalding.

Commentators said the move appeared to be intentional, as Grayson Allen stuck out his leg while on the ground as Spalding was hopping over him.

In Duke's second game against Louisville, Grayson Allen exchanged elbows while scuffling for the ball and was later ejected for yelling at a referee after being called for his fifth foul.

Grayson Allen was named to the Associated Press preseason All-America team and was the ACC media's pick as preseason ACC Player of the Year.

Grayson Allen returned to play on January 4,2017 after serving a one-game suspension.

Duke reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament, where the team was upset by South Carolina; Grayson Allen scored 20 points in the defeat.

Grayson Allen took on the role of senior captain on a young team full of NBA talent.

Grayson Allen finished his Duke career with 1,996 points, ranking 12th on the Blue Devils' career scoring list.

Grayson Allen played in 15 NCAA Tournament games, helping the Blue Devils win the 2015 NCAA National Championship.

Grayson Allen earned All-America and Academic All-America honors in 2016, becoming the sixth Blue Devil to receive both honors in the same season.

On June 21,2018, Grayson Allen was selected with the 21st overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2018 NBA draft.

On July 6,2019, Grayson Allen was traded, alongside Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, the draft rights to Darius Bazley and a future first-round pick, to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Mike Conley.

Grayson Allen missed the Grizzlies' last seven regular season games, but returned in time for the playoffs.

Grayson Allen's three-point shooting, energy, toughness and basketball IQ make him a great addition, and we're excited to welcome him to Milwaukee.

On January 21,2022, during a game against the Chicago Bulls, Grayson Allen fouled opposing guard Alex Caruso and was ejected from the game after he received a flagrant 2 foul.

Grayson Allen began dating Morgan Reid while both were students at Duke.