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Message: [QUOTE="billybud, post: 3918081, member: 3850"] Zion was a different case...his stats surpass Bouk's. [I]For the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_NCAA_Division_I_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament']2019 NCAA Tournament[/URL], official broadcast partner [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS']CBS[/URL] specifically devoted a camera—called the "Zion Cam"—to record Williamson throughout the tournament.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_Williamson#cite_note-zioncam-101'][101][/URL] In his NCAA Tournament debut on March 22, he scored 25 points in an 85–62 win over 16th-seeded [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota_State_Bison_men%27s_basketball']North Dakota State[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_Williamson#cite_note-102'][102][/URL] On March 24, Williamson erupted for 32 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists in a 77–76 second round victory over [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCF_Knights_men%27s_basketball']UCF[/URL]. He was the first player in school history to record at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists in an NCAA Tournament game.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_Williamson#cite_note-103'][103][/URL] Williamson led all scorers on March 31, with 24 points and 14 rebounds in a season-ending 68–67 loss to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_State_Spartans_men%27s_basketball']Michigan State[/URL] in the Elite 8.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_Williamson#cite_note-104'][104][/URL] Through 33 appearances in his freshman season, he averaged 22.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.1 steals, and 1.8 blocks per game.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_Williamson#cite_note-stats-105'][105][/URL] He shot 68% from the field, which led the ACC, ranked second in the NCAA Division I, and was the highest ever field goal percentage by a freshman.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_Williamson#cite_note-106'][106][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_Williamson#cite_note-nola-107'][107][/URL] In addition, Williamson joined [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Durant']Kevin Durant[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Davis']Anthony Davis[/URL] as the only freshmen to collect 500 points, 50 steals, and 50 blocks in a season.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_Williamson#cite_note-nola-107'][107][/URL][/I] [B]AND re coming back to Duke...[/B] [I]On April 15, 2019, Williamson declared his eligibility for the 2019 NBA draft.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_Williamson#cite_note-108'][108][/URL] After the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans']New Orleans Pelicans[/URL] won the 2019 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_draft_lottery']NBA draft lottery[/URL], Williamson's stepfather Lee Anderson said they were excited about him potentially playing in New Orleans and dismissed rumors that he would return to Duke for a second year, saying, "As far as returning to Duke, that's not something we even considered".[/I] [/QUOTE]

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