After seeing Duke's season come to a close in its Sweet 16 loss to Oregon, Blue Devil fans saw a glimpse of the talent that could lead them come next March in Wednesday's McDonald's All-American Game.
Duke commit Frank Jackson took home co-MVP honors in a 114-107 victory for the West team at the United Center in Chicago. Jackson scored 19 points in just 19 minutes of action on 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc
Although the Alpine, Utah, native put his shooting-stroke on display Wednesday, Jackson spent much of Monday displaying his athleticism in the Powerade Jam Fest. The 6-foot-3 guard threw down an array of impressive dunks that allowed him to edge past Kentucky recruit Malik Monk for the championship trophy. Jackson's eye-popping 360-slam caught the eyes of many fans watching the high school senior for the first time.
Finalist No. 1: Frank Jackson #FansChoicehttps://t.co/5ojnofVJnk
— All American Games (@McDAAG) March 29, 2016
Jackson joined guards Grayson Allen and Gerald Henderson as the third Blue Devil to win the dunk contest
Opposing Jackson on the court Wednesday was his future teammate Jayson Tatum, who is currently the No. 2 recruit in the 2016 ESPN 100. Despite shooting just 5-of-15 from the floor, Tatum led his team in scoring with 18 points and hit all eight of his free-throws.
One future Blue Devil who didn't take the court in the Windy City was five-star recruit Harry Giles. Giles was sidelined for the game after tearing his ACL in November, but is expected to return for the start of training camp next season. The Winston-Salem, N.C., native is currently the top-ranked player in his class in ESPN's rankings.
The Duke coaching staff will likely shift attention in the coming days to the recruitment of center Marques Bolden. The center made his presence felt in the post in Wednesday's game as he finished with 13 points and seven rebounds. Bolden recently trimmed his list to Duke, Kentucky and Texas Christian and is expected to announce his college decision sometime before his birthday on April 17th.
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