Grayson Allen said he had a roller-coaster Duke career. Coach K had another word for it

In prepping for his final public appearance at Cameron Indoor Stadium as a Duke student, Grayson Allen received a tip from his mother to control his emotions. “(Here’s) a quote my mom sent me today to help my not cry while I was up here,� Allen said during his senior speech at Duke’s basketball banquet Thursday night. “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.� With all the good and the bad that’s happened in his Duke basketball career, Allen is smiling now. After helping Duke to a 29-8 record and an NCAA tournament elite eight appearance, he’ll graduate next month and continue his preparation for the NBA Draft in June. He did get emotional during one part of his speech, though.