On January 5 , 2019 , he had another strong performance versus Clemson , with 25 points , 10 rebounds , and a 360-degree dunk in 22 minutes . Two days later , Williamson earned ACC Freshman of the Week honors for a second time . On January 8 , he posted 30 points , 10 rebounds , 5 assists , and 4 steals in an 87 – 65 win over Wake Forest . On January 12 , against Florida State , he was poked in the left eye by an opposing player towards the second half and missed the remainder of the game . Williamson returned in Duke 's next game , a 95 – 91 overtime loss to Syracuse , and erupted for 35 points , 10 rebounds , and 4 blocks . He eclipsed the Duke freshman record for single-game points previously held by Marvin Bagley III and J.J. Redick . On January 21 , Williamson collected his third ACC Freshman of the Week accolades . One week later , he scored 26 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in an 81 – 63 victory over Notre Dame . By recording nine 25-point games in the season , Williamson set a new Duke freshman record . On February 2 , he led all scorers with 29 points and 5 steals in a 91 – 61 win over St. John 's . After two days , Williamson was named ACC Freshman of the Week on his fourth occasion , while earning National Player of the Week distinction from the Naismith Trophy . He had his third 30-point game of the season on February 16 , scoring 32 points in a 94 – 78 victory over NC State . The performance helped him claim his second ACC Player of the Week and fifth ACC Freshman of the Week accolades . In a February 20 game versus North Carolina , Williamson suffered a Grade 1 knee sprain 36 seconds into the contest after his foot ripped through his Nike shoe , causing him to slip . He did not return to the game , which Duke lost , 88 – 72 . Nike saw the value of its stock drop by $ 1.1 billion the following day as a result of the incident . The day after the injury , Duke announced that Williamson was " day-to-day . " The incident led to growing calls for Williamson to stop playing basketball at the college level because he had already established himself as the top 2019 NBA draft prospect . In addition , the injury resulted in more criticism of the NCAA for not paying student-athletes . He was held out from his team 's final six games in the regular season . When the regular season concluded , Williamson earned Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors in the ACC , joining former Duke players Jahlil Okafor and Marvin Bagley III as the only recipients of both awards . Williamson was also named ACC Athlete of the Year , becoming the 10th Duke player to win the Award . He additionally made the ACC All-Defensive and All-Freshman teams . '' Sporting News '' named Williamson as its Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year . He returned from injury on March 14 , posting 29 points , 14 rebounds , and 5 steals in an 84 – 72 win over Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament . He shot 13-of-13 from the field , marking the best shooting performance in school and tournament history , while tying the best in ACC history . Williamson also became the first Duke player to record at least 25 points , 10 rebounds , and 5 steals in a game since Christian Laettner in 1992 . The next day , he scored 31 points including the game-winner to help Duke defeat North Carolina , 74 – 73 , in the ACC Tournament semifinals . After posting 21 points in a 73 – 63 victory over Florida State in the championship game , Williamson was named ACC Tournament MVP , becoming the sixth freshman to win the honor . For the 2019 NCAA Tournament , official broadcast partner CBS specifically devoted a camera — called the " Zion Cam " — to record Williamson throughout the tournament . In his NCAA Tournament debut on March 22 , he scored 25 points in an 85 – 62 win over 16th-seeded North Dakota State . On March 24 , Williamson erupted for 32 points , 11 rebounds , and 4 assists in a 77 – 76 second round victory over UCF . He was the first player in school history to record at least 25 points , 10 rebounds , and 4 assists in an NCAA Tournament game . Williamson led all scorers on March 31 , with 24 points and 14 rebounds in a season-ending 68 – 67 loss to Michigan State in the Elite 8 . Through 33 appearances in his freshman season , he averaged 22.6 points , 8.9 rebounds , 2.1 steals , and 1.8 blocks per game . He shot 68 percent 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 . In addition , Williamson joined Kevin Durant and Anthony Davis as the only freshmen to collect 500 points , 50 steals , and 50 blocks in a season
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