Duke's Grayson Allen knows what it's like put in work for an entire season and create a bond with your teammates, only to watch it end abruptly after an early exit in the NCAA tournament.
"It's the most abrupt ending to a season you can have," Allen, a senior guard, said. "You don't prepare for it. You don't prepare for it at all."
Allen said you start to miss the things you once hated, such as the early morning runs and practice.
That happened last year to Duke, a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament, after it was upset by seventh seeded South Carolina 88-81 in the Round of 32.