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Jalen Johnson’s Freshman Debut: Where Does It Rank?

This is one of those questions we wish we could ask the late Al Featherston because he’d have it at his fingertips: what freshman had the most impressive debut at Duke?

We can tell you some who didn’t: Jason Williams, who got a quick education after a poor first weekend in New York, Bobby Hurley, who had some growing up to do, Christian Laettner, who didn’t start as a freshman, Vernon Carey, who shot 3-8 against Kansas and JR Barrett, who was 13-26 against Kentucky in his debut.

Zion Williamson, who shot 11-13 in the same game and stunned the basketball world with his incadescent game, has to be in the conversation.