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NCAA Basketball: Current 2019-20 NBA teammates who played in college together

By Bill McCarthy

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - APRIL 04: Tyus Jones #5 of the Duke Blue Devils gives instructions to his teammate Grayson Allen #3 of the Duke Blue Devils during the game against the Michigan State Spartans during the NCAA Men's Final Four Semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 4, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - APRIL 04: Tyus Jones #5 of the Duke Blue Devils gives instructions to his teammate Grayson Allen #3 of the Duke Blue Devils during the game against the Michigan State Spartans during the NCAA Men's Final Four Semifinal at Lucas Oil Stadium on April 4, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – APRIL 04: Grayson Allen #3, Justise Winslow #12 and Tyus Jones #5 of the Duke Blue Devils  (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – APRIL 04: Grayson Allen #3, Justise Winslow #12 and Tyus Jones #5 of the Duke Blue Devils  (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /

The Memphis Blue Devils

Trio: Tyus Jones, Justise Winslow and Grayson Allen

NBA team: Memphis Grizzlies

College team: Duke Blue Devils, 2014-15

NCAA Tournament finish: National champions

Former Duke Blue Devils Justise Winslow, Tyus Jones and Grayson Allen are the only current NBA teammates who captured a national championship together in college.

Their Blue Devils knocked off Wisconsin to win the NCAA Tournament in 2014-15, joining the 2011-12 Kentucky squad led by Lakers star Anthony Davis as one of the few teams filled with one-and-done players to cut down the nets in March.

Winslow and Jones, the No. 10 and No. 24 picks in the 2015 NBA draft, have carved out solid roles as playmakers in the NBA. Through four and a half seasons with the Miami Heat, Winslow averaged 9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, according to Basketball-Reference.

In almost the same length of time with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Jones averaged 5.4 points and 3.5 assists per game. In 2018-19, he posted an assist-to-turnover ratio of 6.9 to 1, the best in NBA history. Through 56 games this season, he’s up to 7.1 points and 4.5 assists per night.

Winslow came to Memphis via a deadline-day deal, while Jones and Allen, who was drafted No. 21 in 2018 by the Utah Jazz, were acquired in separate trades over the summer. For his career, Allen is averaging 6.4 points and 1.3 rebounds per game on 34% shooting from beyond the arc.

All three found more success in college, when they rounded out a loaded Duke squad that also included former G-Leaguer Matt Jones and current NBA players Jahlil Okafor, Quinn Cook and Amile Jefferson. The 2014-15 Blue Devils finished 35-4 and won Duke’s fifth national title.

Winslow and Jones started every game for Duke that season, with Winslow averaging 12.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game and Jones adding another 11.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists each night, according to Sports Reference.

Allen pitched in just 4.4 points and 9.2 minutes per game that season, although his production spiked over the next three seasons when he racked up All-ACC and All-American honors and became one of college basketball’s most notorious villains. But he did give Duke the 16-point spark it needed to take the lead in the 2015 national championship game.

That effort was enough to earn Allen a spot on the NCAA’s All-Tournament team alongside both Winslow and Jones. Jones was also named the tournament’s most outstanding player after dropping 23 points in the national championship game.

Winslow and Jones both made the ACC’s All-Freshman team, too. And Jones, who earned a reputation for knocking down clutch baskets in crunch time, also made the All-ACC third team.

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