Zion Williamson has arrived, ladies and gentlemen. The superhuman athlete from South Carolina gained national notoriety in high school for his grown man frame (6’7”, 285 lbs.) coupled with his violent slam dunks and has now taken his one-of-a-kind skillset to the college level.
The 18-year-old McDonald’s All-American played his first exhibition game as a college player at Duke this week against Ryerson (Toronto, Canada). Williamson joined R.J. Barrett and Cam Reddish in the top recruiting class in the country at Duke, with the number 1, 2, 3, and 10, recruits. This resulted in the first time in NCAA history where the top 3 recruits all go to the same university.
Williamson showed out in the Ryerson game, scoring 29 points on 13-23 shooting (21 points in the first half alone) and snatching 13 rebounds. He also added some jaw-dropping plays. Check out Zion’s highlight reel from the game below.
Coach K said Williamson, who hovers around 6’7”, 285 lbs. set a Duke record for vertical testing, at 45 inches. Keep in mind, this dude already has 25 pounds on Karl Malone in his prime and has the athleticism of a Vince Carter. And he can do shit like this:
Goaltend or not, Zion Williamson can FLY.
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— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 15, 2018
Zion Williamson’s gonna be a stud… https://t.co/kGwe4Fpb5H
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) August 15, 2018
Now I don’t want to crown this kid too early. Actually, yes I do. He’s going to be absolutely unstoppable in college and have an illustrious 12-year NBA career with Bronny James Jr. as his point guard. Book it.
HELP pic.twitter.com/W7VKEPxYxX
— Jarrel (@_JarrelHarris) August 16, 2018
After watching one half of the Zion Williamson Experience, I feel pretty confident in saying that he will be the greatest fat college basketball player of all-time.
— Mark Titus (@clubtrillion) August 15, 2018
Zion Williamson built like an army tank and got prime Vince Carter hops lmao
— 🎤N-jay 🏀 (@_Njay3) August 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/XAce_Uf_SpadesX/status/1029406698929369089
Zion Williamson debut stat line:
29 points
13/23 FG
3/4 3PT
13 rebounds
4 assists (0 TOs)
2 steals
2 blocks pic.twitter.com/zWND5BZSLl— Zion O. (@DukeNBA) August 16, 2018
Zion Williamson is the scariest freshman I’ve seen in a minute
— Kazeem Famuyide 🇳🇬 🍎 (@Kazeem) August 16, 2018
Zion Williamson is a cheat code
— Casey (@ItsJustCasey_) August 16, 2018
[h/t For The Win]