It was actually the best singular performance from anyone on the visiting team throughout the entire night.
Allen graduated Central High School in Corinth, Maine in the spring of 2023. He was a standout for the Red Devils as a 1,000 point scorer with Caitlin Clark range.
No shot is too long for the 6-foot-1 point guard, who once broke a school record with 10 made three-pointers in a single, 42-point game.
Although Simon was fun to watch in high school, he did not get many college scholarship offers. Especially not on the Division-I level.
As a result, the Mainer decided to stay home and go to college just 24 miles down the road. Simon later joined the University of Maine basketball program as a team manager. He often plays with/against the team during practice and always (usually) travels to away games.
This year's season-opener took place in Durham against Cooper Flagg, a fellow Maine-born star.
The court at Cameron Indoor Arena was vacant while the Black Bears and Blue Devils got dressed and ready for game time in the locker room, so Simon Allen decided to get some shots up. It quickly became something much bigger than he could've ever expected.
Duke's student section, the Cameron Crazies, were astonished by his vertical. They encouraged Simon to throw down some dunks. He happily obliged, which made him an instant star.
The students went absolutely bonkers for Allen's impressive showing. They couldn't believe a young man of his fairly insignificant stature can really get up like that and slam it home.
These kinds of moments is what sports are all about. Even though Simon never got to live out his dreams of playing D1 basketball, he won over one of the most hostile crowds in the country at one of the most famous arenas in the world with a high-flying, rim-rattling dunk show. That rules.