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Watch Zion Williamson dunk in the McDonald's All-American contest

The Duke men's basketball team lost to Kansas in the regional final in excruciating fashion on Sunday, but incoming Blue Devils commit Zion Williamson showed on Monday what fans have to look forward to.

Williamson, a five-star recruit from Spartanburg, S.C., competing on Wednesday in the McDonald's All-American Boys Game in Atlanta, wowed the crowd in winning the McDonald's slam dunk contest on Monday at Forbes Arena at Morehouse College.

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Williamson, 6-6, 272 pounds, showed a vast array of dunks, including evoking Dominique Wilkins in doing a backward, two-hand jam over his head after bringing the ball up between his legs. He also did a tomahawk dunk after switching hands by passing the ball between his legs.

Williamson got a small amount of revenge for Duke by easily defeating incoming Kansas recruit Quentin Grimes in the final. Connecticut women's recruit Olivia Nelson-Ododa also thrilled the crowd with her dunks.

Williamson became the third Duke recruit to win the contest, following Grayson Allen (2004) and Gerald Henderson Jr. (2006).

Williamson is one of four Duke recruits who will play in the All-American game at 9 p.m. on Wednesday (ESPN2) at Philips Arena in Atlanta. Future Blue Devils R.J. Barrett, Tre Jones and Cam Reddish will also play in the game.

North Carolina is represented in the game by signees Coby White and Nassir Little.

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This story was originally published March 27, 2018 at 3:14 PM with the headline "Watch Zion Williamson dunk in the McDonald's All-American contest."

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