Zion Williamson had a short stay with the Duke Blue Devils. Not only did he spend just a single year with the Blue Devils, but the campaign was marred with injuries, causing him to miss out on a good chunk of the season.

Nevertheless, this was more than enough to secure him the first overall pick in the 2019 draft to the New Orleans Pelicans. As a matter of fact, he was likely going to be the first overall pick even if he skipped the entire season for Duke.

Despite the brief run, however, Zion still delivered a number of memorable moments during his spell with the Blue Devils. Below are five of them.

1. The Debut

After so much anticipation, Zion Williamson finally made his official NCAA debut for Duke in fittingly, was a matchup against a top-seeded Kentucky side.

Williamson took the league by storm, finishing with 28 points on 11-of-13 shooting, along with seven boards. This was certainly a preview of things to come, and in a game that virtually the entire nation was tuned into, the phenom did not disappoint.

It is also worth noting that fellow freshmen RJ Barrett an Cam Reddish also made their debut during this game. This trio combined for 61 points as they blew out the Wildcats, 118-84.

2. The Home Debut

The atmosphere inside the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Duke was simply electric during Zion's home debut. This wasn't any other debut, and the dozens of media outlets covering the event was testament to just how significant this event was.

As expected, Zion Williamson stepped up to the plate when the lights were shining the brightest. He finished with 27 points, 16 rebounds, four assists, and six blocks in what was nothing less than an amazing home debut. The home crowd went crazy for Williamson's oooh's and aaah's-inducing plays throughout the evening.

3. The 360 Slam

Zion had more than a few highlight play dunks during his time in Duke. As a matter of fact, it became sort of his signature. No Williamson performance would have been complete without at least one awe-inspiring slam.

However, the best one of the bunch has got to be his 360 slam against Clemson. It wasn't an easy choice to make, but this one just had Zion Williamson written all over it. The teenage sensation got a steal from his own half and had a clean break to the basket. What he did next was simply jaw-dropping. The audacity it took to attempt such a high-difficulty dunk during a ballgame is not for the faint of heart. Williamson knew that he could slam this down during his sleep, though, and this all resulted to arguably his best dunk in a Blue Devils uniform.

4. THAT Bounce Pass

As mentioned earlier, Williamson's dunks defined his time with Duke. However, he is a pretty gifted passer, too.

Case in point is this tremendous dime he threw out during a matchup against Florida State, which was during the ACC Tournament Championship no less. In an awesome exhibition of sheer strength and amazing precision, Williamson threw an astounding half-court bounce pass, which resulted in a wide open lay-up for teammate Tre Jones. For what it's worth, Zion averaged 2.1 dimes in 33 games played for Duke.

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5. The Shoe Incident

Now this is not exactly Williamson's most shining moment in Duke, but its significance cannot be denied.

For starters, this incident made tons of headlines, which just proved how big a name Zion had become at tat point. This had news outfits — us included — scrambling to try and get any and all information about the incident and the potential injury as soon as humanly possible. Very few college players gain that much global attention.

Nike was also criticized for their part in the incident, and whispers even began circulating pertaining to how this caused a rift between Zion's camp and the sporting apparel giant. At one point shortly after the injury, Zion was even seen in all-Adidas gear, which made things even more interesting. Nike eventually redesigned the shoe (the Nike Paul George 2.5), and it appears that no lasting damage was done in their professional relationship with Williamson.

Thankfully, Williamson escaped serious injury. He was eventually diagnosed with an MCL injury, and ended up missing the next five games before making a successful comeback against Syracuse. If you were wondering how the injury affected him, well he actually sent 13-of-13 from the floor in his first game back, turning in arguably his best performance of the season.

Thankfully, this injury did not appear to have a long-term effect on Zion's career moving forward. Otherwise, it would have been an absolute tragedy.