Duke University basketball head coach John Scheyer and colleagues have five open scholarships on next season's roster, considering they lost a total of 10 players to the transfer portal and NBA Draft are doing. Naturally, they have recently been actively pursuing experienced weapons.
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Their efforts may soon be rewarded with the work of two formidable forwards, former Purdue veteran bruiser Mason Gillis and two-year Syracuse star Malik Brown.
On Friday afternoon, the Blue Devils received five 247Sports Crystal Ball picks within an hour. 3 are for brown. Two are for Gillis. Additionally, it includes predictions for each race from the nation's top insider, Travis Branham, whose predictions often arrive days or even hours before the athletes make their announcements.
But it's worth noting that Gillis, who is 6-foot-6, 225 pounds and averaged 6.5 points and 3.9 rebounds en route to a national title game appearance as a senior for the Boilermakers last season, has yet to receive a visit. Thing. . Additionally, he declared for the NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.
As for Brown, who averaged 9.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists as a sophomore at Syracuse, the 6-foot-8, 220-pound ACC All-Defensive Team selection checked out Duke University's basketball program on Wednesday. I went to Durham to do that. Several days. With that in mind, it wouldn't be a surprise if a move to the Blue Devils could be confirmed as early as this weekend.
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