Last week, Duke Basketball emerged on the list of 10 programs Darin Hall is reportedly considering after entering the transfer portal earlier this month. But as was the case with several other veteran guards who drew interest from the Blue Devils during a busy offseason in Durham, the BYU sophomore is no longer a possibility for John Scheyer and his crew.
On Friday, Hall announced his decision to return to BYU for his junior campaign, despite former Cougar head coach Mark Pope leaving for Kentucky. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound talent has been a hot topic during his two-week stay in the transfer portal due to his experience and high-IQ playmaking ability, having appeared in 68 games and started 51 in his first two years in Provo. It became a product. , Utah.
However, Hall continued to compete with BYU through his recruiting efforts as a transfer, which was ultimately won out by the program's new head coach, Kevin Young.
One hurdle Duke basketball coaches may face as they look to add a little more depth to their backcourt for the 2024-25 season is rising junior Tyrese Proctor and That's the fact that freshman Caleb Foster is already widely presumed to be the starter. Many of Portal's top-tier productions would probably prefer a guaranteed kind of minutes over what Scheyer & Co. can provide.
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The Blue Devils are not currently considered the frontrunners in the ongoing transfer race. However, they already have two coveted forwards in outbound Purdue senior Mason Gillis and Syracuse sophomore Malik Brown.
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