
Duke Lands Top Transfer Guard
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Duke Basketball Secures Major Transfer Win: John Blackwell, a six-foot-four junior guard from Wisconsin, commits to the Blue Devils. Blackwell averaged nineteen points, five rebounds, and two assists per game last season, earning all-Big Ten third-team honors. Hes ranked seventh overall in the transfer portal and second among guards. Blackwell, who started seventy-two games over three years with the Badgers, is known for his late-season explosion, dropping twenty-five on Purdue, thirty-four against Washington, and thirty-one versus Illinois in the Big Ten tournament. Hell anchor the backcourt with returning star Cayden Boozer, potentially Isaiah Evans, Drew Scharnowski from Belmont, and Patrick Ngongba. Dukes reloading fast, stacking talent for another run.
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College Basketball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Duke Lands Top Transfer Guard. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
0:00On April 21st, Duke basketball just snagged a big win in the transfer portal, landing former Wisconsin guard John Blackwell. This 6'4 junior averaged 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists per game last season, earning all Big 10 13 honors. He's ranked 7th overall in the portal in 2nd among guards. Earlier this week on April 21st, Blackwell committed to the Blue Devils, calling it the perfect fit after chats with coaches John Shayer and Emanuel Dildy. The Michigan native started 72 games over 3 years with the Badgers, hitting double figures on back-to-back NCAA tournament squads. Fans are buzzing about his late season explosion, dropping 25 on Purdue, then 34 against Washington and 31 versus Illinois. In the Big 10 tournament, he added 22 in their turni loss to High Point, showing he thrives under pressure. Now he's set to anchor the back court with returning star Kaden Booser, maybe Isaiah
1:01Evans if he skips the NBA draft, plus possible like Dame Tsar, and Caleb Foster, up front, expect Drew Shrenowski from Belmont and Patrick Engongba to hold it down. Duke's reloading fast as always, stacking talent for another run-keep, watching those roster moves shake out.
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