Tyrese Proctor to return to Duke for junior season
By ADAM ZAGORIA
Tyrese Proctor will return to Duke for his junior season, sources told ZAGSBLOG.
The 6-foot-5 Australian guard averaged 10.5 points, 3.7 assists and 3.0 rebounds for the Blue Devils this past season.
Kyle Filipowski, Jared McCain and Jeremy Roach all have decisions to make on their futures, with Filipowski and McCain both projected first-round picks by ESPN.com.
Duke is bringing in the No. 1-ranked recruiting class led by projected 2025 No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg and projected No. 3 pick Khaman Maluach.
Duke coach Jon Scheyer said during the NCAA Tournament he plans to continue Duke’s recent tradition of recruiting one-and-dones but understands you have to balance the roster with older players.
“Well, it’s an art form,” he said. “I don’t think it’s an exact science, right. And when you recruit, especially in today’s day and age, there’s so much uncertainty, especially for us, at least, when you have multiple players that have a chance to hopefully go pro at some point.
“So everybody has their own journey. But you know, look, for me, should I not have recruited Jared McCain because he would be a freshman? At the end of the day, you go after the guys you believe in. We’ve been a part of — since I’ve been on the staff with Coach K, these last two years that I’ve been head coach, we’ve won a National Championship with a freshman-heavy group. We’ve gone to two Elite 8s where you’re right there.
“This group, certainly helps to have a [junior in] Jeremy Roach. The ‘15 team had Quinn Cook. There has to be some balance of course.”
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