Duke transfer Sion James shares social media message about officially signing on

Sion James, who officially signed with the Blue Devils on Monday morning, had a national title on his mind after the announcement.

Duke transfer Sion James from Tulane officially signed on with the program on Monday morning, and based on his social media activity, he’s already got March on his mind.

James shared a short message about his signing on Monday morning shortly after the team announcement.

“Can’t wait to head up to Durham and get number 6!!” James wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

Six, of course, referring to what would be Duke’s sixth national title. The Blue Devils cut down the nets in 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, and 2015, all won with head coach Mike Krzyzewski.

The NCAA Tournament for the 2024-25 season will mark one decade since Duke’s last national title, the first decade-long drought since the first title in 1991.

The program came close recently, however. The Blue Devils made the Final Four in 2022, Coach K’s last season with the team, and the Elite Eight last season with new coach Jon Scheyer.

The 2024-25 roster will mark one of the team’s best chances at the national title, however. Scheyer brought in the No. 1 recruiting class in the country with six top-50 freshmen, including the top recruit in the country in Cooper Flagg. James also leads a top-20 transfer class that also welcomes Purdue’s Mason Gillis and Syracuse’s Maliq Brown.

Duke fans will need to wait until this fall to see if the 2024-25 squad can end the decade-long drought.