Duke offers Shelton Henderson, a four-star 2025 forward

Shelton Henderson, a four-star freshman in the Class of 2025, said on social media that the Blue Devils offered him a scholarship.

The 2024 Duke basketball recruiting class has only been on campus for a few days yet, but head coach Jon Scheyer already has an eye on 2025.

Shelton Henderson, a four-star forward from the Class of 2025, announced that the Blue Devils extended a scholarship offer to him through social media on Tuesday.

Henderson, a 6-foot-6 product of Bellaire High School in Texas, currently ranks as 247Sports’ 49th-ranked player in the cycle. He’s even higher on the site’s Composite Rankings, where he is the 41st overall player.

“Henderson is a physical specimen from the wing position who arguably has the best long-term tools in the national class,” 247Sports recruiting analyst Brandon Jenkins wrote in the site’s scouting report. “He operates as a playmaking wing who is loaded with intangibles that are off the charts…Henderson has the build to overpower defenders on his drive at the collegiate level and should draw fouls with ease when looking to drive the basketball.”

Last season with Bellaire, Henderson averaged 21.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, leading the Cardinals in both categories. He added 3.9 assists, 2.9 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game, according to MaxPreps.

The Blue Devils don’t yet have a commitment for the 2025 recruiting class.