Duke basketball fans can taste the 2024-25 season and its arrival.
On Tuesday, Blue Devils fans got their first looks at next season’s team. [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag], the No. 1 prospect in the country, and his future teammates started practicing in Durham, finally getting to play and practice in Duke gear.
In a tweet from the team account, Duke fans can see Patrick Ngongba II, the Paul VI center who made the USA Basketball U18 team earlier this summer, during a team dribbling drill. Another photo of the team huddling up shows [autotag]Sion James[/autotag], the athletic guard from Tulane, and returning junior [autotag]Tyrese Proctor[/autotag] among the players putting their hands in.
Other photos shared show Flagg and classmate [autotag]Isaiah Evans[/autotag], a two-time North Carolina Mr. Basketball honoree, working through drills. [autotag]Khaman Maluach[/autotag], the South Sudanese 7-footer from NBA Academy Africa, also stopped through in Durham before he heads to the Olympics.
Between Duke’s hyped freshman class, which features six top-40 prospects, and four incoming transfers, the Blue Devils enter the 2024-25 season as one of the national championship favorites.
đź“ŤSQUAD'S HERE đź‘ż pic.twitter.com/7JpZsDAOlQ
— Duke Men’s Basketball (@DukeMBB) June 18, 2024
Flagg and his future teammates already spent some time on campus earlier this month for the K Academy.
One short summer away pic.twitter.com/3F13q4teZ9
— Duke Update (@UpdateDuke) June 18, 2024