No Duke basketball player commanded the attention of the basketball world this weekend quite like [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag], but future opponents would be mistaken to let [autotag]Kon Knueppel[/autotag] fly under the radar.
One college basketball writer already proclaimed that the five-star Wisconsin product might be the Blue Devils’ second-best debutant next year, and he routinely appears in early 2025 NBA mock drafts.
On Wednesday, Draft Express’s Jon Chepkevich wrote more positive things about Knueppel. After watching the future Blue Devil for a few days at the Tatum Elite Camp (yes, hosted by former Duke star [autotag]Jayson Tatum[/autotag]), he made a short social media summary of his thoughts.
“Incoming Duke freshman, Kon Knueppel, had a very productive all-around showing at the Tatum Elite Camp,” Chepkevich wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. “Rained down threes, finished through contact, made smart cuts, kept the ball moving, and was rock solid defensively.
Knueppel also gained some social media attention for a video of him draining close to 30 3-pointers in a row at a practice session last week, a scary sight for a player listed at 6-foot-7.
Incoming Duke freshman, Kon Knueppel, had a very productive all-around showing at the Tatum Elite Camp.
Rained down threes, finished through contact, made smart cuts, kept the ball moving, and was rock solid defensively.
Projected mid-1st round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. pic.twitter.com/wUmdOQc9tZ
— Jon Chepkevich (@JonChep) July 10, 2024
Check out our predicted statistics for Knueppel and the other five Duke freshmen for 2024-25 here.