If you thought the hype for Duke basketball’s 2024 recruiting class couldn’t get any higher, Thursday proved you wrong.
In a two-minute video from a recent practice, [autotag]Kon Knueppel[/autotag] knocked down 28 3-pointers on 29 attempts from multiple different spots on the court.
Knueppel, a five-star prospect and a top-20 player in the class, already got first-round hype from multiple draft analysts. The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie thinks he might be the second-best freshman on the 2024-25 squad. It’s easy to see why he might be one of the best debutants in the nation next year if he, at 6-foot-7, can knock down triples with ease.
He’s still just the fourth-highest-rated player in the incoming recruiting class.
If you want some examples of the camaraderie in the Duke locker room, [autotag]Tyrese Proctor[/autotag] and [autotag]Mason Gillis[/autotag] rebounded for their new teammate in the extended video. Proctor stood under the rim and fired the ball back out to Gillis, who passed the ball back to Knueppel.
Kon made 28/29 threes 😈💧 pic.twitter.com/5fXQPUEyh8
— DukeLights 𝕏 (@DukeLightsX) July 4, 2024
Duke fans get to see Knueppel, [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag], and the rest of Duke’s overhauled 2024-25 roster in the fall.