Former Duke basketball guard Jaylen Blakes signs on with the Stanford

Jaylen Blakes, who spent three seasons with the Duke Blue Devils, will stick around in the ACC after signing on with new member Stanford.

The last domino in Duke’s transfer portal exodus finally fell on Friday when the Stanford Cardinal announced that former Blue Devil Jaylen Blakes signed on to transfer to their program.

Blakes, who spent three seasons with Duke, appeared in 83 games during his time with the Blue Devils. His best season came in 2022-23 when he was a sophomore when he averaged a career-high 13.6 points. He finished that campaign with 3.4 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists.

The veteran guard first announced he would enter the transfer portal in early April. He and six other players from Duke’s 2023-24 roster left for a new school. Blakes is the last player to commit to a new school.

Despite Stanford’s association with the Pac-12 and geographic location on the opposite side of the country, Blakes actually remains in the ACC with this move. The Cardinal, along with California, move to the conference as new members for the 2024-25 academic calendar after the dissolution of their old conference.

Blakes joins multiple other former Duke players elsewhere in the ACC. Christian Reeves committed to Clemson, TJ Power departed to Virginia, and Jaden Schutt will play for Virginia Tech.