Sion James, the newest Duke Blue Devil, seemed excited to play in Durham after his Friday commitment.
James, a former member of the Tulane Green Wave, shared a social media post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, shortly after the report from On3’s Joe Tipton.
“Duke Nation, what’s good???” James captioned the picture of him in a Blue Devils uniform.
As a junior last season, James averaged a career-high 14.0 points and shot 51.4% from the floor. He pulled down 5.4 rebounds, also a personal best, and he averaged 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals across his four years with the Green Wave.
James became the third member of Duke’s transfer class after former Purdue Boilermaker Mason Gillis and former Syracuse Orange Maliq Brown, who both committed in April. As a pure guard, James will share the backcourt with returning starters Caleb Foster and Tyrese Proctor.
If Blue Devils fans want an additional offensive dimension with their guards, James also shot 38.1% from 3-point range in 2023-24.
Duke Nation, what's good??? pic.twitter.com/OpbkahzVJj
— Sion James 🎈 (@SionJames14) May 10, 2024
After losing seven players to the transfer portal and two players to the NBA this offseason, Duke now has 11 players on scholarship for the 2024-25 season.