Syracuse transfer Maliq Brown officially signs with the Blue Devils

Maliq Brown, the Syracuse transfer who committed to Duke on Monday, officially joined the program on Thursday morning.

Syracuse transfer Maliq Brown officially signed with the Blue Devils on Thursday morning, the team announced.

The move makes his commitment from Monday official.

“Maliq is a skilled, tough, and versatile forward who brings a competitive mentality to every game and practice,” Duke head coach Jon Scheyer said in a statement shared by the team. “Maliq takes pride in doing all the little things that impact winning.”

Brown averaged 9.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game with the Orange last season, and he finished with a field-goal percentage of 69.8% in both of his two Syracuse seasons. He also swiped 2.2 steals and added 0.9 blocks on the defensive end.

His efficiency gets even better with advanced metrics. Brown finished with an effective field-goal percentage of 71.3% last season, according to KenPom. No one else in the ACC finished above 61.8%. His 4.12% steal rate also led the conference.

Brown and former Purdue guard Mason Gillis are the only two transfers who have currently committed to Scheyer and the Blue Devils.