Tag: Kyle Filipowski

Broadcast information revealed for Duke basketball game against Georgia Tech

Duke basketball announced the time and TV schedule for its December game against Georgia Tech.

The Duke Blue Devils announced on Wednesday that the men’s basketball team would play its December 21 game against Georgia Tech at noon Eastern time on ACC Network.

The Yellow Jackets will play their first game of the 2024-25 campaign on Wednesday night, but they finished last season with a 14-18 after losing 13 of their 20 conference games.

Duke opened the year with a 96-62 victory over Maine on Monday night thanks to 40 combined points from five-star freshmen [autotag]Kon Knueppel[/autotag] and [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag]. Flagg, who announced his college basketball debut with a one-handed dunk in the first half, led the team with seven rebounds, five assists, and three steals while Knueppel buried three 3-pointers.

The Blue Devils played Georgia Tech twice in 2023-24, splitting the season series after a 72-68 road loss in December. Duke won its home game over the Yellow Jackets by five points in January thanks to a 30-point, 13-rebound performance from [autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag].

Kyle Filipowski scores first NBA basket in 12-point game against the Sacramento Kings

Kyle Filipowski scored his first career NBA points on Tuesday night as he put 12 on the board against the Sacramento Kings.

[autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag], now a member of the Utah Jazz, scored his first career points in the NBA on Tuesday night during a game against the Sacramento Kings.

Early in the second quarter, the former Duke basketball star got the ball in the post against six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan. The rookie took advantage of his size against the 6-foot-6 DeRozan, spinning to his left and quickly getting to the basket for an easy layup.

Filipowski didn’t stop there, either. He made five of his 10 shots from the floor, including a pair of 3-pointers, to finish with 12 points, eight rebounds, and two assists in the 113-96 loss.

Before Tuesday’s loss, Filipowski had only played nine minutes across two NBA appearances. He had two assists and a rebound between those games, only taking one shot.

Filipowski becomes the latest Blue Devil with an impressive game during the early parts of the season. Paolo Banchero, a former No. 1 overall pick, put together his first 50-point game on Monday night, and defending NBA champion Jayson Tatum dropped a 37-point double-double in his season opener.

Jazz sign 32nd pick Kyle Filipowski to 4-year rookie contract

Filipowski debuted with the Jazz in summer league, averaging 11 points, six rebounds, 1.9 assists and one steal in eight games.

Former Duke forward Kyle Filipowski, the 32nd pick in the NBA draft, signed his rookie contract with the Utah Jazz on Monday, the team announced.

Filipowski was named a consensus second-team All-American last season after averaging 16.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.1 steals as a sophomore. He became the seventh Blue Devil in the past 50 years to eclipse 1,000 points in his first two seasons.

The 7-footer led the team in points, rebounds, blocks, steals, field goals (220) and free throws (112). He registered 12 20-point games, including a career-high 30 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and two blocks on Jan. 13 in a win over Georgia Tech.

Filipowski reportedly agreed to a four-year, $12 million contract, according to Bobby Marks of ESPN. The team used its remaining $3 million in cap space to sign Filipowski, who inked the largest contract by a second-round pick in the last two years.

The 20-year-old was one of five unsigned rookies and claimed one of the Jazz’s last two remaining standard contracts for next season. The team likely waited until after agreeing to a long-term extension with Lauri Markkanen before signing him.

Filipowski debuted with the Jazz in summer league, averaging 11 points, six rebounds, 1.9 assists and one steal in eight games between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. He registered two 20-point games, including 26 points and 11 rebounds on July 11.

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Former Duke basketball star Kyle Filipowski officially signs first NBA contract

The Utah Jazz announced on Monday that second-round pick Kyle Filipowski, the former Duke basketball star, officially signed his contract.

Former Duke basketball star [autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag] officially signed his first NBA contract on Monday, the Utah Jazz announced.

The Jazz took the 7-foot forward in the second round of the 2024 NBA draft. The team didn’t release the terms of the agreement.

The 2022-23 ACC Rookie of the Year surprised many in the college basketball world when he elected to return to the Blue Devils for a second season, but he certainly stepped his game up in year two. Filipowski averaged more than 16 points and eight rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2023-24, making the All-ACC First Team and earning Second Team All-American honors.

Despite ESPN Analytics thinking he had more than a 70% chance to get drafted within the first 30 picks, he needed to wait overnight before the Jazz took him off the board with the second pick of the second round.

He played eight games for the Jazz during the NBA Summer League, averaging 11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.0 steals per game to cement his spot on the roster.

He and former Duke teammate Jared McCain actually played against each other in one Summer League game, and McCain told a story about trying to box out Filipowski for a rebound on The Brotherhood Podcast.

Jared McCain describes playing against Kyle Filipowski in NBA Summer League as ‘weird’

Former Duke teammates Jared McCain and Kyle Filipowski played each other in the NBA Summer League in July, a memory McCain called “weird.”

On July 10, former Duke basketball stars [autotag]Jared McCain[/autotag] and [autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag] did something they’d already done dozens of times together: play a basketball game.

This time, however, they took opposite sides of the floor. McCain played for the Philadelphia 76ers and Filipowski for the Utah Jazz in an NBA Summer League showdown as their professional careers got underway.

During an appearance on The Brotherhood Podcast earlier this week, McCain described the experience as crazy.

“To see him in warmups on the other side, we’re in the tunnel together walking out, he has on a different jersey, like, I only know him in a Duke jersey so it was weird.”

McCain remembered one defensive possession when he tried to box out Filipowski, who is nearly a full foot taller than him, in the paint.

“He was like, ‘Come on, Jared,'” McCain said. “He was like, ‘Come on, Jared, stop.'”

Filipowski and the Jazz ended up winning the game 93-85. Filipowski and McCain both scored two points with the Utah big man snagging five rebounds and McCain pulling down four.

Former Duke basketball star Kyle Filipowski drops 26 points in NBA Summer League

Former Blue Devil Kyle Filipowski, a second-round pick in the 2024 NBA draft, put together another 20-point NBA Summer League game on Sunday.

[autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag]’s professional basketball career isn’t even a full month old and he’s already put together multiple 20-point games.

The former Duke basketball star scored 26 points for the Utah Jazz during a 97-87 victory over the Detroit Pistons in an NBA Summer League game on Sunday. He erupted for 16 points in the second quarter, giving him 24 at the midway point after he buried three 3-pointers.

Filipowski also brought in 11 rebounds for a double-double, and he finished the game with four assists and two steals en route to the win.

The performance comes just four days after his first 20-point game during offseason competitions. He scored 20 and tacked on seven rebounds in a victory over the Toronto Raptors earlier in the week.

Despite ESPN Analytics thinking the Second Team All-American carried more than a 70% chance to get picked in the first round, he needed to wait until round two for the Jazz to take him off the board. If his form thus far in the Summer League is an indication, Filipowski might make teams look silly for that decision.

The big man, coincidentally, played alongside former North Carolina rival Armando Bacot as the two both made Utah’s summer roster. Bacot, who also started for the Jazz, finished the game with 11 points and three rebounds.

Bleacher Report includes four Duke basketball players in new 2025 NBA mock draft

Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman released an updated 2025 NBA mock draft on Thursday with four members of Duke’s 2024 recruiting class.

It makes sense when you consider that Duke basketball coach [autotag]Jon Scheyer[/autotag] landed four five-star prospects and two more four-star players in the 2024 recruiting class, but the 2025 NBA draft could shape up as a day for the Blue Devils.

Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman released a new mock draft for next year’s cycle on Thursday, and he thinks four Duke freshmen end up in the first round.

[autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag], the top-ranked player in the class and the most anticipated college basketball player in years, of course went first overall. The USA Select Team member only solidified his status as a generational player with his performance at Olympic training camp, earning praise from NBA stars like Kevin Durant.

“He continues to show improvement working on the ball with his ball-handling, playmaking and self-created shotmaking,” Wasserman wrote. “While his skill level continues to rise, Flagg’s speed, hops and IQ will instantly translate to easy baskets, assists and defensive activity.”

Wasserman gave the Portland Trail Blazers the top pick in the draft, winning the Flagg sweepstakes.

While South Sudanese 7-footer Khaman Maluach typically gets hailed as the second-best NBA prospect on the 2024-25 roster, Wasserman actually turned to Kon Knueppel as the second Blue Devil off the board. He paired him with the Miami Heat with the 12th overall pick.

Knueppel, a prospect many basketball writers have praised during the offseason, will need to answer questions about his athletic ceiling, but Wasserman said his scoring instincts should alleviate any concerns.

Maluach followed as the third Blue Devil chosen when Wasserman let him go 17th overall to the Utah Jazz, meaning he’d play alongside [autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag]. Isaiah Evans, the final four-star signee in the recruiting class, went to the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 25th pick for the final Duke player off the board.

Kyle Filipowski puts together first 20-point NBA Summer League performance

One day after Jared McCain’s first 20-point NBA Summer League game, his former Duke teammate accomplished the same feat in Las Vegas.

The Duke basketball rookie class can’t stop turning heads in Las Vegas during the NBA Summer League.

In a Wednesday night game against Toronto, 7-footer [autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag] put together his first 20-point performance in an NBA uniform. He also added seven rebounds, three steals, two assists, and a block during the 86-76 victory.

The former Blue Devil won ACC Rookie of the Year honors in 2022-23 before making the somewhat surprising decision to return for his sophomore year. He averaged 16.4 points and 8.3 rebounds, earning Second Team All-American honors and helping Duke to the Elite Eight.

After ESPN Analytics said there was more than a 70% chance for Filipowski to get drafted in the first round last month, he ended up lasting until the second day before the Jazz took him with the 32nd pick.

Filipowski scored 13 points in his previous Summer League outing, an 82-70 loss to Sacramento that included five rebounds and two assists.

Just one day before Filipowski’s exceptional performance against the Raptors, former teammate Jared McCain scored 21 points in a Summer League game for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Kyle Filipowski throws down alley-oop dunk for first NBA Summer League bucket

The former Duke big man and Utah’s second-round pick scored his first NBA Summer League basket with an alley-oop dunk on Tuesday.

One day after Jared McCain scored his first professional points during the NBA Summer League, former teammate [autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag] matched his feat on Tuesday.

The former Blue Devils 7-footer and Utah’s second-round pick in the 2024 NBA draft got on the board during the Jazz’s game against Oklahoma City (the same team McCain played during Philadelphia’s first game). During the third quarter, teammate Taevion Kinsey lofted the ball up toward the rim before Filipowski slammed the ball down with both hands and some additional authority.

The rookie finished the game with four points, five rebounds, and a pair of assists after playing a little under 20 minutes. The Jazz lost the game, 98-75.

Filipowski tumbled into the second round despite winning the ACC Rookie of the Year award in 2022-23 and coming back for a Second Team All-American season in 2023-24. He averaged 16.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.5 blocks, and 1.1 steals per game during his final season with the Blue Devils.

Check out McCain’s first NBA Summer League basket here.

The best photos from Caleb Foster’s 2023-24 season with Duke basketball

Caleb Foster will be one of two returning starters in Durham for the 2024-25 season. Check out the best photos from his freshman season here.

[autotag]Caleb Foster[/autotag]’s freshman season got overshadowed by [autotag]Jared McCain[/autotag], a five-star prospect who became a first-round draft pick after multiple 30-point games.

That doesn’t mean Foster should be taken for granted by Blue Devils fans, however. The in-state talent’s debut campaign ended early after a stress fracture in his ankle, but he still ended the 2023-24 season with 7.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game. He made more than 40% of his 3-point attempts, and he started in 15 of his 27 appearances.

10 different Duke basketball players left campus this offseason. McCain and [autotag]Kyle Filipowski[/autotag] left for the professional ranks while half a dozen players headed to other collegiate programs.

However, Foster and Tyrese Proctor stuck around, and Foster seems poised to take over as one of the leaders of the team during his sophomore season. He’s even gotten NBA draft hype for next year thanks to his 6-foot-5 frame and early prowess as a ball handler.

Here are the best photos from his first season with the Blue Devils.