The Blue Devils are heavy favorites to land Tulane transfer Sion James, according to three 247Sports predictions.
The Devils Den’s Adam Rowe, John Watson, and Chad Lykins all submitted Crystal Ball predictions that James would sign with Duke on Sunday. The three forecasts came within hours of each other, with all three submitted before noon.
James, a 6-foot-6 Georgia native, spent four seasons with the Green Wave and played 114 games. He averaged a career-high 14.0 points last season after shooting 51.4 % from the floor, and he pulled down a personal-best 5.4 rebounds per game.
The former Tulane guard also averaged 3.0 assists (with a career-high 3.6 in 2021-21), and 1.6 steals (with a career-high 2.0 in 2022-23) across his four years of collegiate basketball.
Should head coach Jon Scheyer lure James from the portal, he’d be the third transfer commitment of the offseason. Duke already signed former Purdue guard Mason Gillis and former Syracuse forward Maliq Brown.