Duke Men’s Basketball Lands Illinois Transfer Jacob Grandison

New Duke head coach Jon Scheyer landed much-needed wing expertise on Saturday when Illinois switch Jacob Grandison introduced his dedication to the Blue Devils.

The 6’6” 24-year-old Grandison can have one yr of eligibility remaining, and provides the Blue Devils a much-needed perimeter scoring increase.

Grandison hit 41% of his three-point makes an attempt final season, and averaged 9.6 factors and three.8 rebounds for the Illini.

With Duke seeing eight of their high 9 gamers from final season departing, Grandison enters the fold to help rising junior Jeremy Roach, who’s the one member of final yr’s Closing 4 staff that is still on the roster.

Duke has a proficient group of incoming freshmen within the nation’s consensus No. 1 recruiting class, however Grandison will step in and supply the Blue Devils with a veteran presence within the locker room and a lift on the offensive finish of the ground.

Grandison joins Ryan Younger (Northwestern) and Kale Catchings (Harvard) as gamers who’ve joined Scheyer’s program from the switch portal this offseason.

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