The 2024-25 Duke basketball roster now includes a quartet of veteran transfers following Cameron Sheffield's commitment.
Duke basketball is now down to only one 2024-25 scholarship still up for grabs following the announced commitment of Rice transfer Cameron Sheffield on Thursday afternoon.Sheffield, a 6-foot-6, 195-pound wing from Georgia who played three years at Rice before redshirting this past season while recovering from a foot injury, has two years of college eligibility remaining. He will arrive in Durham this summer as a grad transfer.
His pledge comes somewhat out of the blue. That said, the Duke basketball program and recent signee Sion James, an explosive transfer guard out of Tulane,In 2022-23, Sheffield's most recent active campaign, the former unrated recruit averaged 7.6 points and 6.1 rebounds as a full-time starter for the Owls, shooting 43.0 percent from the field, 37.3 percent beyond the arc, and 76.8 percent at the charity stripe.
Given the Blue Devils' abundance of five-star talents and incoming transfers at or near his position, chances are Cameron Sheffield will receive limited minutes next season. However, should he stick around for a second year under Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer, it's conceivable he could crack the regular rotation in 2025-26 and provide veteran leadership.
Sheffield joins James, former Purdue forward Mason Gillis, and former Syracuse forward Maliq Brown as the Blue Devils' four transfer additions.Matt Giles is the editor and publisher of FanNation's Blue Devil Country and All Tar Heels, covering the Duke Blue Devils and UNC Tar Heels on SI.com.
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