Khaman Maluach has the potential to take Duke basketball to another level next season.
Duke basketball freshman center Khaman Maluach is playing for his home country of South Sudan gearing up for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games beginning next weekend.
And on Saturday afternoon, the 7-foot-2, 250-pound five-star, a mere 17-year-old facing NBA greats galore, helped power South Sudan a shocking 58-44 halftime lead over Duke basketball product Jayson Tatum and the heavily favored Team USA in their exhibition bout in London.
At No. 6 overall on the 247Sports 2024 Composite, Khaman Maluach, who has been trained by 2003-04 Duke basketball one-and-done and South Sudan Basketball Federation president Luol Deng, ranks second among the six Duke basketball rookies who arrived in Durham this summer at No. 1 overall in the national class rankings.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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