Duke’s Jeremy Roach to enter 2023 NBA Draft, keep college eligibility
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke guard Jeremy Roach isentering his name into the NBA draft but maintaining his collegeeligibility.
The 6-foot-2 junior announced his decision in a social-mediapost Monday, saying he was looking forward to getting feedback onhis game during pre-draft workouts.
Roach was the team’s No. 2 scorer at 13.6 points per game for ateam that won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Roach wascoming off a strong postseason performance in a Final Four run in2022 and battled through a lingering toe injury that brieflysidelined him as a team captain last season.
Duke big man Dereck Lively II and wing Dariq Whitehead havedeclared for the NBA draft after one season in Durham, thoughfellow freshmen Tyrese Proctor and Mark Mitchell have announced hisplans to return.
Kyle Filipowski, The Associated Press’ newcomer of the year inthe Atlantic Coast Conference, hasn’t announced his plans for nextseason.
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