Could we actually see a Duke player end up at Kentucky?
On Tuesday, news broke that Blue Devils point guard Jeremy Roach was entering the transfer portal while also testing the NBA Draft process.
And according to KSR’s Matt Jones, Kentucky is going to be a player in this recruitment. Roach will have one season of eligiblity remaining if he chooses to utilize it.
Originally a class of 2020 recruit, Roach signed with Duke out of high school after being offered by Kentucky when John Calipari was still in town. The Virginia product played at Paul VI Catholic and was ranked 23rd nationally by 247 Sports Composite. He held additional scholarship offers from North Carolina, Miami, Maryland, Texas, USC, Villanova, and Virginia, among others.
Over the next four years, the 6-foot-2, 180-pound Roach would appear in 130 games (108 starts) while being voted a team captain in each of the past two seasons. This past season, he averaged 14 points (43.9% shooting and 42.9% on 3-pointers), 3.3 assists, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.1 steals in 32.7 minutes per game.
Roach instantly becomes one of the best players in the portal and someone just about every program could use. Because he’s testing the NBA prosess, this could be a recruitment that lasts until closer to the May 29th deadline to withdraw from the draft.
Always good to have options.
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