After securing commitments from transfer forwards Maliq Brown and Mason Gillis to kick off the offseason, Duke Basketball head coach Jon Scheyer has now turned his attention to hiring a high-profile transfer agent .
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Scheyer and the rest of the Blue Devils crew appear to be all on board with landing a transfer guard to join the returning backcourt duo of junior-to-be Tyrese Proctor and sophomore Caleb Foster, and recent reports suggest they have added another potential target to their list.
On Friday morning, College Hoops insider Adam Zagoria reported that the Blue Devils were among a dozen programs that contacted Seton Hall transfer Kadary Richmond shortly after the guard entered his name into the portal plus early this week. In addition to Duke, he reportedly heard from Arkansas, Florida State, Illinois, Kentucky, Oklahoma, St. Johns, Vanderbilt and Villanova.
Richmond became one of the best players in the entire country thanks to his breakout campaign last season as the 22-year-old helped Seton Hall win an NIT championship.
After starting his career at Syracuse, Richmond transferred to Seton Hall, where he played in 94 games over three seasons, starting 85 of them. In nearly 33 minutes per game as a senior, Richmond averaged 15.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists.
The 6-foot-6, 210-pound Richmond is an explosive combo guard who has excelled in the tough Big East Conference while also shining in the postseason. His breakout year also earned him first-team All-Big East honors.
Kadary Richmond is one of several guards linked to Duke basketball in recent weeks.
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