NEWS: Duke has landed a commitment from 7-foot center Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje of FC Barcelona, he announced.
The versatile big man won’t turn 17 years old until late-May and will be joining the Blue Devils in the 2026 class.
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6'11 2009 born, Joaquim Boumtje had a very productive past weekend in Italy, winning MVP at ANGT in Bologna
The 16-year old forward averaged 18.5 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 2.0 APG on 55/30/72 splits
A modern day tweener, can handle it, stretch it, fluid enough to attack downhill, aggressive rebounder, a player his age only can grow, really fun to watch every passing viewing
The top of the 09 gen in Europe is very much elite with Soliman, Kusturica Boumtje, all legitimate future top 10 picks in their class.
Sources: The NCAA has initiated the final steps to expand the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments to 76 teams. The expansion is on track to be formalized in the upcoming weeks, with mid-May as the target. The 76-team tournaments begin next year. https://t.co/2ZGUjZR0uJ
NEWS: Duke's Nik Khamenia will enter the transfer portal, his agency, Excel Sports, told DraftExpress.
The 6'8 wing was a top-15 recruit in the class of 2025 and a key rotation player this season, averaging 5.7 points in 20 minutes. Will have a huge line of P5 suitors.
North Carolina intends to hire longtime NBA coach Michael Malone as the school’s next basketball coach, per ESPN’s @PeteThamel. He’s an NBA Championship coach with the Denver Nuggets from the 2022-23 season and has won 510 games as an NBA head coach.