Five-star security Tyrese Proctor currently reclassified into class 2022 and will be playing in Duke next season, the school announced on Thursday.
Proctor initially committed to the Blues in April as a member of the class of 2023.
“The moment I stepped foot in Cameron, I knew that was where I belonged,” he said in a news release from the school, referring to the Duke arena. “I’m ready to step up and face a new challenge where I maximize my development as a player and continue to grow on and off the pitch. Wait a year to It’s been too long to put on that Duke shirt.”
A native of Sydney, Australia, Proctor rose through the ranks of the NBA Global Academy. Skilled keeper 6 foot 5 can play on or off the ball.
“We’ve had extensive talks with Tyrese and his family over the past few weeks and we’re thrilled to welcome him to the 2022-23 team,” Duke coach Jon Scheyer said. in the press release. “Tyrese has a special touch to the game with a great scoring instinct who will add to this team’s versatility, competitiveness and high character. He is an advanced player with a résumé. international basketball includes his NBA Global Academy experience. Get ready to take this opportunity now.”
Proctor, who turned 18 in April, has been producing all ages for the past few years. He averaged 20.9 points and 3.5 assists for the Metro New South Wales U18 team at the 2021 Australia Under-18 Championship, then averaged 27.4 points and 6.1 bounces for New South Wales U20 team at the 2022 Australia Under-20 Championship. With the 2021 NBA Global Academy team, Proctor averaged 19.4 points and 3.2 assists in nine games.
He may be most beneficial to Scheyer and Duke because of his 3-pointer ability. He shoots 43.8% from 3 of 9 games with the NBA Global Academy in 2021, then makes 37% of his effort in 8 games with the New South Wales Under-20 team in 2022.
Proctor is the seventh commitment for Scheyer and Duke in the class of 2022 and the fourth five-star prospect to contract with the Blue Devils. They already have the #1 recruiting class in the country, and Proctor just adds to their advantage.
With Trevor Keels announced Wednesday that he would keep his name on the NBA draft, Duke really needed another piece of the puzzle at the perimeter. Northern Iowa transfer Blue AJ was an option, but he also decided to keep his name in the draft. Texas transfer Courtney Ramey also available, but reclassifying Proctor fills the gap.
He joins the top 10 rookies Dereck Lively, Dariq Whitehead and Kyle Filipowski; ESPN 100 prospects Mark Mitchell and Jaden Schutt; and four-star center Christian Reeves in Scheyer’s first full recruiting class since taking over for Mike Krzyzewski.
