The Duke basketball program landed its first addition via the transfer portal in a big way, as Cedric Coward (Washington State) announced his commitment to the Blue Devils yesterday, ultimately choosing Duke over Alabama. He’s the #14 overall transfer and #5 shooting guard per the On3 Transfer Portal Industry Rankings.
Coward is a huge addition to next year’s roster and makes Duke a potential top-five team heading into next season, and he’s excited to get to work with Jon Scheyer’s reloaded roster for next season.
The former Wazzu guard talked with The Field of 68 Network’s Jeff Goodman on why he ultimately decided to go to Durham, and his answers will have you fired up for next season.
“Caleb Foster, me, the Boozer twins [Cameron and Cayden], you know, Pat Ngongba, Isaiah Evans. Like, we got killers on this team, and the shortest guy is 6’4. This is a team full of stars and it’s a team full of guys that are killers and just want to do whatever it is that, you know, can help us win.”
Sounds like Duke basketball’s newest wing is pretty excited to get to Durham.
Now, Coward is still considering the NBA Draft and has until June 15th to pull his name out or keep it in, but the 6’6 senior seems pretty excited about the Blue Devils’ chances next season
