Alex O’Connell transferring from Duke

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Alex O’Connell, the 6-foot-6 junior guard from Roswell, GA, is transferring from Duke, according to his Twitter.

O’Connell averaged 5.2 points and 2.2 rebounds this past season.

🙏🏼🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/6mQvq0M9nQ
— Alex O’Connell 🐰 (@Alex_OC11) March 21, 2020

He initially chose Duke over Louisville and others in August 2016.

Duke will lose seniors Jack White and Javin DeLaurier, and is expected to lose several players to the NBA Draft, including sophomore Tre Jones.

Duke also has a six-man recruiting class ranked No. 2 nationally by 247Sports.com.

Updated roster projection for 2020-21 Duke

Jeremy Roach
DJ Steward
Jalen Johnson
Matthew Hurt
Mark Williams

Jordan Goldwire
Wendell Moore
Joey Baker
Jaemyn Brakefield
Henry Coleman
— The Brotherhood (@BrotherhoodCBB) March 21, 2020

Photo: 247Sports

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.