With mass turnover, Jeremy Roach will be Duke's key leader in 2022-23
Jeremy Roach will look to follow in the footsteps of Duke standouts of the past, and takeover leadership duties as a junior.
Earlier this week, Joey Baker announced his decision to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal and play his final year of eligibility somewhere other than Duke.
Baker, who graduated from Duke earlier this month, was expected to play an important leadership role for the Blue Devils during Jon Scheyer’s first year as head coach. Though Baker’s career never truly reached expectations on the floor, his presence as a leader off the court was valued by his teammates.
With the departure of Wendell Moore Jr., Baker, along with rising junior Jeremy Roach, was expected to take on more leadership responsibilities this upcoming season. With his departure, Roach is the lone upperclassman to return to the roster this season.
Scheyer did add Kale Catchings from Harvard and Ryan Young from Northwestern to the roster, both of whom are graduate transfers and can help from a leadership standpoint.