The feeling nationally surrounding Jon Scheyer’s 2026-27 roster is that Duke should have a much-improved backcourt.
Led by two seniors in Wisconsin transfer John Blackwell and returner Caleb Foster, Duke has an elite starting duo. Then there’s rising sophomore Cayden Boozer, who showed tremendous improvement throughout his first season in Durham and shouldered a much heavier workload down the stretch with Foster on the mend.
That’s a dynamic trio by itself. But arguably the most intriguing player in the Duke backcourt will be 5-star freshman Deron Rippey Jr., a hyper-athletic guard who plays the game with a reckless abandon that will immediately endear him to the Cameron Crazies…