Veteran Duke basketball guard announces return to college basketball for 2023-24 season

Duke basketball’s depth at the guard position was already elite. After Monday’s announcement, the Blue Devils could be construed as hoarders.

Jeremy Roach, a 6-2 junior guard, captained Duke’s ACC championship team last season, when he averaged 13.6 points with 3.1 assists. He entered his name in the NBA Draft portal, but did not hire an agent and has since withdrawn his name from consideration.

Monday, Roach announced via his Instagram account that he will return to Duke for another season, adding depth to an already loaded backcourt.

His return gives Duke coach Jon Scheyer a deep, experienced and talented set of guards for his second season on the bench.

Point guard Tyrese Proctor, who started with Roach on the 27-9 Duke team last season, is returning for his sophomore season. Proctor averaged 9.4 points and 3.3 assists last season.

Duke has two incoming freshmen guards who are five-star recruits in 6-5 Caleb Foster and 6-2 Jared McCain. In addition, 3-point shooter Jaden Schutt is back for his sophomore season after playing in a limited role as a freshman.

Duke now has four starters back from last season. Roach joins 7-1 forward Kyle Filipowski and 6-8 forward Mark Mitchell had already announced they will be back for their sophomore seasons. That amount of experience has Duke projected as a top-five team nationally.

Sports writer Steve Wiseman contributed to this report.