Duke adds 7-foot-2 center Khaman Maluach from South Sudan to talented class, ESPN reports
Posted March 6, 2024 7:47 p.m. EST
The Duke men's basketball team received a commitment from 7-foot-2 center Khaman Maluach, ESPN's Jonathan Givony reported.
Maluach played in the NBA Academy Africa in Senegal. He is a native of South Sudan.
ESPN projects him as the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
Maluach will join a very talented Duke class, which includes ESPN's No. 1 recruit Cooper Flagg. It also includes Isaiah Evans, Patrick Ngongba, Kon Knueppel and Darren Harris.
Givony reported that during Maluach's recruitment, he visited Duke, Kentucky, Kansas and UCLA. He also had offers from G League Ignite and the Australian NBL's Next Stars program.
Maluach helped South Sudan qualify for the Paris Olympics this summer as a 16-year-old, becoming one of the youngest players in FIBA World Cup history.
Also, Maluach was MVP of the NBA's Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Africa camp last summer, and then was named playoff and defensive MVP at the BWB Global camp in Indianapolis during All-Star Weekend last month.
