Javin DeLaurier Decides To Return To Duke, Marques Bolden Turning Pro
As a players there are times when they have to make decisions but each players decision may not be the same.
That is the case with Javin DeLaurier and Marques Bolden who both played for Mike Krzyzewski last season and then decided to test the NBA Draft process.
Javin Delaurier who is a rising senior and a forward tested the draft process but then decided he would return to Duke for his senior season.”according to https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2019/05/duke-mens-basketball-javin-delaurier-nba-draft
As a junior Javin Delaurier played in all 33 games he was available, missing four games with a leg injury
• Made the first five starts of his career late in the season and Duke went 4-1 in those games
• Averaged career highs in points (3.4), rebounds (4.0) and minutes (12.7)
• Ripped down a career-high 11 rebounds in Duke’s season-opening win over Elon (11/10)
• Logged a then-career-high 24 minutes in the win over No. 2 Michigan State in the Champions Classic (11/14) and set career-highs in assists (4), steals (3), while scoring four points with seven rebounds
• Had six points, six boards and a career-high four blocked shots against Furman (11/20)
• Scored 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field and was a rebound shy of his first career double-double in just 15 minutes of action against South Dakota (12/2)
• Had eight points on 4-of-4 shooting and five rebounds at Boston College (12/9)
• Missed four of six games between 12/20 and 1/15 with a hamstring injury
• Played 24 minutes against Virginia Tech (2/14) with seven points and four boards
• Made his first career start in a road win at Clemson (2/18), logging a career-high 30 minutes and scoring two points with 10 rebounds
• Started the next four ACC games following Clemson and averaged 6.2 rebounds per game over the five contents he started
• Was 6-of-7 from the field and totaled 14 points and 14 rebounds in Duke’s six postseason games
• Scored six points with seven rebounds against Rhode Island in the NCAA Second Round (3/17) “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=211021391&DB_OEM_ID=4200&Q_SEASON=2018
After testing the NBA Draft process, Unlike Javin DeLaurier Marques Bolden isn’t going to return to Durham. Instead he will remain in the NBA Draft and hopefully will get his chance to play professionally.
As a junior, Marques Bolden who is a center was preseason selection for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award watch list
• Played in 29 games with three starts, averaging 3.9 points and 3.6 rebounds in 12.9 minutes per appearance
• Missed the season opener versus Elon with an illness, but made his debut the next night and scored two points with one rebound, two blocks and a steal versus Utah Valley (11/11)
• Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds and added eight points against Portland State (11/23)
• Gave Duke 12 solid minutes in the PK80 championship game win over Florida (11/26) with two points, three rebounds and two assists
• Collected his first career double-double with a career-high 17 points and 10 boards in just 15 minutes of action versus St. Francis (12/5)
• Was a career-best 7-of-11 from the field in the St. Francis game
• Sustained a knee injury in practice leading up to the NC State game (1/6) and missed seven consecutive games
• Returned to action against Notre Dame (1/29) and played 12 minutes with three rebounds
• Came off the bench for 10 strong minutes at St. John’s (2/3), scoring four points, grabbing six rebounds and swatting two shots
• Was 4-of-4 from the field at North Carolina (3/8)
• Scored eight points with six rebounds in a career-high 25 minutes at Georgia Tech (3/11)
• In just 12 minutes against Syracuse (2/24), scored seven points and pulled down six rebounds
• Against Notre Dame in the ACC quarterfinal (3/8), played 19 minutes and was 4-of-5 from the field with eight points and seven rebounds
• Shot .737 (28-of-38) from the field over Duke’s final 16 games of the season after returning from his knee injury . “according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=211021390&DB_OEM_ID=4200&Q_SEASON=2018