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Alex O'Connell Decides To Transfer After Junior Season At Duke

After three seasons at Duke the guard from Roswell Georgia has decided to finish out his career somewhere else.

Alex’ O’Connell had this to say about deciding to transfer.

"These past three years have been filled with nothing but blessings and love from Duke," said O'Connell. "However, I will be opening my recruitment and exploring other options. I want to thank all of the Duke fans and crazies as well as the Duke coaches and staff." “according to an article by Kyle Boone on cbssports.com.

O'Connell, a 6-foot-6 guard from Georgia, appeared in 101 games during his three-year Duke tenure, making 14 starts and averaging 4.3 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. As a junior this season, he averaged career-highs in points per game (5.2 points), rebounds per game (2.2), assists per game (0.8), but played the fewest minutes per game since his freshman season. His playing time was hit-or-miss throughout the season, and his final Duke game he played just 3 minutes in a loss to Virginia on Feb. 29. “according to an article by Kyle Boone on cbssports.com