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Why Did Kyle Filipowski Who Is Going To Be Freshman For Duke In 2022-2023 Choose 30 As His Jersey Number? Is It Because Former Duke Player, Current Head Coach Jon Scheyer Wore 30 When He Played?

Kyle Filipowski is

  • A five-star center out of Wilbraham & Monson Academy in Wilbraham, Mass.

  • Ranked as the No. 10 overall player and No. 2 at his position (center, behind Duke signee Dereck Lively II) in ESPN 100’s class of 2022 rankings

  • The second-highest rated player from the state of New York in his class

  • Named the Massachusetts Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior in 2020-21

  • Averaged 21.0 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game in junior season

  • Competed for NY Renaissance on Nike EYBL circuit, averaging 13.0 points and 8.2 rebounds in eight games

  • Named to the 2021 USA Basketball 3x3 U18 World Cup, where he led the Americans to the gold medal

  • Led Wilbraham & Monson to the 2020 New England Prep School Athletic Council Class AA championship and was named tournament MVP

  • Committed to Duke on July 29, 2021

  • Chose the Blue Devils over Syracuse and Ohio State, among others

    Kyle Filpowski is going to freshman for in 2022-2023!

    Recently, the jersey numbers that the players are going to wear during the 2022-2023 were reveled!

    Kyle Filipowski chose number 30 as his jersey number!

    Why did Kyle Filipowski choose 30 as his jersey number?

    Is it because Jon Scheyer who is Head Coach of Duke wore number 30 when he played for Duke?

    I reached out to Kyle Filipowski via social media (Twitter) because I was wondering why he chose number 30 as his jersey number.

    I wasn’t sure if I would even get an answer, reply from Kyle Filipowski.

    Though, it turns out I did as he replied with a couple beaming face with smiling eyes emoji’s.

    As a player at Duke,

    Jon Scheyer was a two-time team captain, Scheyer scored 2,077-career points and still ranks 10th on Duke’s all-time scoring list. He ranks third in Duke history in free throws made (608), fourth in free throw percentage (.861) and three-point field goals made (297) and sixth in free throw attempts (706). He played in 144 consecutive games, tied for the second-longest streak in Duke history.

    As a senior in 2010, Jon Scheyer averaged 18.2 points, 4.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game from the point guard position to spark Duke to a 35-5 record and its fourth national championship. He was a consensus second-team All-American and a first-team All-ACC pick in his final season after starting all 40 contests and scoring in double figures in all but two games on the year.

    Jon Scheyer was named MVP of the ACC Tournament as a junior in 2009, averaging 21.7 points and 4.0 rebounds as Duke took home the title.
    ”according to Jon Scheyer’s biography on goduke.com”