Why Duke Guard Jeremy Roach Is Different From Other Duke Players
When the fans, the media, spectators think about Duke the first thing that likely comes to mind is the one and done era because following their freshman seasons a player or players declare for the NBA Draft and don’t use the collegiate eligibility they have left .
This past season in Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer’s rookie season as Duke Head Coach a pair of freshman entered their names in the 2023 NBA Draft in Dereck Lively II, Dariq Whitehead.
Dereck Lively II was selected in the first round of 2023 NBA Draft as 12th by Oklahoma City before being traded to Dallas Mavericks.
Dariq Whitehead was selected in the first round as the 22nd pick by the Brooklyn Nets.
While Dereck Lively II, Dariq Whitehead declared for the 2023 NBA Draft Jeremy Roach who then was junior guard for Duke also entered his name in the 2023 NBA Draft while maintaining his collegiate eligibility. Following going through the NBA Draft process Jeremy Roach eventually announced that he would return to Duke for his senior season by saying on social media (x) formally known as Twitter Duke nation I’m not done yet year 4….
That is rare as the majority of players who come to Duke enter there names in the NBA Draft following their freshman, sophomore, junior seasons though that isn’t the course guard Jeremy Roach chose to take as he chose to come back for his senior season be a 2x captain to lead the 2023-2024 team that is going to include freshman guard Jared McCain, freshman guard Caleb Foster junior guard Jaylen Blakes, sophomore guard freshman forwards TJ Power, Sean Stewart sophmore guard Jaden Schutt , sophomre center Christian Reeves sophmore forward Mark Mitchell, sophmore center Kyle Filipowski, junior center Stanley Borden, senior guard Spencer Hubbard along with Tyrese Proctor, Ryan Young who are also captains.
As a freshman for Duke in 2020-2021 season Jeremy Roach Played in all 24 games and made 18 starts in his rookie season
Averaged 8.7 points per game on 78-of-172 (.453) shooting and 26-of-84 (.310) three-point shooting
Ranked second on the team with 66 assists (2.8 per game)
Started 15 of 18 games in ACC play while averaging 9.1 points and 2.5 assists
Scored six points, dished out four assists and hauled in five rebounds in his Duke debut against Coppin State (11/28)
Netted 13 points, recorded a game-high seven assists and brought down four rebounds in 31 minutes in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge versus No. 6 Illinois (12/8)
Became the seventh Duke freshman all-time to have a game with seven or more assists and no turnovers
Went 5-of-6 from the floor and 2-of-3 from three-point range for 14 points in the victory at Notre Dame (12/16)
Scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting while recording six assists and two steals in the win over Boston College (1/6)
Netted 12 points to go with four assists and two rebounds in the win over Wake Forest (1/9)
Shot 6-of-14 from the field and 8-of-8 at the free throw line for a career-high 22 points at Virginia Tech (1/12)
Recorded 11 points, five rebounds and three assists at Pitt (1/19)
Went for 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting with three assists versus Clemson (1/30)
Scored 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting and added five assists against North Carolina (2/6)
Followed up with another 16-point effort versus Notre Dame (2/9), while recording two assists and two steals
Shot 5-of-10 from the floor and 2-of-5 from beyond the arc for 12 points with three assists in the win over No. 7 Virginia (2/20)
In the Virginia victory, two of his buckets in the game's final 12:07 tied the score -- a driving layup to make it 49-49 and a jumper in the paint to make it 60-60
Finished 5-of-7 from the field, including 4-of-5 from long range, for 14 points and career-high tying totals in rebounds (five) and assists (seven) in the victory over Syracuse (2/22)
Netted 10 points with three assists and two rebounds at North Carolina (3/6)
Went 3-of-4 from the field and 2-of-3 from deep and finished with eight points, five assists and four rebounds against BC in the ACC Tournament opening round (3/9)
Hit back-to-back three-pointers at the end of the first half and finished with nine points in the ACC Tournament win over Louisville (3/10)
As a sophomore for Duke in 2021-2022 season,
Jeremy Roach was Selected to NCAA West Region All-Tournament Team
Averaged 8.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 39 games
Increased numbers to 11.8 points and 2.8 boards with 3.0 dimes in five NCAA Tournament games
Named to preseason watch list for Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award
Scored six points and brought down seven rebounds in season-opener versus No. 10 Kentucky (11/9)
Posted stat line of 14 points, three rebounds and four assists in back-to-back wins over Army (11/12) and Campbell (11/13)
Went 4-of-7 from the field for 10 points and six assists against Gardner-Webb (11/16)
Had nine points, two rebounds and an assist in win over No. 1 Gonzaga (11/26)
Finished with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting with three rebounds and six assists versus App State (12/16)
Went 4-of-7 from the floor, including 3-of-4 from deep, for 11 points, three boards and two assists against Elon (12/18)
Dished out nine assists with six points and three rebounds in 28 minutes versus Syracuse (1/22)
Had another nine-assist outing against Clemson (1/25), while netting eight points with four rebounds in a full 40 minutes
Scored nine points, grabbed four boards and recorded six dimes in 38 minutes at Louisville (1/29)
Shot 4-of-7 for 10 points against Wake Forest (2/15)
Went 6-of-7 from the field, including 3-of-3 from three-point range, for 15 points and three rebounds at Virginia (2/23)
Recorded 10 points, three rebounds and three assists at Syracuse (2/26)
Finished 5-of-6 from the floor and 4-of-4 at the free throw line for 15 points vs. North Carolina (3/5)
Had a season-high 19 points with five three's in ACC Tournament quarterfinals against Syracuse (3/10)
Went 5-of-5 at the free throw line in 12-point, five-assist effort to open NCAA Tournament against Cal State Fullerton (3/18)
Netted 15 points, including clutch three with 1:16 left to put Duke ahead by four, in Round of 32 win over Michigan State (3/20)
Shot 7-of-11 with three field goals in the final 3:35 of regulation for 15 points in Sweet 16 victory over Texas Tech (3/24)
Scored nine points with two assists in 35 minutes in Elite Eight vs. Arkansas (3/26)
Recorded eight points, six assists and five rebounds in Final Four against North Carolina (4/2)
As junior in 2022-2023,
Jeremy Roach was Honorable Mention All-ACC selection
Named first-team All-ACC Tournament
Selected as the team’s Most Valuable Player Award, along with Kyle Filipowski
Played in 32 games as a junior with 30 starts and was the team’s second leading scorer at 13.6 points per game
Although missing four games (toe injury), still finished as the team’s leader in minutes (1,061) and minutes per game (33.2)
His season averages of 13.6 points, .343 three-point percentage, .780 free-throw percentage, 2.5 rebounds and 33.2 minutes each marked career highs
Opened the season with three consecutive double-digit scoring efforts, including 16 points against both Jacksonville (11/7) and Kansas (11/15)
Made four first-half three-pointers en route to a win in the season opener against Jacksonville
Eclipsed 200 career assists with eight against USC Upstate (11/11) -- one shy of his career high
Set a career high with nine made field goals en route to 21 points in Duke’s victory over Xavier in Portland (11/25)
Matched his then career-high in points with 22 in a win over Iowa at Madison Square Garden in the Jimmy V Classic (12/6), hitting 8-of-18 from the field
Returned from a three-game absence (toe injury) in the win over No. 17 Miami (1/21), scoring 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting with four assists and two steals
Hit four three-pointers in a win at Georgia Tech (1/28) to match a season high
Poured in a then career-high 21 points against Wake Forest (1/31), including 17 in the first half
Played all 40 minutes in the win over North Carolina (2/4) with 20 points and seven rebounds
Scored in double-figures for the fifth straight game with 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting at Virginia (2/11)
Recorded his first career double-double with a team-high 19 points and a career-high 11 assists against Virginia Tech (2/25)
Finished the season with four consecutive double-digit scoring games, beginning with 13 points in 37 minutes in the ACC semifinal win over Miami (3/10)
Scored a career-high 23 points in the ACC title game win over Virginia (3/11), including 19 points in the second half to earn a spot on the All-ACC Tournament first team
Of Duke’s final 14 points against Virginia, 11 came from Roach
Matched his career scoring effort with another 23-point performance in Duke’s win over Oral Roberts in the NCAA Tournament First Round, hitting 9-of-17 from the field
The Oral Roberts game marked his 50th career double-digit scoring and 50th career game with three or more assists
Scored 13 points versus Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament Second Round
Named to preseason watch lists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award, Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award
Named preseason All-ACC First Team
According Jeremy Roach biography on goduke.com
Ahead of Jeremy Roach’s senior season in 2023-2024 he was voted captain yet again by his teammates along with sophomore guard Tyrese Proctor Graduate Student center Ryan Young.