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Who Is Patrick Ngongba II? Duke Recruit Who Is Class Of 2024 Who Committed To Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer Who Currently Plays For Paul VI Catholic Who Current Duke Guard Jeremy Roach Played For

Who is Patrick Ngongba II?

Duke recruit who is class of 2024 who committed to Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer who currently plays for Paul V Catholic in Fairfax Virginia who current Duke guard Jeremy Roach played for.

Patrick Ngongba II committed to Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer Saturday following attending Countdown To Craziness Friday October 20, 2023!

Patrick Ngongba II has a tremendous combination of size, length, and offensive skill. He stands just shy of 7-feet with ultra-broad shoulders and a big frame that gives him a significant presence on both ends of the floor. He has extremely soft hands and touch, equally impressive footwork, and a high release point around the paint. He provides a true low-post scorer, but is also an inside-out threat with developing shooting range out to the arc. He’s a good passer who is starting to punish double-teams, facilitate from different spots on the floor, and even deliver balls with both hands. He has versatility playing out of ball-screen actions and can also be effective operating in dribble-hand-offs. Overall, Ngongba is an exceptionally efficient offensive player (70% FG in the EYBL regular season), but one who is showing more signs of being able to anchor a half-court offense down the road. Durability and mobility are the key variables for him moving forward. He missed time with injuries early in his high school career and was not an especially fluid mover when he returned. While he’s made great strides since, he still projects as a drop coverage big man at the next level, without much defensive versatility. His physical presence in the lane gives him some value as a rim protector (1.3 blocks per game), although he still often has to shuffle his feet before elevating, while his length and hands allow him to own his area on the glass (7.8 rebounds in 19.3 minutes). Finally, Ngongba has shown a rapid rate of improvement since getting healthy, which could be a key variable to projecting his long-term upside.

According to Adam Finkelstein Scouting Report on 247Sports.com

Following Patrick Ngongba II committing to Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer Patrick Ngongba II had this to say about why he committed to Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer!

"I chose Duke because it felt like home,I like their plan for me, and I trust the coaches. It is a place where we can win and help me get to the next level."

According to Jeff Borzello, Paul Biancardi article on espn app

Patrick Ngongba II could be needed next season as Kyle Filipowski who is a center decided to return to Duke for his sophomore season for this season could decide to declare enter his name in the NBA Draft while backup center Ryan Young is using his final season of eligibility this season!

Patrick Ngongba is the second Duke recruit of 2024 recruit who committed to Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer following attending Countdown To Craziness.

The first?

Cooper Flagg!

Who is Cooper Flagg?

Duke recruit who is class of 2024 who committed to Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer Monday October 30, 2023 following attending Countdown To Craziness Friday October 20, 2023.

Where?

Inside Cameron Indoor Stadium!

Ahead of Cooper Flagg attending Countdown To Craziness on Friday October 20, 2023 Cooper Flagg had this to say about making his upcoming visit to Duke about making his college decision between Duke, Uconn who’s Head Coach is former Duke point guard 2x National Champion at Duke 1991 -1992 current Arizona State Head Coach Bobby Hurley’s brother Dan Hurley.

I am excited about seeing an actual practice,’’ seeing how coach Scheyer operates during an actual practice and stuff and kind of get a feel for that, see the campus more and getting to hangout with the players. It was great . I had a really good time out there ,’’. I got to see the coaching style through practice and stuff . I had a really good time , I got to hang out with the players a lot . All around it was a great time. I have a great relationship especially with Coach Hurley and coach Luke Murray. I stay in touch with them a lot and I really like both of them.

According to Travis Branham article on 247sports.com

Ahead of Cooper Flagg attending Countdown To Craziness former Duke player Shelden Williams Stephen Wiseman who covers writes about Duke for the News & Observer talked about him on season 3 episode 2 of their Bleav In Duke Podcast though, they also talked about his mom Kelly Flagg connection to former Duke Women’s Basketball Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie who she played for at Maine from 1995-1999 where she was named captain during her senior season going by Kelly Bowman then she displayed remarkable success during her time in the program, capturing an impressive four consecutive American East titles as the team also solidified dominance by appearing in the NCAA Tournament all four years including playing a pivotal role as they secured there inaugural and only NCAA Tournament victory.

On Monday October 30, 2023 following delaying decision following shootings in Maine “according to Following Cooper Flagg committing to Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer Cooper Flagg had this to say to Slam Magazine in commitment video!

After I got on campus, I really started to envision myself in Durham,"

"All the love I felt made me really excited, seeing all the Crazies and the atmosphere in Cameron. I'm honored that I have the opportunity to join the Brotherhood."

According to Jeff Borzello article on espn.com

Following Cooper Flagg committing to Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer Mike Krzyzewski who won 5 National Championships as Duke Head Coach in 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010 , 2015 shared his thoughts Cooper Flagg committing to Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer with Tom Kirkland of the Olympic Channel saying yeah if it was earlier, he’d be done . He’s that good . And he’s tough to describe . He reminds me of one of the great international defensive players Andrei Kirilenko. Who is he? Andrei Kirilenko is a former NBA small forward, power forward. Andrei Kirilenko was drafted in the 1st round of as the 24th pick in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. There Andrei Kirilenko played 10 seasons (2001-2010) before playing 1 season for Minnesota (2012-13 ) 2 seasons for Brooklyn (2013-2014 2014-2015)

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