Maliq Brown Is Remaining At Duke Is Returning To Duke For Senior Season In 2025-2026 Season

Maliq Brown’s collegiate career began at Syracuse who like Duke is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference!

Maliq Brown who is a forward played for Syracuse from 2022-2024 where he played two seasons (2022-24) at Syracuse, appearing in 61 games with 25 starts.

• Recorded two-year totals of 470 points (7.7 ppg), 363 rebounds (6.0 rpg), 97 steals (1.6 spg), 84 assists (1.4 apg) and 44 blocked shots (0.7 bpg), while shooting 69.8% from the field (201-of-288).

• As a sophomore in 2023-24, appeared in all 32 games, averaging 29.6 minutes per contest and starting the final 18 outings.

• Averaged 9.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 0.9 blocks per game in 2023-24, while shooting 69.8% from the field and boasting the nation's third-highest effective field goal percentage (71.3%), according to KenPom.com.

• Topped the ACC with 71 steals and ranked 11th in rebounding, 14th in blocked shots and ninth in offensive rebounding (2.3 per game) in 2023-24.

• Selected to the 2023-24 ACC All-Defensive Team, earning the third-most votes.

• Recorded three straight double-doubles to end his sophomore season, including 11 points and 12 boards against NC State (March 13) in the 2024 ACC Tournament.

• On Feb. 7, 2024, versus Louisville, amassed 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting from the field, nine rebounds, five assists, six blocks and five steals to achieve the first 5x5 performance while shooting 100% by any player on the NCAA Division I level (men's or women's), NBA or WNBA in the last 25 years, according to OptaStats.

• As a freshman in 2022-23, played 29 games with seven starts, averaging 5.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest.

  According to his biography https://goduke.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/maliq-brown/20758 on goduke.com

  Following playing for Syracuse for two seasons Maliq Brown transferred to Duke for his junior season in 2024-2025 season where he averaged 2.5 points , 3.7 rebounds , 1.5 assists shooting 65 % on field goals sustained two shoulder injuries. His first came on February 17, 2025 when Duke was playing Virginia in Charlottesville the second one came in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament against Georgia Tech. He was a game time decision sweet 16 against Arizona as well as the Final Four.

  Maliq Brown is remaining at Duke is returning to Duke for senior season he announced in an Instagram post with the words run it back wearing a # 6 blue jersey.

  To play for who?

  Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer!