Isaiah Evans Confirms Future Plans to Duke Fans

The Duke basketball program didn’t lose all that much of its production from the 2025-26 season, at least relative to what fans have been used to over the years.

Over the last decade or so, Duke has revolved its rotation around high-end freshman talent, then it loses most of it after a year, then reloads with the next bunch of elite young talent. This offseason was different.

Mar 26, 2026; Washington, DC, USA; Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer stands on the court during a practice session ahead of the east regional of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff are returning four of their top six scorers from a season ago in Caleb Foster, Cayden Boozer, Patrick Ngongba, and Dame Sarr. However, Duke lost its top two scorers, Cameron Boozer and Isaiah Evans.

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Boozer, the National Player of the Year, was a lock to enter the 2026 NBA Draft as a consensus top-three prospect. Evans had a much more intriguing decision to make as a projected late-first-round selection.

May 12, 2026; Chicago, IL, USA; Cameron Boozer participates in the 2026 NBA Draft Combine at Wintrust Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images | David Banks-Imagn Images

Evans and Ngongba had virtually the same decision to mull over. Both were projected late-first-rounders and very well could’ve earned bigger paychecks at the college level next season compared to their first-year NBA salaries at their current draft projection.

When it was all said and done, Ngongba chose to return to school, while Evans chose to make the leap to the NBA. Evans has now confirmed his future status.

Mar 27, 2026; Washington, DC, USA;Duke Blue Devils guard Isaiah Evans (3) dribbles the ball past St. John’s Red Storm guard Oziyah Sellers (4) in the first half during a Sweet Sixteen game of the East Regional of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images | Amber…

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Publish date : 2026-05-14 18:00:00

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