From Blue Devil to Bluejay, former Duke guard Alex O’Connell announced via Twitter on Wednesday he’s transferring to Creighton.
“Can’t wait to show what I’m truly capable of,” O’Connell tweeted.
O’Connell entered the transfer portal after playing 29 games in his junior season at Duke, averaging 5.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game. Unless the NCAA changes its transfer rules, which has been discussed, he will have to sit out next season and will be eligible to play in 2021-22.
O’Connell scored a career-high 20 points against Syracuse in February 2019 on a night the Blue Devils were missing Zion Williamson, but the 6-foot-6 guard from Roswell, Ga., spent most of his career averaging about 10 minutes a game.
O’Connell is one of three underclassmen to leave the program this offseason. Sophomore guard Tre Jones and freshman guard Cassius Stanley have declared for the NBA draft, and freshman Vernon Carey is expected to follow suit shortly. Seniors Javin DeLaurier, Justin Robinson and Jack White have all exhausted their eligibility.
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