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Kyle Filipowski Commits To Duke, Becomes Inaugural Recruit To Commit To Duke, Jon Scheyer Who Will Become The Head Coach Of Duke In April 2022

Kyle Filipowski made history today!

How?

He became Jon Scheyer’s inaugural recruit to commit to Duke when Jon Scheyer takes over the program as Head Coach starting in April 2022 for Mike Kryzewski who is retiring after the 2021 -2022 season!

Why?

Kyle Filipowski had this to say about committing to Duke, Jon Scheyer!

"At the end of the day, they just checked all of the boxes for me," Filipowski told ESPN. "They are a national-level team, my academics were very important to me, and I had a good feel for the environment and campus. Just being around that type of environment and having those relationships, I really feel like when I'm done with my time at Duke I'll be the best version of myself, both on and off the court. I can just envision myself growing there with the people I'm surrounding myself with."

Kyle Filipowski is 6-11 and a Center!

Kyle Filipowski is from New York but attends Wilbraham & Monson Academy in Wilbraham Massachusetts.

Kyle Filipowski is ranked No. 20 overall in the ESPN 100 for the 2022 class. He's considered a top-five player at his position. In eight games with the New York Rens grassroots program on the Nike EYBL circuit, Filipowski averaged 13.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists, shooting 58.3% from the field and 46.2% from 3-point range on 13 attempts.

“according to an article by Jeff Borzello, Adam Finkelstein”