Former Duke commit Shelton Henderson to sign with Miami
Five-star recruit Shelton Henderson, after decommitting from Duke last week, announced on Monday that he is following former Blue Devils associate head coach Jai Lucas to Miami.
Lucas, hired as the Hurricanes' head coach last month, had with Duke head coach Jon Scheyer recruited Henderson to Durham, N.C. The senior at Bellaire High School in Texas signed with Duke in November but received his release last Thursday and reopened his recruitment.
Henderson is ranked 21st in the nation in the Class of 2025, fourth at small forward and the No. 2 player in Texas in the 247Sports composite.
The 6-foot-6, 220-pound Henderson was a member of the gold medal-winning U.S. team last summer at the FIBA U18 AmeriCup, where he averaged 8.0 points and 4.5 rebounds as a reserve in six games.
Lucas also attended Bellaire High, and Henderson played in an AAU program run by Lucas' father John, a former NBA player and head coach.
Jai Lucas also has signed former Villanova commit Dante Allen and Timotej Malovec of Slovakia, as well as transfers Tre Donaldson (Michigan), Malik Reneau (Indiana), Ernest Udeh (TCU) and Tru Washington (New Mexico).
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