Cooper Flagg's Former Teammate Makes Second Transfer Portal Decision on Wednesday
Since Jon Scheyer took over for Mike Krzyzewski as the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils, he has been able to build teams capable of competing each year.
Since taking over in 2022, Scheyer has landed a top-five recruiting class each year (247Sports), and the 2025 class, headlined by the Boozer twins (Cameron and Cayden), is no exception. Scheyer also added No. 1 overall recruit Cooper Flagg in 2024.
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However, Scheyer has not been able to retain all of his top recruits, including 2023 four-star prospect Sean Stewart, who will be joining his third program in three college basketball seasons, per On3's Joe Tipton.
"NEWS: Ohio State transfer forward Sean Stewart, a former 5⭐️ recruit and McDonalds All-American, has committed to Oregon, he tells @On3sports," Tipton wrote on X. "The 6-9 sophomore began his career at Duke."
Stewart, a 6-foot-9 power forward out of Montverde High School (Montverde, Florida), was a five-star prospect in his recruiting class (247Sports). He spent one season at Montverde playing alongside Duke star Cooper Flagg. Stewart ranked 17th-best overall prospect in his class and the fifth-best power forward.
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Stewart did not see much action in his freshman season with Duke. In 33 games played, he averaged 2.6 points on 57.1 percent shooting, 3.2 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in 8.4 minutes per game.
Stewart transferred to Ohio State for his sophomore season (2024-25) and instantly saw a big increase in minutes. Playing and starting in 30 games for the Buckeyes, Stewart improved to 5.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 18.4 minutes per game.
Former Duke Blue Devils forward Sean Stewart.Rob Kinnan-Imagn Images
Stewart will be joining an Oregon Ducks team that went 25-10 (12-8 in Big Ten play) last season. They earned a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but fell to the Arizona Wildcats in the second round.
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Joining Stewart in Oregon's 2025 transfer portal class are small forward Devon Pryor (Texas), power forward Miles Goodman (Penn State) and guard TK Simpkins (Elon).
Related: Duke Prepares for Major Change After ACC Announcement
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