David Duke Named All American Honorable Mention

It was announced on March 16 that Providence College junior guard David Duke (Providence, R.I.) was named an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American. Duke, who also earned All-BIG EAST Second Team accolades, NABC All-District 5 Second Team honors, and USBWA All-District 1 honors this month, is the first Friar to earn Associated Press All-America accolades since Ben Bentil and Kris Dunn received the honors in 2016.

Duke, who averaged a team-best 4.8 apg, ranks second in the league in assists. He finished second on the team in scoring at 16.8 ppg. He is fourth overall in the league in scoring. The junior ranks first in the league in minutes played at 37.1 mpg. He also led PC in steals (1.2 spg), while averaging 6.3 rebounds per game, which was second best on the squad. Duke shot 39 percent (144-372) from the field, including 39 percent (51-131) from three-point territory. He was named BIG EAST Player of the Week twice and earned league Honor Roll accolades five times. Duke scored a season-high 31 points in the Friars’ win over Marquette on January 27. He was 10-22 from the field, including 4-8 from three. He also scored 30 points while shooting 11-18 from the field, including 7-9 from three-point territory in the Friars’ loss at Xavier on January 10. Duke has posted three 30-point efforts in his career. He scored his 1,000th career point on February 24 in the Friars’ win versus Xavier. He became the 52nd Friar all-time to register 1,000 career points. In 91 career games, Duke has registered 1,051 points (11.5 ppg).

The Friars finished the 2020-21 season with a 13-13 mark overall.