21 to Watch in RI in 2021: David Duke

21 to Watch in RI in 2021: David Duke

The Providence native is poised for a big year for the Providence College Friars.

Now a junior, David Duke — who received the team’s Most Improved Player award following his sophomore season — scored a Big East Player of the week award early in December, followed by an Honor Roll appearance this past week.

And the season has just begun. 

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"Coach always asks me to stay aggressive and never take my foot off the gas," Duke said following the Friars’ win over TCU on December 9. 

Duke leads all Friars scorers as of Wednesday, averaging 19.7 points per game, just a sliver ahead of teammate Nate Watson who has 19.1.

The Friars are 6-3 on the season and 2-1 in the Big East heading into Wednesday night’s matchup against Butler — and Duke has been directly responsible for 41 percent of all Providence field goals over the last five games.

“David’s been playing at a really elite level,” said PC coach Ed Cooley on December 13. “He’s playing like an All-American candidate. We got on his back, and it was fun to watch him out there.”

Stay tuned for 2021.