DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 21: Matthew Hurt #21 of the Duke Blue Devils reacts after a shot against the Miami (Fl) Hurricanes at Cameron Indoor Stadium on January 21, 2020 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)Streeter Lecka/Getty Images

Matthew Hurt Announces He'll Return to Duke, Forgo 2020 NBA Draft

Megan ArmstrongApr 16, 2020

Duke forward Matthew Hurt is forgoing the 2020 NBA draft to play his sophomore season for the Blue Devils in 2020-21, he announced on Thursday:

Hurt averaged 9.7 points and 3.8 rebounds in 20.5 minutes across 31 games (21 starts) as a freshman for No. 11 Duke in 2019-20.

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Duke has lost freshman guard Cassius Stanley, freshman center Vernon Carey Jr. and sophomore point guard Tre Jones to the 2020 draft:

Junior guard Alex O'Connell also left Durham to transfer to Creighton:

Hurt was Duke's fourth-leading scorer behind Carey (17.8 points per game), Jones (16.2) and Stanley (12.6). The former 5-star recruit committed to Duke as the top-ranked Minnesota prospect and second-best power forward prospect in April 2019. 247Sports' Brian Snow likened him to Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris.

The Blue Devils finished at 25-6 and second in the ACC when the NCAA canceled the remainder of the season on March 12 because of the coronavirus pandemic.