NEW YORK – Former Duke men's basketball All-American Paolo Banchero is the 2023 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, the league announced on Tuesday evening.
Banchero becomes the fourth Blue Devil to win NBA Rookie of the Year honors, joining Grant Hill (1994), Elton Brand (1999) and Kyrie Irving (2011). Duke's four are second most by a college program all-time and the most by any program over the last 30 years.
Picked No. 1 overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2022 NBA Draft, Banchero averaged 20.