Athletes getting scholarships has become the new viral sensation on social media, but on Monday afternoon, the Duke Basketball program kept it professional, announcing walk-on Mike Buckmire has been awarded a scholarship.
Buckmire will be a junior next season and hails from Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and went to high school at Germantwon Friends School.
According to his profile on the Duke Basketball team website, Buckmire was a four-year varsity starter at Germantown Friends School, where he finished his career with 1,144 points and was a as team captain in his senior year.
Buckmire was a third-team all-state and first-team All-Friends School League selection in 2017, was selected for the Labor All-Star Classic Game in the summer following his senior year, and was named to the second-team All-Friends School League in his junior season.