Kyle Filipowski raised some eyebrows in April when the reigning ACC Rookie of the Year announced he would return to Duke for his sophomore season. At 15 points per game, the 7-footer was the leading scorer in a Blue Devils rotation that included the likes of projected 2023 first-round NBA draft picks Dereck Lively II and Dariq Whitehead.
Conventional wisdom quickly settled on three contributing factors for Filipowski's decision. First, there's "unfinished business" remaining for the rising sophomore. Jon Scheyer's team lost by 13 to Tennessee in the round of 32.