Overview
- Luke Paul announced his commitment to Duke on ESPN's NBA Today and will join the Blue Devils for the 2027–28 season.
- Paul is a 6-foot-6 point guard from Western Australia who is currently rostered with the Cairns Taipans under a multi-year NBL Next Stars deal.
- He became the youngest player to sign with the Next Stars program at 16 and has been competing against professional-level competition in the NBL.
- Paul earned MVP and All-Star Five honors at the 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup and was named to the All-Star Five at the 2026 FIBA U17 World Cup after averaging 15.3 points, 7.1 assists and 6.4 rebounds.
- Duke gains an early, high-profile international recruit whose NBL experience and FIBA résumé follow a proven pathway to the NBA used by players such as LaMelo Ball and Josh Giddey.