Duke’s Hurt leaves for draft

Duke forward Matthew Hurt is declaring for the NBA Draft and intends to hire an agent after a breakout sophomore season in which he became the ACC’s top scorer. The Blue Devils (13-11) faced a season-long battle trying to make their 25th consecutive NCAA Tournament before they pulled out of the ACC Tournament after a positive covid-19 test that ended their season. Hurt was Duke’s consistent offensive presence throughout as he nearly doubled his per-game scoring average to 18.3 points. Hurt averaged 18.6 points in conference play.