Joey Baker, Wendell Moore Jr. Are Going To Be The Captains For Duke For The 2021-2022 Season, Mike Krzyzewski's Final Season As Head Coach Of The Duke Men's Basketball Program
As a freshman in 2019-2020,
Joey Baker who is a forward was activated late in the season following an injury to Zion Williamson
Played in four games, totaling 18 minutes and scoring three points
Made his Duke debut on the road against Syracuse (2/23)
Scored his first career points by hitting a three pointer against North Dakota State in the NCAA Tournament First Round (3/22)
As a sophomore in 2020-2021,
Joey Baker Played in 28 games with three starts, averaging 5.0 points and shooting .394 (28-of-71) from three-point range
Made 11 of his 12 free throw attempts for the season
Shot 6-of-7 from the field and 4-of-5 from three-point range for a career-high 16 points against Winthrop (11/29)
Went for 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting in 17 minutes of action at No. 11 Michigan State (12/3)
Netted a career-high 22 points and five three-pointers in 18 minutes against Wofford (12/19)
Made his first career start versus Brown (12/28)
Made 3-of-5 three-pointers against Wake Forest (1/11), finishing with 11 points
Went 3-of-5 from three-point range for nine points against Miami (1/21)
Tied career highs in assists (three) and rebounds (three) in the win at North Carolina (2/8)
Scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting against Notre Dame (2/15)
As a junior in 2020-2021, Joey Baker Appeared in 23 of the Blue Devils' 24 games with one start
Averaged 2.9 points and 1.2 rebounds for the season
Shot 22-of-71 (.310) from the field, including 16-of-51 (.314) from three-point range
In ACC play, averaged 2.9 points, while shooting .320 from the field and .351 from behind the arc
Pulled down a career-high four rebounds in the season-opening win over Coppin State (11/28)
Went 2-of-5 from three-point range for six points against Clemson (1/30)
Hit 3-of-7 three-pointers in an 11-point effort versus North Carolina (2/6)
Poured in a season-high 12 points on 4-of-7 three-point shooting in the win at Wake Forest (2/17)
Shot 2-of-5 from beyond the arc and finished with eight points and two assists in the ACC Tournament win over Boston College (3/9)
Logged a season-high 22 minutes in the BC victory
As a freshman in 2019, 2020 Wendell Moore Jr. was on the All-ACC Academic Team
Played in 25 games with 11 starts, averaging 7.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists
Upped his scoring and rebounding averages in ACC play to 8.0 points and 4.6 rebounds
Finished with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting in 15 minutes off the bench against Colorado State (11/8)
Made his first two career starts against Cal and Georgetown as Duke won the 2K Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden
Totaled 27 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in the wins over Cal and Georgetown, including 17 points, six boards and three assists in the title game win over the Hoyas
Netted 12 points and logged five boards in his ACC debut at Virginia Tech (12/6)
Tied then-career high in rebounds (seven) and steals (four) to go along with 10 points in the win against Brown (12/28)
Contributed 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting at Miami (1/4)
Missed six games midseason with a hand injury
Made one of the plays of the year nationally with a game-winning tip-in at the buzzer in overtime as Duke beat North Carolina, 98-96 (2/8)
Finished the UNC win with his first career double-double, scoring 17 points with a career-high 10 rebounds on 5-of-8 shooting and 7-of-10 at the free throw line
Erupted for a career-high 25 points at Wake Forest (2/25), going 5-of-8 from the field and 15-of-16 from the foul line -- the 15 made free throws setting a Duke freshman single-game record
The Wake performance allowed him to establish a Duke freshman single-game record for fewest field goal attempts (eight) in a 20-point game
Became the first Blue Devil to make 15 or more free throws since Grayson Allen (3/17/16)
As a sophomore in 2020-2021, Wendell Moore Jr, was on the All-ACC Academic Team for the second straight season
Played in all 24 games for the Blue Devils and made 18 starts. including a start in each of the final 15 games
Averaged 9.7 points per game on 86-of-206 (.417) field goal shooting
Shook off a slow start to average 11.2 points over the final 19 games, after averaging just 3.8 points over the first five contests
Shot .454 (79-of-174) from the field over the season's final 19 games
Recorded 4.8 rebounds per game and ranked third on the team with 65 assists (2.7 average)
Upped his scoring and rebound averages to 10.9 and 5.2, respectively, in ACC play
Scored 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting while grabbing four rebounds in the season-opening win over Coppin State (11/28)
Led the Blue Devils to a win over Boston College (1/6), scoring a game-high 25 points on 8-of-13 shooting to go with four rebounds
Contributed 15 points off the bench at Pitt (1/19) going 5-of-10 from the field and 3-of-6 from three-point range
Scored 11 points with three three-pointers and four rebounds in the win over Clemson (1/30)
Went 7-of-9 from the field for 18 points with six boards and three assists at Miami (2/1)
Scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting versus North Carolina (2/6), while adding five rebounds and four assists
Notched his first double-double of the season in the home game against Notre Dame (2/9), going for 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting with 10 boards
Shot 5-of-9 from the floor for 11 points and four rebounds at Wake Forest (2/17)
Dished out a career-high seven assists, brought in five rebounds and scored four points in the win over No. 7 Virginia (2/20)
Went for 13 points on 3-of-6 shooting, nine rebounds and four assists against Louisville (2/27)
Finished 9-of-19 from the floor for 20 points with eight boards, three dimes and four steals at Georgia Tech (3/2)
Scored nine points, grabbed seven boards and dished out five assists in the ACC Tournament win over Louisville (3/10)
Named to the preseason watch list for the Julius Erving Award, presented to the nation’s best small forward
Selected second-team Preseason All-ACC
Named to Naismith Trophy watch list
“according Joey Baker, Wendell Moore’s biographies on goduke.com”
Joey Baker, Wendell Moore Jr. are going to be captains for Duke for the 2021-2022 season, Mike Krzyzewski’s final season as Head Coach of the Duke Men’s Basketball Program.
Why?
Duke’s players voted Baker and Moore as team captains , something that only makes sense given all the experience they’ve had with Duke as compared to their teammates.
Mike Krzyzewski had this to say about Joey Baker, Wendell Moore Jr. being named captains!
This is such a tremendous honor for Joey and Wendell,” said Monday night .Our team couldn’t have selected two more worthy captains , who are each great leaders in their own way. Wendell and Joey are hardworking, selfless , and humble and set a daily example with how beautifully they represent our program. Our team is in great hands as we prepare for this season.”
“according to an article by Stephen Wiseman in the newsobserver”