Duke basketball officially added Shelton Henderson to the Brotherhood.
Bellaire High School senior Shelton Henderson signed his Duke basketball scholarship agreement this week, thereby finalizing his pledge to third-year head coach Jon Scheyer and the Blue Devils.Henderson, who traveled to Durham for an official visit in early October before announcing his commitment to the Blue Devils roughly a month later, checks in at No. 22 overall, No. 5 among small forwards, and No. 2 in Texas on the 247Sports 2025 Composite.
"He has terrific wing size...He’s long and powerful with an absolutely chiseled frame...His hands are big, and he’s also a high-level athlete....He plays an attacking style, getting downhill, absorbing contact on his way to the rim, and maintaining the line of his drive through congestion...Overall, he has an overlap of extreme physical gifts, feel for the game, intangibles, and two-way versatility that is unique in this class...
Shelton Henderson is part of a four-deep 2025 Blue Devil recruiting haul that ranks No. 1 in the country, per 247Sports, currently standing as Jon Scheyer & Co.'s third top-ranked class across the past four cycles.Matt Giles is the editor and publisher of Duke Blue Devils on SI, North Carolina Tar Heels on SI, and NC State Wolfpack on SI, making him a key source for comprehensive coverage of these storied college basketball programs.
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