Ex-Duke dedicate Henderson signs up with Lucas in Miami

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• 40 “/ > Jeff BorzelloApr 21, 2025, 04:50 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider.
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Shelton Henderson, who decommitted from Duke last week, announced his dedication to Miami on Monday.Henderson will follow former Duke assistant Jai Lucas,

who was employed last month as Miami’s brand-new head coach. He dedicated and signed with heaven Devils back in November, however he got his release and resumed his recruitment last week.Editor’s Picks A strongly constructed 6-foot-6 small forward from Bellaire High School(Texas), Henderson is ranked No. 30

in the ESPN 100 for the 2025 class. He made a gold medal with USA Basketball at the FIBA U18 AmeriCup last summer, averaging 8.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in 6 games off the bench. Henderson also averaged 14.8 points and 6.3 rebounds on the EYBL circuit in the spring and 14.7 points and 4.6 rebounds at the Nike Peach Jam in July.Following his play in the spring and at the USA Basketball trials, Duke extended a scholarship deal in June and made him a top priority in July. Lucas, along with head coach Jon Scheyer, were Henderson’s main recruiters.Henderson was among four top-30 signees for Duke, integrating with luxury recruits Cameron Boozer(No. 3), Nikolas Khamenia( No. 15)and Cayden Boozer(No. 16)to form the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class.He’s now the 2nd top-50 recruit for Lucas at Miami, after former Villanova dedicate Dante Allen selected the Hurricanes previously this month. Slovakian wing Timotej Malovec joined the recruiting class recently, while Miami has likewise landed four transfers: Tre Donaldson(Michigan ), Malik Reneau(Indiana), Ernest Udeh (TCU )and Tru Washington(New Mexico ).