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Duke Basketball: Chase Jeter set to transfer from Blue Devils

By Stuart Gill

Jan 10, 2017; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Chase Jeter (2) after a play in the second half against the Florida State Seminoles at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 10, 2017; Tallahassee, FL, USA; Duke Blue Devils forward Chase Jeter (2) after a play in the second half against the Florida State Seminoles at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Mandatory Credit: Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports /
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Duke basketball’s Chase Jeter has announced his plans to transfer from the program following his second straight year seeing limited action.

Chase Jeter seemed to have everything going for him. Coming out of basketball powerhouse high school Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, the 6’10” forward was a 5-star recruit ranked No. 11 in ESPN’s top 100. Joining the likes of Brandon Ingram and Grayson Allen in his freshman campaign, Jeter wasn’t expected to have a remarkable impact on the team but was expected to bring scoring ability in the low-post.

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When Amile Jefferson went down just seven games into the season, it appeared as though Jeter’s chance had come, but Marshall Plumlee, Sean Obi, and even Justin Robinson were chosen to fill the void. That season Jeter averaged just 1.9 points in under eight minutes a game.

With the arrival of Harry Giles and Marques Bolden this year, Jeter had to be concerned about his role on the team well before the start of the season. Giles would go down with knee surgery, and Bolden also struggled with a leg injury at the beginning of the year, which resulted in Jeter seeing the floor for decent stretches of time. But Giles and Bolden would eventually come back, and they ended up taking the little bits of playing time that Jeter had enjoyed.

Duke just seems to have too much talent. Years ago, forward Alex Murphy enrolled at Florida after seeing subpar time on the court. Semi Ojeleye, now a star at SMU, barely saw the floor while he was a Blue Devil and also elected to leave. Before the start of this season, PG Derryck Thornton also decided to leave after the program signed another top PG recruit by the name of Frank Jackson. You might say having a surplus of talent on your roster is a good thing, but it is creating issues for highly-ranked recruits who fail to become regular starters by the end of their first seasons, and it is creating ambiguous situations for Duke in the offseason.

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The loss of Jeter could hurt Duke down the road, as they have finally said goodbye to longtime center Amile Jefferson. Bolden will most likely be back next season and there’s a chance Giles will be back, but the two have had limited opportunities to gain experience and could always become re-injured.

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