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Lawson Adds Wood to 2023 Class
4/19/2023 12:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DURHAM – Duke women's basketball pushed its 2023 class to four members as head coach Kara Lawson announced the signing of Jordan Wood to a National Letter of Intent (NLI) Wednesday afternoon.
"I'm excited and blessed to be a Blue Devil," said Wood. "Duke provides incredible opportunities for both students and athletes to thrive. Coach Lawson has a strong determination to help her players succeed at the highest level and I wouldn't want to be a part of anything else!"
With her name on the dotted line, Wood joins fellow incoming freshman Jadyn Donovan, Oluchi Okananwa and Delaney Thomas – all of whom were previously announced during the early signing period back in November.
The 2023 class marks Duke's first recruiting haul since the 2015 class with a player ranked in the top-five nationally by ESPN, as well as the first group since the 2014 class with at least three prospects ranked in the ESPN top 30.
Jordan Wood | 6-4 | Forward | Chicago, Ill. | Carmel Catholic HS
Wood, ranked No. 62 in the ESPN 2023 Class Rankings, is a four-time All-East Suburban Catholic Conference Selection and four-star forward who brings great size, versatility and length to both sides of the ball. She brings face-up scoring, a lethal midrange game and a strong passing skillset to the front court. Additionally, Wood has great defensive mobility and is a strong rim runner in transition.
Notables:
Lawson on Jordan Wood:
"I'm excited to add Jordan to our already decorated 2023 class. She brings a lot to The Sisterhood. She's a versatile player on both ends of the floor. We really value versatility. Her length, in particular defensively, should be an asset to how we want to play, like our style of play defensively. We want to cause disruption in the full court and in the half court and her length and athleticism, I think as she grows through the course of her career, can really be a positive for us on the offensive end. She brings versatility [there] as well. The size and the length, the ability to knock down the three-point shot. She's somebody that just fit us culture wise immediately. When we talked, and when she was around our team, she's going to be somebody that I think is going to grow a lot each year and somebody that will impact our team throughout her entire career."
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"I'm excited and blessed to be a Blue Devil," said Wood. "Duke provides incredible opportunities for both students and athletes to thrive. Coach Lawson has a strong determination to help her players succeed at the highest level and I wouldn't want to be a part of anything else!"
With her name on the dotted line, Wood joins fellow incoming freshman Jadyn Donovan, Oluchi Okananwa and Delaney Thomas – all of whom were previously announced during the early signing period back in November.
The 2023 class marks Duke's first recruiting haul since the 2015 class with a player ranked in the top-five nationally by ESPN, as well as the first group since the 2014 class with at least three prospects ranked in the ESPN top 30.
Jordan Wood | 6-4 | Forward | Chicago, Ill. | Carmel Catholic HS
Wood, ranked No. 62 in the ESPN 2023 Class Rankings, is a four-time All-East Suburban Catholic Conference Selection and four-star forward who brings great size, versatility and length to both sides of the ball. She brings face-up scoring, a lethal midrange game and a strong passing skillset to the front court. Additionally, Wood has great defensive mobility and is a strong rim runner in transition.
Notables:
- 2022-23 News Sun Player of the Year
- 2022-23 Illinois AP All-State 3A First Team
- Four-time All-East Suburban Catholic Conference honoree
- 2022 IBCA All-State First Team
- Lake County All-Area Selection
- Finished Carmel Catholic career ranking first in program history in points (1625), assists (417), steals (167) and blocks (127) while checking in at No. 2 all-time in rebounds (732)
- Averaged 14.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game as a senior while leading the Corsairs to a 24-9 overall record and a trip to sectional final
- Scored over 1,000 points during her junior year and led Carmel Catholic to the Class 3A Illinois State championship
- As a sophomore, averaged 14.4 points and 6.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.
Lawson on Jordan Wood:
"I'm excited to add Jordan to our already decorated 2023 class. She brings a lot to The Sisterhood. She's a versatile player on both ends of the floor. We really value versatility. Her length, in particular defensively, should be an asset to how we want to play, like our style of play defensively. We want to cause disruption in the full court and in the half court and her length and athleticism, I think as she grows through the course of her career, can really be a positive for us on the offensive end. She brings versatility [there] as well. The size and the length, the ability to knock down the three-point shot. She's somebody that just fit us culture wise immediately. When we talked, and when she was around our team, she's going to be somebody that I think is going to grow a lot each year and somebody that will impact our team throughout her entire career."
To stay up to date with Duke women's basketball, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeWBB."
#GoDuke
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