Matthew Hurt was a sensational recruit for Duke basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski. The 6-foot-9 forward out of Minnesota was tagged with a five-star rating. The 2019 McDonald’s All-American averaged a double-double (36.8 points and 12.4 rebounds) as a high school senior. That spring, he elected to join The Brotherhood over North Carolina, Kentucky, and Kansas.
However, Hurt was nothing short of an enigma as a Duke freshman. When he was good, he was very good. Against Winthrop in November, he scored 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting while grabbing eight boards, three on the offensive end.