Shelton Henderson, the No. 14 overall recruit in the 2025 class, and Duke have parted ways, sources tell 247Sports. The five-star recruit has been released from his National Letter of Intent to Duke, and he has reopened his recruitment.
The 6-foot-6 small forward out of Bellaire (Texas) committed to Duke on Nov. 2 over schools including Texas, Louisville, and others.
Henderson was the last commitment for the Blue Devils in their No. 1 overall recruiting class following Cameron Boozer, Cayden Boozer, and Nikolas Khamenia.
The news of Shelton’s decommitment does not come as a surprise given the outlook of Duke’s roster for the 2025-26 season with their projected depth on the perimeter moving forward and the growing number of decommitments this time of year.
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During his recruitment to Duke, Henderson’s primary recruiter for the Blue Devils was former Duke assistant and now Miami head coach Jai Lucas, who has strong connections to Henderson given their Texas roots.
Often due to the transfer portal, Henderson is among the growing number of highly touted recruits who have reopened their recruitment in the spring. Henderson will undoubtedly have major interest at the high-major level.
Prospects to have decommitted in the spring have included Liam McNeely (Indiana), Labaron Philon (Kansas), Joson Sanon (Arizona), Ron Holland (Texas), and several others. Class of 2025 guard Acaden Lewis decommitted from Kentucky last week.
With Henderson back on the market, he is now the second-highest ranked available player in the 2025 senior class behind forward Nate Ament.
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Henderson is a long and explosive wing who defends multiple positions, excels in the open court, and has upside as an on-ball playmaker. Especially with the transfer portal drying up, Henderson’s talents and upside will be in high demand.
With Henderson off its commitment list, Duke now holds the No. 5 overall recruiting class in 2025. The Blue Devils expect to return several players from its loaded 2024-25 Final Four roster.
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