In what appears to be another busy offseason, Duquesne coach Keith Dambrot recently turned his roster retooling efforts toward point guard Kailon Nicholls, a rising freshman, and 6-foot-7 forward Andrei Savrasov, a transfer from Georgia Southern. Both have made verbal, non-binding commitments to the Dukes, according to reports.
Nicholls, a native of Toronto who played at Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy, made his announcment on Twitter. Savrasov’s commitment was reported by Eurobasket News. Savrasov is a native of Saint Petersburg, Russia.
After he officially signs with the Dukes, Savrasov will bring four years of Division I experience to the Dukes. He averaged 14.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game while shooting 35.9% from beyond the 3-point arc last season for Georgia Southern. In two previous seasons there, he scored 10.7 and 4.5 points per game. He spent the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 seasons as a little used freshman at Texas Tech.
After a great visit I have decided to pursue my college career and commit to @DuqMBB! Thank you coach @CoachDambrot @DruOnDemand Coach McFadden, coach Thomas and the rest of the Duquense staff for making me feel like family. pic.twitter.com/VKOD5rZamG
— Kailon Nicholls (@KN5basketball) April 19, 2023
Duquesne also plans to welcome twin brothers Hassan and Fousseyni Drame, transfers from La Salle, to the roster after they made verbal commitments earlier this month.
