Duke basketball had a prized transfer in Cedric Coward before he decided to stay in the NBA Draft. Here's how Jon Scheyer pivoted after the decision.

Cedric Coward may not have followed the typical path to the NBA, but his fit with the Memphis Grizzlies is one of the more intriguing pairings from the 2025 Draft. After a strong NBA Draft Combine ...

A 6-8 Italian wing, Sarr has been playing professionally in Europe for a couple of years, suiting up for Barcelona and he’s the subject of the last Duke Chronicle player profile.

Coward only played in six games last season at Washington State in 2024-25, but he shot 40% from 3-point range on five attempts per game, so his elite shooting was on display the whole time. In ...

Updated: Jun 29, 2025 / 11:21 PM CDT MEMPHIS — You had to be a really, really big college basketball fan to know the name Cedric Coward before this year’s pre-draft process. Really big.

Coward was born 27 years later but proudly embraces his grandfather’s feats as if he were around to witness them with his own eyes. That’s what made that phone call so important.

The Memphis Grizzlies have traded up and selected the draft rights to Cedric Coward out of Washington State with the 11th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on June 25, the NBA announced. Coward ...

Not unlike how Coward built himself into an NBA first-round pick from unassuming beginnings. Greg Streets, the former coach at Central, remembers meeting Coward when Cedric was in the 7th grade.

HOW BADLY DID Memphis want Cedric Coward? Look what the Grizzlies gave up to get him five spots sooner than if they had stood pat. The 6-5, 213-pound Washington State guard was selected No. 11 ...