General
Former top-100 high school prospect who transferred to Tech from Sacramento State and developed into a productive scorer and shooter for the Yellow Jackets in ACC play in 2024-25 … Combines capable long-range shooting skills with the ability to score inside … Known as the “Shag Man” for his unusual haircut … Also known as the “corner man” for his success in shooting corner 3s … Had two years of Division I collegiate experience before arriving at Tech, having spent two years (red-shirted one year) at North Carolina A&T … Born in Conover, N.C. … A communication studies major at Sacramento State, made the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team in 2023-24 … Enrolled in History, Technology and Society at Tech.
2024-25 (Junior at Georgia Tech)
Named the ACC’s top Sixth Man by HoopsHD … Came in 2nd in official voting for that honor behind Cal’s Jeremiah Wilkinson … Steady performer off the bench early in the season, but became a key staple of Tech’s rotation in ACC play after the holiday break, and entered the starting lineup in February … Averaged 12.2 points, 5.4 rebounds (2nd on the team) for the season … In ACC games: averaging 13.9 points and 5.4 rpg (2nd on team) … Shot a team-high 36.5% on 104 3-point attempts in ACC play, and went to the foul line 83 times, second-most on the team … Connected on 44.1% of his field goals, 35.8% of his 3-point attempts, 68.7% of his free throws … Started Tech’s last 11 games as injuries depleted Tech’s rotation … Named to the ACC all-tournament 2nd team … Scored 46 points in 2 tournament games (21 vs. Virginia, 24 vs. Duke), hitting 18-of-34 from the floor, 6-16 from 3-point range … Was named the Lute Olson National Player of the Week March 3 for his performances in wins over Pitt (23 pts, 10 reb, 6-10 3pt FG) and NC State (16 pts, 7 reb, 2-5 3-pt FG) … Twice made 6 3-point field goals in a game, Feb. 22 at Pittsburgh and March 13 against Duke in the ACC Tournament … Reached double figures in 17 of Tech’s last 21 games dating back to his 21-point performance vs. Notre Dame on Dec. 31 … Had just three double-digit scoring games among his first 12 … Scored in double figures 20 times altogether, all vs. Power 4 opponents, 15 vs. ACC teams … Scored 20 or more points 7 times, 6 of those over Tech’s final 16 games … Had 20 (11-12 FT) with 6 boards at FSU and 23 with 6 boards vs. Virginia Tech in back-to-back games in mid-January, and 21 points on New Year’s Eve vs. Notre Dame (3-8 3pt FG) … Scored 26 and 23 in back-to-back games vs. Pittsburgh and NC State … Had 3 double-doubles, including 23 points and 10 rebounds against NC State, 13 and 11 at SMU, and 11 and 12 at Oklahoma
2023-24 (Sophomore at Sacramento State)
Played in 29 games, including 23 starts … Missed the final five games of the season with injury … Was the Hornets’ leading scorer (12.1 ppg) and rebounder (7.0 rpg) … The rebounds ranked sixth in the Big Sky Conference … Also averaged 2.0 assists and 26.5 minutes while shooting 49 percent (130-264) from the field and 69 percent (76-111) from the free throw line … Averaged 3.8 trips to the free throw line per game … Scored in double figures 21 times, pulled 10-plus rebounds six times, and had five double-doubles … Posted just the second triple-double in the Hornets’ Division I era with 13 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists vs. Bethesda … Led the team in scoring 12 times, rebounding 18 times, and assists on eight occasions … Of his 203 rebounds, 81 came on the offensive glass … His average of 2.8 offensive boards per game ranked second in the Big Sky … Had a team-best 12 dunks … Of the Hornets’ six double-doubles during the season, Powell registered five of them … Scored in double figures 13 times in 14 games during a stretch from Nov. 22-Jan. 20
2022-23 (Redshirt freshman at North Carolina A&T)
Played in 30 games for the Aggies, including four starts … Named to the CAA all-Rookie team … Averaged 8.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 0.7 steals, 0.7 blocked shots and 22.5 minutes per game while shooting 42 percent from the field … Saw his minutes steadily increase as the season went on, scoring in double figures and playing at least 30 minutes each of the last five games … During that five-game stretch to end the season, he averaged 16.0 points, 9.6 rebounds and 33.8 minutes per game while shooting 45 percent from the field … That included double-doubles against Hampton (16 points, 15 rebounds) and Towson (18 points, 10 rebounds) … Season-high 20 points came on Jan. 4 against nationally ranked College of Charleston, which won 31 games and advanced to the NCAA Tournament
2021-22 (Freshman at North Carolina A&T)
Spent two seasons at North Carolina A&T (2021-23) of the Colonial Athletic Association … Did not play in 2021-22 while taking a redshirt
High School
Prepped at DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas … During his junior season of ball at DeSoto, he averaged 21.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.0 assists, then was sidelined his senior year due to injury … Ranked No. 84 overall in the 2021 class according to ESPN, the highest rated recruit in North Carolina A&T history
Coach Stoudamire says: “Duncan is versatile player who will help with our overall depth. We look forward to having him part of our family.”
