Graduate transfer Patrick Tape decommits from Duke basketball

Patrick Tape, who recently decided he wanted to transfer from Columbia and play basketball at Duke next season, has changed his mind.

Tape, a 6-10 post player from Charlotte, has decommitted from the Blue Devils, according to two athletic sources close to the situation and multiple media reports.

Tape did not play this past season at Columbia after averaging 11.3 points and 5.9 rebounds a game in 2018-19. ESPN reported that Tape suffered a toe injury in the summer of 2019, aggravated the injury in preseason and decided to sit out the season.

As a graduate transfer, Tape will be immediately eligible for the 2020-21 season. In addition to Duke, he also considered Syracuse, Maryland, Ohio State and Southern Cal.

This story was originally published April 2, 2020 at 3:31 PM.

Chip Alexander

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In more than 40 years at The N&O, Chip Alexander has covered the N.C. State, UNC, Duke and East Carolina beats, and now is in his 15th season on the Carolina Hurricanes beat. Alexander, who has won numerous writing awards at the state and national level, covered the Hurricanes’ move to North Carolina in 1997 and was a part of The N&O’s coverage of the Canes’ 2006 Stanley Cup run.