MALIBU – Canadian point guard Taj Au-Duke will join the Pepperdine men's basketball program this fall, head coach Ed Schilling announced on Tuesday.
 
Taj Au-Duke | 6'3 | PG | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
 
One of Canada's top prep prospects, Au-Duke comes to Malibu from CALI Prep in Pickering, Ontario where he averaged 24.8 points, 6.4 assists and 5.9 rebounds per contest during his senior season, including a 52-point outing on senior night.
 
"Taj is an exceptional athlete with a great passion for the game," Coach Schilling said. "We think he could be a great pillar for the Pepperdine men's basketball program for the years to come and are super excited about this dynamic guard joining our program."
 
In addition to his prep prowess, the point guard also played for Team Canada's U16 squad in FIBA's 2021 Americas Championship, helping the team to a third-place finish in a 92-76 defeat of the Dominican Republic.
 
"I chose Pepperdine because it was overall the best fit for me," Au-Duke said. "Pepperdine has a great coaching staff that is known to develop pros and that is what I am trying to be. The campus atmosphere is a place you always want to be."
 
Au-Duke will join fellow signees Dovydas Butka, Moe Odum, Javon Cooley, Jayden Russotti, Stefan Todorovic, Alonso Faure and Aaron Clark on Schilling's inaugural Waves hoops squad.
 
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