Duke Basketball Adds A’One, LeBron 23, Giannis Freak 7, and Ja 3 PEs to the Team Sneaker Closet

That’s it, we’re calling it, Duke is the undisputed champion of the 2025-’26 NCAA sneaker wars. Sorry, Oregon, USC, and the rest of Nike and Jordan’s blue-chip schools, the Blue Devils are breaking out all the heat. Completing the school’s year-long PE sneaker dominance, Nike helped Duke start the new year in style, completing the team’s shoe collection with colorways of nearly every Nike signature basketball shoe currently in production.

In 2025, Duke showed off three colorways of Kobe 5 Protro PEs, a KD 18 PE, and a black and blue Sabrina 3. Now, the team is adding the rest of the Nike basketball catalog to the mix, including an iridescent black LeBron 23, a two-tone Ja 3 with a black base and TPU claw marks in Duke blue across the entire upper, and a Giannis Freak 7 in black, blue, and white.

Not to be left out, Duke also broke out a black and blue colorway of the Nike A’One for the women’s team to join the Sabrina 3. As far as we can tell, the only Nike signature basketball shoe that hasn’t been turned into a Duke PE this season is the Book 2. There’s plenty of time left in the season, though, so don’t be surprised if you see another chapter added to the Blue Devils’ rotation soon.

Unless you are a close personal associate of the Boozer Twins, these pairs will remain out of reach. Still, the entire Nike basketball catalog is having a hot streak this NBA season, so be on the lookout for a steady run of more attainable new colorways in all the same silhouettes. For all the latest NCAA PE sneaker news, download the Sole Retriever mobile app.

Zach Harris

Zach Harris is a writer based in Philadelphia. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Vice, Complex, High Times, and more. He is obsessed with skateboarding and bowling. He is still looking for his first 300. For tips, reviews, and anything in size 10.5 - zach.h@soleretriever.com