Duke has named former Blue Devils player and current Boston Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum to the newly created volunteer position of chief basketball officer for the men’s program.

Tatum, 27, is expected to miss most, if not all, of the upcoming NBA season after rupturing his Achilles tendon in May during the Eastern Conference semifinals. Boston lost the series to the New York Knicks.

Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer announced Tuesday that Tatum, who played one season in Durham, N.C., in 2016-17 before going to the NBA, will be his special advisor and use his knowledge and experience to help prepare current players for success on and off the court.

“This program has always been about pushing the game forward,” said Scheyer, also a former Duke player. “Jayson has been incredibly loyal to D

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