Photo - Rick Crank for Blue Devil Nation features R.J. Hampton
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski has extended an offer to R.J. Hampton, a 6-4 shooting guard out of Texas. Hampton leads the Under Armor with 24.5 ppg and he has the ability to play both guard spots with his passing skills.
Hampton has visited the Duke campus already during their annual Countdown to Craziness. The Blue Devils seem sure to make his short list per sources and they have made him a priority target moving forward.
Zion Williamson (right) joins Tre Jones in next years class.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski announced an addition to the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class on Friday as Zion Williamson signed his National Letter of Intent to attend Duke University and play for the Blue Devils next season.
The 6-foot-6 Williamson, rated as the nation’s No. 2 prospect by ESPN, joins a trio of highly-regarded Blue Devils that signed in November – R.J. Barrett, Tre Jones and Cam Reddish. With the Spartanburg, S.C., native Williamson, Duke has the ESPN No. 1 (Barrett), No. 2 (Williamson), No. 3 (Reddish) and No. 10 (Jones) ranked players in the 2018-19 class.
“It’s unbelievable that Zion will be joining our program,” said Krzyzewski. “He and his family are first class. We’re not only bringing Zion in, but his entire family. Zion is a unique player and certainly one of the most gifted athletes that has come into the ACC. He’s heck of a basketball player and a young man, and an outstanding leader.”
Williamson is the 63rd McDonald’s All-American inked by Coach K – the most by any coach. Krzyzewski has signed at least one McDonald’s All-American in 33 consecutive years.
Zion Williamson // 6-6 // 272 // Spartanburg, S.C. // Spartanburg Day School
· Five-star recruit ranked as the No. 2 overall prospect in the class of 2018 by ESPN
· Honored as a McDonald’s All-American
· Represented Team USA at the Nike Hoop Summit
· Rated as the No. 5 overall prospect and the No. 3 small forward in the class by Rivals.com
· Ranked No. 5 overall and the No. 1 power forward in the 2018 recruiting class by Scout.com
· Ranked No. 5 overall and the No. 1 power forward in the 2018 24/7 Sports composite list.
· Led Spartanburg Day School to three consecutive South Carolina Class AA state championships
· Averaged 36.4 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists during his high school career
· Racked up 37 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks in the 2018 state championship game and 51 points in the 2017 edition
· Named by USA Today to the 2017 and 2018 American Family Insurance All-USA Boys Basketball First Team
· Led the USA Red Team to the 2017 adidas Nations Championship
Three future Duke Blue Devils are ranked numbers 1-2, and 2 in the final ESPN Rankings of high school basketball players. RJ Barrett finished as the top rated player in the country, followed by Zion Williamson and Cam Reddish.
It s the first time that a school has ever had the top three rated players coming in at the same time. A fourth Blue Devil to be, Tre Jones, finished the season ranked 17th. Next years class is considered the best in the land by all the recruiting services.
Duke loses all five of their starters from last seasons Elite 8 team. The Blue Devils may be adding other players to their roster which returns Marques Bolden, Javin DeLaurier, Alex O'Connell, Jack White, Antonio Vrankovic , Justin Robinson and Justin Goldwire.
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RJ Barrett showed off his skill set last evening while leading the World team to a victory over USA Basketball in the Nike Hoop Summit.
Barrett led all scorers with a game high 20 points. He also lead all players in assists with 6 dimes while grabbing 9 rebounds.
You can bet that Duke fans are already licking their chops to get such a well-rounded player who has that rare killer competitive spirit. As some say, when the lights come on, Barrett is always ready to go.
Cam Reddish also played in last evenings game. His tallied 7 points, 4 rebounds and 1 blocked shot. Duke, point guard to be, Tyus Jones added a team high 5 assists to go with 4 points and 2 steals. Neither player shot the ball well on this evening, going for a combined 4 of 17 from the field.
Photo - Asbury Park Press Sports Department - Bryan Antoine & Scottie Lewis
Per sources, Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski and staff members will be in home with Bryan Antoine & Scottie Lewis on Friday.
The spring recruiting period runs through April 18. This coming Friday is the first day after the April 9-12 dead period.
The New Jersey duo recently competed in the NCAA’s Next Generation event. The two have also been an active part of giving back to their community via recent events,
Scottie Lewis (6-5) averaged 16.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.9 blocks per game for Ranney HS (NJ) this past season,
Bryan Antoine (6-5) averaged 21.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 2.5 steals and 0.8 blocks per game.
Both prospects are ranked at the top of their class and each attended the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team October Minicamp.
Both players are also teammates on the shoe circuit for Team Rio of Under Armor.
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Future Blue Devils dominate the USA Today All American Team.
The honors keep rolling in for Duke Blue Devils to be. USA Today has named R.J. Barrett the player of the year and on their first team of the best high school players in the nation.
He is joined by Tre Jones, Cam Reddish and Zion Williamson giving Duke four players on their first team. They are joined by a junior in Vernon Carey who Duke is also recruiting.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: SG R.J. Barrett, Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL.)
PG Tre Jones, Apple Valley H.S. (Apple Valley, Minn.)
SF Cam Reddish, Westtown School H.S. (Westchester, PA.)
PF Zion Williamson, Spartanburg Day H.S. (Spartanburg, S.C.)
F Vernon Carey Jr., University School H.S. (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
All four of the future Blue Devils will participate in the Jordan Brand Classic this Sunday at 3:30 on ESPN in Brooklyn. New York. They will then head to the Nike Hoop Summit which will tip-off next Friday.
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