Duke center prospect Hunter Dickinson has included the Blue Devils in his Final Four. The Duke men's staff is now trying to iron out the details of a visit to Durham.
Check out what he had to say about his four finalists at Stockrisers.com
One of the nation's top center prospects has narrowed his list to three schools and Duke is one of them. The Blue Devils join Michigan and UCLA as his finalists.
Williams, the brother of former Duke women's standout Elizabeth Williams is a 7'0 center who most recently transferred to IMG Academy in Florida for his senior season.
The key Duke prospect played on the Nike EYBL circuit this past summer where he suited up for Boo Williams out of Virginia. Williams showed consistent improvement and impressed the Duke staff which was quick to offer.
Williams recently had this to say to Stockrisers about Duke, "Obviously, they’re a legendary program with Coach K. They’ve been recruiting me hard, and they want to create a really special 2020 class. I feel like they do a good job of adjusting for their bigs to do what they do well from year to year."
Williams will visit Duke on October 26th. He will visit Michigan this weekend and is expected in today. For more on Williams, Duke basketball recruiting efforts and our take on how this one will play out, join Blue Devil Nation Premium during our one-year special.
6-8 PF from Huntington Prep, Jaemyn Brakefield holds a Duke offer.
Duke basketball has offered 2020 power forward Jaemyn Brakefield of Huntington Prep in West Virginia. Brakefield received the offer after talking with Mike Krzyzewski and the Blue Devil staff.
Brakefield is a consensus top 40 rated player and plays a position of need for Duke. The Blue Devils frontcourt will be gutted after the coming season, so they are looking for bodies.
The left-handed Brakefield is a combo forward which some describe as smooth on the court. He is capable of helping on the boards and can stretch the defense with his outside shot.
Brakefield has one more official visit to make and Duke hopes to get him on campus sooner rather than later. He holds offers from Kentucky, Louisville, Ole Miss, Michigan and others. More to come! Join Blue Devil Nation Premium during our yearly special and support our efforts.
Check out Brakefields tweet below which is followed by two videos of his game. There is also a tweet from current Duke verbal commitment Jalen Johnson wanting him to join the #brotherhood.
Former Duke basketball standout Zion Williamson spoke with the New Orleans media today about the coming NBA season. The Pelicans rookie talks of his adjustment and advice he is getting from teammates. New Orleans will open their season on Tuesday, October 22nd at the defending champions Toronto Raptors in a game that will be nationally televised on TNT.
Hunter Dickinson in action with one of the top Nike EYBL programs in Team Takeover. The young prospect seems like a good fit with Duke on and off the court. The Blue Devils are moving quickly to make sure he knows of his priority status.
The Duke men's basketball staff is wasting no time with their recruitment of 2020 center Hunter Dickinson. The Blue Devils recent offer is being followed by an in-home visit where the staff will get to know the key prospect and his family.
Dickinson announced his offer on twitter this past Friday. The DeMatha Catholic prospect stands 7'2 and weighs in around 250 pounds plays where former Blue Devil Danny Ferry starred in high school. Another former Duke standout, Quinn Cook played at the program as well before transferring to Oak Hill for his senior season.
The latest Blue Devil offer went out after Walker Kessler elected to go to North Carolina. Dickinson had been on the Duke radar for some time and now has a chance to develop his skills under Mike Krzyzewski in Durham.
Dickinson played for Team Takeover, an AAU program on the Nike EYBL circuit. That program has had great success over the years teaching their player how to develop within a team concept.
The Blue Devils are now moving to get Dickison on campus in October or early November at the latest. Duke looked at several big man prospects when a scholarship became available and came to the conclusion that Dickinson was the best fit.
Duke currently has an offer out to another big man in Mark Williams who is the teammate of committed prospect Jalen Johnson, his teammate at IMG Academy. Williams is the brother of famed Duke women's standout Elizabeth Williams.
The Blue Devils also have a standing offer to Zaire Williams who is a west coast stud prospect. Duke needs to sign a large class where they are once again faced with mass losses to the NBA.
The Duke class currently consists of a point guard, in Jeremy Roach and the aforementioned small forward Jalen Johnson, the first two players to pledge their service. Duke later added talented swing guard DJ Steward and most recently got a pledge from hard-working Henry Coleman, a power forward out of Virginia.
Dickinson holds several offers which include Michigan where he visited earlier this month. Ten other ACC schools have offered Dickinson who has had multiple suitors.
Should Duke land Dickinson, he would be one of the few big men on the teams' roster. Duke will lose senior captains Javin DeLaurier and Jack White after the coming season. And the Blue Devils will also lose freshmen studs Matthew Hurt and Vernon Carey Jr. as early entrants to the NBA draft.
Duke has two staff members in Jon Scheyer and Nolan Smith who can share with the Dickinson family how much similarly sized Brian Zoubek meant to the program. Those three guys were a part of the 2010 national championship team.
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The Duke Blue Devils have formerly offered 2020 center4-star center Hunter Dickinson. The DeMatha Catholic product tweeted the latest news just moments ago. He goes to the same high school where former Blue Devils Quinn Cook and Danny Ferry attended, More to come. Join Blue Devil Nation during our one-year special.
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