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Entire Duke Basketball Class Gets Invited to Prep Showcase
Duke basketball representation will be strong at the talent-rich Jordan Brand Classic in Brooklyn's Barclays Center on April 21. On Thursday, the prestigious prep showcase announced the 26 selections slated to display their abilities in the senior-only event, and almost 20 percent of them are future Blue Devils.
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The roster, featuring eight of the top 10 prospects on the 247Sports 2024 Composite, includes each of the five Duke recruits who inked their national letter of intent during the early signing period in November.
Those five comprise the nation's top-ranked class, the second No. 1 haul and third top-two collection since now-second-year head coach Jon Scheyer assumed the recruiting reins.
They are Montverde Academy (Fla.) five-star forward Cooper Flagg, North Meck (N.C.) five-star forward Isaiah Evans, Wisconsin Lutheran five-star wing Kon Knueppel, and two Paul VI Catholic (Va.) standouts in five-star center Patrick Ngongba II and four-star wing Darren Harris.
Flagg, the top-ranked player in the 2024 cycle, and Evans, No. 13 overall, are also on tap for the McDonald's All-American Game in Houston on April.
Ngongba will join Flagg and Evans on the Team USA roster at the Nike Hoop Summit in Oregon on April 13. The same trio of Duke basketball prizes are among the 27 invitees for the Allen Iverson Roundball Classic (date and location has yet to be announced).
Stay tuned to Blue Devil Country on SI.com for more Duke basketball recruiting news.