Turns out the Arizona Wildcats’ enhanced Seattle connections aren’t as strong as originally thought.
5-star power forward Paolo Banchero, one of the UA’s top targets in the 2021 recruiting class, has committed to the Duke Blue Devils over the Wildcats, Gonzaga, Kentucky, Tennessee and Washington.
Ranked by 247Sports as the No. 3 player in the country, the 6-foot-9, 235-pound Banchero gives Duke a pair of top-10 players in its 2021 class. The other, 5-star New York wing AJ Griffin, committed to the Blue Devils in November.