Marvin Bagley III, the top recruit in high school basketball, has committed to the Duke Blue Devils, and will reclassify to 2017, he announced Monday on ESPN.
The 6-foot-11 point forward from Tempe — and former 2018 recruit — will likely make Duke the favorite to win the national championship, as he is regarded as a transcendent talent.
The Arizona Wildcats were once in the mix for Bagley, who was scheduled to officially visit in early August, but those plans were nixed and Bagley narrowed his list to Duke, USC, and UCLA.