Jeremy Roach, Jalen Johnson, D.J. Steward, and Jaemyn Brakefield each pledged allegiance to the Duke basketball program without setting an announcement date beforehand. Henry Coleman and Mark Williams, the program’s other two early signees, went the other route.
DeMatha Catholic (Md.) center Hunter Dickinson, Roach’s teammate on the Nike EYBL circuit, represents the Blue Devils’ last remaining 2020 target — for now — and past hints plus his date of birth yields Ball Durham’s following educated guess: the 7-foot-2, 260-pound four-star should announce his choice between finalists Duke, Michigan, Florida State, and Notre Dame come Monday.