It’s not often that Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke Basketball program get turned down by five-star recruits, but five-star guard Brandon Boston Jr. picked the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday.
Duke appeared to be the favorites to land Boston but pulled back on its recruiting efforts recently after landing Jalen Johnson to its 2020 class.
Johnson committed to Duke on July 4, joining Jermey Roach as the Blue Devils’ two recruits Class of 2020 recruits.
Boston also recently announced that he will be joining Sierra Canyon High School for his senior season along with Ziaire Williams, LeBron James Jr.