At the beginning of October, no 2019 prospects had yet to announce a commitment to play for the Duke basketball program. Sure, it was still early, yet several top targets had already rejected offers from coach Mike Krzyzewski; plus, never before in the past decade had it taken the staff beyond the beginning of September to snag the first recruit for the next season’s incoming class.
But just as fans — many understandably expecting instant recruiting successes this year after being spoiled by unbelievably stacked classes in recent years — were about to merge onto Panic Blvd., Wendell Moore saved the day.