Potential playing time was likely a factor. Same goes for the opportunity to better his game under the tutelage of Mike Krzyzewski and his staff. And the Duke basketball team’s 118-84 season-debut blowout over Kentucky on Tuesday night probably added the icing on the cake.
Whatever the overriding reason that led to Boogie Ellis choosing to pursue his collegiate endeavors at Duke — he made the announcement on Friday night from his Mission Bay High School in San Diego — his decision alleviates some of the concern surrounding a 2019-20 roster in Durham that is sure to be without at least three (likely four and possibly five) of its current starters.