With or without the return next season of current Duke basketball freshman Tre Jones, the Blue Devils’ recipe to be 2019-20 title favorites calls for another drop or two of five-star talent.
So it’s no surprise coach Mike Krzyzewski’s plans on Valentine’s Day include traveling to Jones’ home state to increase his odds of securing what may be the one missing ingredient to his 2019 recruiting class: another beloved Blue Devil from Minnesota.
Rochester native Matthew Hurt., who ranks No. 8 on the 247Sports Composite, will play in front of the college game’s all-time wins leader on Thursday night when his John Marshall High School hosts nearby Northfield, according to a tweet from Stadium’s Jeff Goodman.