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Duke Basketball: Josiah James cancels visit, will announce Wednesday

Up until Sunday, the Crystal Ball at 247 Sports heavily favored the Duke basketball program to land the services of five-star guard Josiah James. With just Clemson and Tennessee remaining as the Blue Devils’ competitors, it nearly seemed like a done deal that the 6-foot-6 guard from Charleston, S.C., would soon announce that he would be playing his college ball in Durham.

But on Sunday, according to a tweet by Adam Rowe of 247 Sports, James released news that he will be announcing his college decision on Wednesday morning, thereby canceling his official visit to Duke (originally scheduled for Sept.