Prior to point guard Jeremy Roach becoming the nation’s first 2020 five-star to announce his college choice — by tweeting his decision on Wednesday without any forewarning — the last player to commit to the Duke basketball program before becoming a high school senior was 2016 forward Jayson Tatum on July 12, 2015.
Note: Joey Baker, who reclassified to 2018 and thereby essentially turned his junior year into his senior year, doesn’t qualify for this distinction.
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The two prior to Tatum were 2015 guard Luke Kennard on March 24, 2014, and 2014 guard Grayson Allen on April 24, 2013.