Typically, highly coveted prospects gobble up attention by teasing every nugget about their recruitments. But as for the Duke basketball program’s 2020 class, covert moves seem to be an emerging theme.
Five-star point guard Jeremy Roach started the trend on May 8 by tweeting his commitment without any prior notice of an impending announcement. Two months later, five-star small forward Jalen Johnson followed suit when he suddenly interrupted Fourth of July cookouts with his tweeted pledge of allegiance to the Blue Devils.
And unbeknownst to this site on Thursday when writing about the Duke basketball staff possibly having to play the waiting game for a visit and final decision from Whitney Young (Ill.