The world of college basketball will just have to wait until 2020 to get a glimpse of Duke basketball prospect R.J. Hampton.
The 4th-best overall prospect and the top combo guard in the class of 2020, according to the composite rankings at 247 Sports, had teased fans and coaches with a tweet this week that said he would be making some form of an announcement on Friday. Many speculated, based on his prior comments, that he would be reclassifying to the class of 2019.
However, on Friday, Hampton tweeted, “After a lot of speculation these last few months, I have decided to stay in the class of 2020.