The Duke basketball recruiters seized their current throne via four of the nation’s past six No. 1 classes. Prior to the takeover, Kentucky coach John Calipari and his staff had reeled in six consecutive top hauls — they have done so only once ever since.
Moreover, the Wildcats finished second each year the Blue Devils finished first, suggesting that if not for Mike Krzyzewski and his assistants, Coach Cal likely would’ve been recruiting’s Mac Daddy 11 of the past 12 years.
“Duke, specifically, has been a thorn in UK’s side in recent years,” Lexington Herald-Leader’s Ben Roberts wrote on Monday.