Fansided · Sep 9, 2018
Duke Basketball: Three reasons why recruits are snubbing the Blue Devils
Two recruits in one week — one considered a near lock to land in Durham — told the Duke basketball program, “thanks, but no thanks,” leading one to wonder if this is the start of a new trend.
Why is “no” the only word the Duke basketball coaches have received from a recruit in the 2019 class?
Has Mike Krzyzewski’s staff lost its recruiting mojo?
A few weeks ago, it was still too early to panic.
Then came this past week.
Five-star guard Bryan Antoine — 100 percent of 247Sports’ recruiting experts predicted he would become a Blue Devil — picked Villanova. A few days later, five-star guard Nico Mannion cut two teams, including Duke, from his list.