When O’Dea High School (Wash.) power forward Paolo Banchero takes his Duke basketball official visit the weekend of Oct. 17 — coinciding with Countdown to Craziness — the Cameron Crazies should have their work cut out in convincing the 6-foot-9, 235-pound five-star to forget about Kentucky.
One issue facing the Blue Devils is the fact that Banchero — who ranks No. 4 on the 247Sports 2021 Composite with a frame and inside-out game sparking comparisons to former Duke basketball star Jabari Parker — will arrive in Durham fresh off his visit to Lexington (during which he will attend Big Blue Madness).