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Freshman Focus: Derryck Thornton

DURHAM, N.C. - For the second consecutive season, the Duke men's basketball program welcomes the nation's top-ranked recruiting class to campus. In the second installment of this season's Freshman Focus, go in-depth with agressive, up-tempo guard Derryck Thornton.

Orginially considered one of the nation's top players in the Class of 2016, Thornton and his family made the decision to have him graduate high school early and join the Blue Devils for the upcoming campaign. The reclassification had little effect on Thornton's stock as an impact player, as he was ranked the No. 17 overall recruit - and the No.