The early signing period for the 2020 class is now only a week away (Nov. 13-21). Assuming none of the current Duke basketball commits get cold feet, the six signees — seven if DeMatha Catholic (Md.) center Hunter Dickinson was to join the group within the next week and a half — would destroy any previous program records for pre-Christmas signatures.
And considering Huntington Prep (W.Va.) power forward Jaemyn Brakefield verbally joined #TheBrotherhood on Oct. 4 despite having never before visited, his official visit beginning Friday — recruiting insider Jake Weingarten broke the news on Thursday — is obviously important.