Illinois and Duke could meet this November in the Maui Invitational — like if both teams make the championship game, for example. Durham Herald-Sun beat writer and Heyworth native Steve Wiseman has the inside look at the assuredly top 10 Blue Devils:
Is there another Duke freshman class that rivaled this year's when it comes to hype?
The last two come close but can't top it. The 2016 class would have been even closer had Harry Giles been healthy. Knee injuries rendered him a non-factor during his one season at Duke. He was so banged up that he took a redshirt season as an NBA rookie with Sacramento.