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Thursday / March 28.
  • R.J. Barrett hoping Zion Williamson chooses Duke

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    By ADAM ZAGORIA

    SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Duke already has an embarrassment of riches in its 2018 recruiting class.

    R.J. Barrett is the top-ranked player in the class, Cam Reddish is No. 3 and Tre Jones No. 10, per ESPN. Barrett and Reddish figure to both be in the mix for the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.

    Zion Williamson, the No. 2-ranked player, is poised to announce his college choice on Saturday and Barrett hopes he picks the Blue Devils. The two have talked recently.

    “Yeah, for sure, try to get him to come to Duke,” Barrett told me after going for 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists en route to Most Outstanding Player honors as unbeaten Montverde (FL) Academy, No. 1 in the USA Today poll, crushed Mater Dei (CA), 74-48, on Monday at the Hoophall Classic.

    “I mean, we’ll have No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. [10] so that says it all right there.”

    The 6-foot-6 Williamson, who went for 36 points in a loss on Saturday night at the Hoophall, is considering Duke, Kentucky, Clemson, South Carolina, Kansas and North Carolina. Clemson has appeared to gain the most momentum of late.

    Barrett said he’d understand if Williamson chose to stay home at Clemson.

    “Definitely, it’s his decision so,” he said.

    Barrett isn’t the only high-profile recruit hoping Williamson brings his talents to their future school.

    Kentucky-bound point guard Immanuel Quickley is hoping Zion picks the Cats.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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