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By ADAM ZAGORIA
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Wendell Carter Jr.’s parents wanted him to go to Harvard instead of Duke.
Had he done so, the 6-foot-10 Carter Jr. might have become the first one-and-done ever to come out of the Ivy League school.
Even though he chose Duke, he thinks Harvard might eventually
“It depends on the person, it depends on the athlete,” Carter Jr. said when I asked him about it following his Knicks’ workout on Friday. “If he’s willing to take that sacrifice to change the norms of one-and-done athletes of going to blue bloods like Kansas, Duke, Kentucky, if he ‘s willing to take that sacrifice, I think it’s definitely possible.”
By MIKE McCURRY With just four months to
Wendell Carter Jr., the 6-10 power forward from
Wendell Carter Jr. will join his friend and USA Basketball teammate Gary Trent Jr. at Duke, even if it took Carter Jr. two weeks longer than Trent Jr. to announce.
The 6-foot-10 Carter Jr., who this summer won a gold medal with Trent Jr. and the USA U17 team, signed with Duke during the early signing period and announced on Wednesday morning.
“I made my decision,” he said in a Bleacher Report video that depicted him as James Bond. “I choose Duke University.”
Carter Jr., out of Atlanta (GA) Pace Academy, also considered Harvard, Georgia and Georgia Tech.
— Wendell Carter Jr (@wendellcarter34) November 23, 2016
“Wendell has a varied skill set that allows him to face the basket as well as post up in a true post offensive scheme,” USA Basketball coach Don Showalter told ZAGSBLOG. “He has greatly improved his defense, especially guarding a face up offensive player.”
Wendell Carter Jr., who this summer won a gold medal with the USA U17 team and was named to the All-Star Five Team at the U17 World Championship in Spain, will announce his college choice on Nov. 23, his mother confirmed to ZAGSBLOG.
The early signing period ran Nov. 9-16, but Carter Jr. has already signed his NLI, his mom said.
The 6-foot-10 Carter Jr. out of Atlanta (GA) Pace Academy is considering Duke, Harvard, Georgia and Georgia Tech.
Duke remains the favorite for Carter Jr., who continues to talk with his close friend Gary Trent Jr. about playing together in college. Trent Jr. committed to Duke last week and said in his USA Today blog that both he and Carter Jr. “loved” their Duke visit — which they took together.
Wendell Carter Jr., who this summer won a gold medal with the USA U17 team and was named to the All-Star Five Team at the U17 World Championship in Spain, now plans to sign during the early signing period instead of in the spring.
The 6-foot-10 Carter Jr. out of Atlanta (GA) Pace Academy is considering Duke, Harvard, Georgia and Georgia Tech, and took his final visit to Georgia Tech this past weekend.
“I’m going to be signing early,” he told Rivals.com. “I’m just going to put it up on Twitter. I’m going to make a video and put it up on Twitter. I’m not sure when exactly it will be.”
The early signing period runs Nov. 9-16.
Duke remains the favorite for Carter Jr., who continues to talk with fellow Class of 2017 star Gary Trent Jr. about playing together in college. Trent Jr. has visited Duke, UCLA and Michigan State and recently said in his USA Today blog that both he and Carter Jr. “loved” their Duke visit — which they took together.
