Duke Basketball: Breaking down the 2020 recruiting class

Duke basketball once again put together one of the best recruiting classes in the country for this coming season. How might the 2020 group make an impact?

Duke basketball is easily one of the most feared programs in the entire nation. Thanks to consistently elite recruiting, the Blue Devils are always a national title threat heading into each campaign and there is no other way of looking at it. Duke is a flat-out powerhouse and every single college basketball fan in the country knows that. Head coach Mike Krzyzewski is at the focal point of the program as an elite recruiter and well-respected leader.

Looking ahead to the future, Duke is once again poised for a strong year in 2020-21. Of course, the Blue Devils will be losing the likes of Tre Jones, Vernon Carey Jr., and Cassius Stanley this offseason but they will be adding reinforcements in the form of the nation’s No. 3 overall recruiting class. Additionally, former Top 25 recruits Matthew Hurt and Wendell Moore Jr. are both returning for their sophomore seasons while Jordan Goldwire will be the senior leader.

To put it simply, Duke will have plenty of talent this season even if it does return a single double-digit scorer. The Blue Devils have a few highly-capable players coming back to provide some experience in the rotation, but their ceiling will depend on how this freshman class makes its impact. Although Duke does not boast a Top 10 player in this sextet of commits, all of them are slotted in the Top 50.

Now, as the offseason continues on, let’s take an early look at how each of Duke’s incoming six freshmen might make their marks in Durham during this coming season (and beyond).