Addition of Paolo Banchero has Duke ready to make run for No. 1

Posted Aug 24, 2020
The Duke Blue Devils got some surprising, yet major news on Thursday afternoon when Paolo Banchero announced his commitment to the ACC program. Banchero, who is the No. 3 ranked prospect in the 247Sports Composite Ranking for the class of 2021 is the second five-star commitment to pick Mike Krzyzewski’s program in this recruiting cycle. (247 Sports)

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