Jabari Parker includes Duke in final five

Posted Oct 5, 2012
Jabari Parker, the top-ranked high school senior in the country according to ESPN.com, has narrowed his list to five schools, including Duke. That means five other schools, including North Carolina, have been eliminated. Parker, a 6-foot-8 small forward from Chicago, is also considering Michigan State, Florida, Stanford and BYU. "He likes all the schools,'' Jabari's father, former NBA player Sonny Parker, told The Associated Press. (Fayetteville Observer)

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