Breaking recruiting news on 5-star guard shows Jon Scheyer isn't done yet

Indiana State v Duke | Grant Halverson/GettyImagesDuke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer and his staff have already landed three commitments through the early signing period of the class of 2026 recruiting cycle, but they might not be done. 5-star 2026 guard Deron Rippey Jr. has released his final five schools in contention, and Duke has made the list. Rippey has been heavily on the Blue Devils' radar for quite some time, and with Duke's three commitments so far coming from frontcourt players, adding an elite backcourt playmaker is exactly what Scheyer needs.

Rippey Jr. had one of the busiest official visit schedules over the fall of any recruit in the class of 2026, but he has now cut his…