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Duke basketball closing in on its first commit of NIL era

Duke basketball recruiting target Dariq Whitehead (USA TODAY Sports)

One Duke basketball target will announce his decision in less than a month.

Montverde (Fla.) small forward Dariq Whitehead hasn’t named finalists. Nevertheless, the rising high school senior tweeted this week that he will announce his decision on Aug. 1, which is only five Sundays from now. And it seems safe to assume that the Duke basketball program would be on the shortlist if the five-star had one.

In fact, several signs in the loaded recruitment point to what is perhaps a two-horse race between Duke and Florida State.