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Duke basketball: No. 1 recruit's reclass should rule out Blue Devils

In light of The Patrick School (N.J.) YouTube graduation ceremony on Sunday, the Jonathan Kuminga reclass question finally has its answer. Surely, this answer eliminates the Duke basketball program from contention.

Seeing that the No. 1 overall prospect on the 247Sports 2021 Composite was officially a part of the virtual proceedings, sporting a virtual cap and gown, one can safely assume the one place he won't be next season is in high school. So where will Kuminga land?

Two weeks ago, the 6-foot-9, 225-pound small forward — an aggressive, athletic, versatile playmaker — announced five finalists: Duke, Kentucky, Auburn, Texas Tech, and the G League.