The Beach Ball Classic — which proclaims itself as "America's finest high school basketball tournament" — once again features a future Duke basketball player.
This time around — current freshman Wendell Moore starred at the event in Myrtle Beach, S.C., last year, and former one-and-done Blue Devil R.J. Barrett did so in 2017 — the recruit is Whitney Young (Ill.) combo guard D.J. Steward, who ranks No. 26 on the 247Sports 2020 Composite and added a signature in November to his commitment to become a Blue Devil next season.
Fortunately for Duke basketball fans, the top-notch holiday recruiting spectacle is nowadays on TV.