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Duke basketball: Two recruiting races see sudden surge from Blue Devils

More than six months ago now, the Duke basketball recruiters reeled in a verbal commitment from Archbishop Stepinac (N.Y.) small forward AJ Griffin, a 6-foot-7, 200-pound five-star who ranks No. 7 on the 247Sports 2021 Composite. Ever since then, Mike Krzyzewski and his assistants have been working to give Griffin some company in their 2021 class, which probably needs to include no less than four players in the end.

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Even though Krzyzewski and his gang have yet to produce another commit, they are now the unanimous favorites inside the 247Sports Crystal Ball for three more five-star talents among the nation's top 15 rising seniors: Briarcrest Christian (Tenn.