Duke basketball fans who are worried that mesmerizing highlights will no longer be abundant in Durham at this time next year — due to the inevitable departures of three or four current freshmen studs — obviously haven’t seen enough footage of Vernon Carey Jr.
The five-star behemoth, who committed earlier this month to become a Blue Devil, has led his University School out of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to the championship game of the Les Schwab Invitational in Oregon.
Carey Jr., ranked No. 2 on the 247Sports Composite for the 2019 class, and his squad will face Sierra Canyon (Calif.