Duke basketball (Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports)
Perhaps the Caleb Houstan news isn’t all bad for the Duke basketball staff.
Yes, the Duke basketball recruiters came up short in the race for Montverde (Fla.) small forward Caleb Houstan, who ranks No. 8 overall on the 247Sports 2021 Composite.
But after extending an offer to Houstan in June — just before the 17-year-old announced his reclass from 2022 to 2021 — the Duke basketball staff was never the favorite in the eyes of insiders.
Then again, neither was Michigan, at least not until about 12 hours before the five-star’s announced commitment to the Wolverines on Friday, which put Juwan Howard’s program at No.