Weeks. Months. Maybe a year. No matter when the NCAA lifts the ban on all in-person recruiting that is in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools' creative solutions to these limitations in the present will surely change the game for recruiters in the long run. On this front, the Duke basketball program should have ample resources to become pioneers.
To the delight of all Duke basketball fans who dream of five-stars, Mike Krzyzewski has at his disposal a charming crop of former players turned assistants with which to lure top players to Durham. Under the present conditions, without hosting or making a visit, Coach K and his team have already snagged a top grad transfer in former Columbia forward Patrick Tape, who on Tuesday announced Durham as the destination for his final college season.