Top-30 senior Mark Mitchell announced his commitment to Duke on Friday, potentially giving the Blue Devils and coach-in-waiting Jon Scheyer the No. 1 recruiting class in the country.
Mitchell chose Duke over a final list that included UCLA and Missouri, although it was a recruitment that shifted back and forth between the Blue Devils and Bruins over the past few months. Early in the fall, UCLA looked like it had the momentum and was perhaps the favorite for Mitchell's commitment, but the race tightened following his attendance at Duke's "Countdown to Craziness" event in October.