When Duke hosts its “Countdown to Craziness” Friday night and unveils the 2010 national championship banner, an impressive group of recruits will be on hand.
Austin Rivers, Duke’s newest 2011 commit, is expected to be on campus, along with Oak Hill point guard Quinn Cook and 2012 prospects Tony Parker of Lithonia, Ga., Amile Jefferson of Philadelphia and Rasheed Sulaimon of Houston.
Quincy Miller, a 6-9 senior forward from Westchester (N.C.) Country Day, will not be there as originally scheduled after the two sides parted ways.
Miller, the No. 1 power forward in the Class of 2011, is also considering Baylor, Louisville and Oklahoma.
“Countdown to Craziness was a huge success last year and we are really excited to start this season with another great event,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said, according to GoDuke.com. “Friday is going to be a special night for our players, coaches, fans and everyone involved with Duke basketball. We are looking forward to hitting the floor in Cameron and feeling the building shake in anticipation for the 2010-11 season.”
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Kentucky, which has the No. 1 recruiting class for 2011, is expecting its committed recruits Michael Gilchrist, Marquis Teague, Anthony Davis and Kyle Wiltjer… For its “Late Night in the Phog,” Kansas will host Dallas small forward LeBryan Nash, St. Louis shooting guard Ben McLemore and San Diego center Angelo Chol, per the Kansas City Star. The Jayhawks will also host 10 players combined from the 2012 and 2013 classes on unofficial visits…St. Patrick freshman big man Dakari Johnson will attend Georgetown’s Midnight Madness, per Alex Kline…Memphis Roar has a list of whose expected at Memphis, including Memphis native Adonis Thomas…Rutgers and Seton Hall will not host Midnight Madness events. Rutgers now has the No. 9 recruiting class for 2011, per Rivals…Kentucky freshman Enes Kanter was not made available during the team’s Media Day Thursday. The NCAA is investigating Kanter’s relationship with a Turkish professional club.
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