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Tre Jones returning to Duke, could have domino effect on R.J. Hampton (UPDATED)

By ADAM ZAGORIA

MINNEAPOLIS — Tre Jones will return to Duke for his sophomore season, and it could have a domino effect on R.J. Hampton.

The 6-foot-5 Hampton out of Little Elm, Texas is considering Duke among his top four schools and wants to have the ball in his hands immediately with his new team. If he reclassifies to 2019, still a strong possibility, that won’t happen at Duke, unless Jones slides over to the two.

“I’m sure people are going to look and see what Tre is going to do, that’s [R.J.’s] position,” Rod Hampton said in Minnesota Saturday at the USA Basketball mini-camp. “And Tre’s a very, very good point guard and I think he is a pro.”

R.J. Hampton considering four schools, reclassifying still an option

By ADAM ZAGORIA

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — R.J. Hampton is considering four schools and reclassifying to 2019  is still a major option.

The 6-foot-5, 170-pound Hampton from Little Elm, Texas is considering Duke, Kentucky, Kansas and Memphis in his recruitment and has the option of going to college in 2019 or 2020. The No. 5-ranked recruit in 2020 according to 247Sports.com, he plans to wait to see how things shake out on the rosters of those four teams, with a keen eye on which point guards stay on campus and which head to the NBA Draft.

“And let’s be honest, everybody’s talking about the reclass and I can’t sit here and lie. There is a possibility,” Rod Hampton, R.J.’s dad, told ZAGSBLOG Saturday at the USA Basketball Junior National Team mini-camp at the Jefferson Activity Center.