Duke basketball extends offer to top-ranked Class of 2026 prospect

Brandon McCoy, a five-star prospect and one of the top-ranked players in the Class of 2026, announced that Duke offered him on Monday.

Duke basketball, as of Monday, officially entered the sweepstakes for the best player in the Class of 2026.

Brandon McCoy Jr., a 6-foot-4 point guard from St. John Bosco in California, announced on social media that the Blue Devils extended him an offer.

“Excited to receive an offer from Duke University,” McCoy wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. ” Thank you Coach Scheyer!”

McCoy, a five-star player, currently sits atop the 247Sports Composite Rankings as the best player in the class. Duke has a strong history of landing some of the best recruits in the country, most notably [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag], the top-ranked player in the Class of 2024 who will make his way to Durham this fall.

McCoy led his team with 18.6 points per game last season, according to MaxPreps, and he finished his sophomore season with a team-high 8.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists. The Braves finished with a 28-7 record.

McCoy has also received offers from UCLA, Alabama, Arizona, Rutgers, Michigan, and Tennessee, among other programs.