Duke basketball remains in the mix for 2025 guard Acaden Lewis.
The four-star combo guard released his top eight schools on Wednesday morning, and the Blue Devils kept themselves in the race for his commitment.
Head coach Jon Scheyer will need to beat out some stiff competition for the Washington, D.C., native, however. Lewis also included North Carolina, Connecticut, Kentucky, Syracuse, Michigan, Tennessee, and Auburn among his finalists.
According to the Wednesday report from 247Sports’ Dushawn London, Lewis plans to visit each of these eight schools before making a decision in November around the early signing period.
London’s report also made Lewis’s top priority very clear.
“I want to play,” Lewis said. “I’m not there to sit behind a bunch of people they have at the guard spot…NIL is cool but my main focus is playing and being somewhere where I think I’ll be comfortable, where I belong.”
Lewis said his relationship with the head coach will also be a point of emphasis in his recruiting as well.
NEWS: Acaden Lewis, the No. 31 overall prospect in the class of 2025 is down to eight schools.
He breaks down each school and provides a timeline with @247Sports
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— Dushawn London (@DushawnLondon1) July 10, 2024
As of Wednesday afternoon, 247Sports ranks Lewis as the 31st-ranked prospect in the class. He stands 6-foot-2 and weighs in at 170 pounds.