Duke basketball might pursue yet another basketball star from Paul VI Catholic High School in Virginia.
According to a Saturday report from Colby Giacubeno, the Blue Devils reached out to Jordan Smith Jr. from the Class of 2026.
Smith, a shooting guard, is a five-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite Ranking. One of the top 15 players in his year, the 6-foot-3 guard is the third-ranked player at his position in the class.
Duke coach [autotag]Jon Scheyer[/autotag] already has roots at Paul VI in just a few short years. Duke’s vaunted 2024 recruiting class features two of Smith’s former teammates, center [autotag]Patrick Ngongba II[/autotag] and guard [autotag]Darren Harris[/autotag].
The trio helped lead Paul VI to the national final against Montverde Academy (the school of [autotag]Cooper Flagg[/autotag], another Duke signee and the top-ranked player in the country).
Smith also told Giacubeno he’d heard from schools like Georgetown, Louisville, Miami, Michigan State, Old Dominion, and Syracuse since the recruiting window opened up.
Duke has now reached out to Smith. Blue Devils have already established a pipeline w/ @PVIHoops/@TTOBasketball. No reason those efforts change with a player of Smith’s caliber. https://t.co/Qhpyx9yvgh pic.twitter.com/vqHbInwSxA
— Colby Giacubeno (@ColbyGHoops) June 15, 2024
Scheyer has his eyes on the future with the news coming days after Duke offered Shelton Henderson from the Class of 2025.