Marvin Bagley III, widely considered to be the top high school basketball player in the country, has committed to Duke and is eligible to play in the 2017-18 season, immediately making the Blue Devils a top national-title contender.
Bagley made his announcement on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” Monday night.
The 6-foot-11 Bagley is widely considered the top player in the 2018 recruiting class, but last month he petitioned the NCAA to reclassify his status and become college eligible for the upcoming season.
Bagley went on campus visits in July to Duke and USC, with UCLA also in the mix.
Bagley started his high school career at Tempe Corona del Sol High School in Arizona and ended up at Southern California’s Chatsworth Sierra Canyon High School.
The long, athletic big man is expected to be in the mix to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft whenever he leaves college.
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