2026 Men's Basketball Recruiting

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Five-star point guard Deron Rippey Jr., the No. 16 overall prospect in the 2026 class, is set to announce his college decision.

Rippey will choose from a final five of Duke, NC State, Miami, Tennessee, and Texas. The Brooklyn (N.Y.) native will make his announcement on Tuesday, December 30th at 4:00 PM Eastern at the Major R. Owens Center (1561 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225).

Rippey previously broke down his finalists with 247Sports.

"What stood out about Miami is obviously Jai Lucas being at Duke before, and they had a lot of NBA Draft picks. He was sort of the head of player development and was the assistant coach who had a relationship with the players and was developing them. That's what stood out to me, and he's carried that over to Miami. Guys are always in the gym, constantly getting pro pro-level work ethic."

Duke Insider put in a crystal ball for Duke

 

[casualcane]

I'd be surprised to see both Rippey and Jordan Smith at Duke. If Ripley commits, then my guess is Smith is going elsewhere.

Not saying they're identical players, but neither is an especially tall guard that Duke seems to favor

 

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Any idea how big this signing class is going to be?

Reneau, Donaldson, and Udeh are out of eligibility, so at minimum we are losing 3. Am I missing anyone?

 

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The rich get richer.

Per ESPN: Five-star point guard Deron Rippey Jr. announced his commitment to Duke on Tuesday, moving the Blue Devils to the top of the recruiting class rankings.

Rippey chose Jon Scheyer's program over NC State, Tennessee, Miami and Texas.

 

[King of Allapattah]

The rich get richer.

Per ESPN: Five-star point guard Deron Rippey Jr. announced his commitment to Duke on Tuesday, moving the Blue Devils to the top of the recruiting class rankings.

Rippey chose Jon Scheyer's program over NC State, Tennessee, Miami and Texas.

Gonna be interesting to see how Rippey and Cayden will be able to co-exist in that lineup.