Duke basketball has offered a Reid Travis, the No. 40 player in the class of 2014 per ESPN, according to Ryan James.
Reid Travis just told me Duke has offered him a scholarship and he's looking into setting an official trip.— Ryan James (@RyanJamesMN) September 5, 2013
Travis, a 6-foot-8 power forward from Minneapolis, is AAU teammates with top-rated point guard and Duke target Tyus Jones.
Travis is one of a number of big-man targets the Blue Devils are pursuing in the class of 2014 including Jahlil Okafor, Kevon Looney and Myles Turner. Okafor and Jones are close friends and have said on many occasions they plan on attending college together. The duo is set to visit Duke together Oct. 25.
Good work by @RyanJamesMN on Travis Duke offer. Word is Coach K, Izzo, and Pitino will all be visiting with him in person Monday. #gophers— Darren Wolfson (@DarrenWolfson) September 5, 2013
The July live evaluation period offered Travis a number of opportunities to play in front of the nation's top coaches, and as a result the forward shot up recruiting boards.
Members of the Blue Devil coaching staff were able to take in Travis' games throughout the month. Associate head coach Steve Wojciechowski was on hand when Travis averaged 22.0 points per game and led the USA Midwest squad to a third-place finish at the Nike Global Challenge in Washington D.C., and assistant coach Nate James watched Travis help lead his Howard Pulley AAU squad to a championship at the AAU Super Showcase in Orlando, Fla.
Duke's lone commit thus far in the class of 2014 is Grayson Allen.
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