Perhaps the biggest recruiting announcement in Duke basketball history is only hours away.
Jahlil Okafor, the No. 1 player in the class of 2014 per ESPN, and Tyus Jones, the No. 4 player, will announce their college decisions at 4 p.m. EST on ESPNU. They have repeatedly stated they intend to play college ball together and will finally reveal their choice at their respective high schools—Whitney Young and Apple Valley—this afternoon.
They are both considering Duke, Kansas and Baylor, with most people believing the decision is down to the Blue Devils and Jayhawks.
On 247Sports.com, 88% of the recruiting analysts predict Okafor will come to Duke. That number is 90% for Jones.
But it's tough to really trust experts, when their parents supposedly don't even know where they will go.
In one of the more interesting prediction posts, USA Today's Jason Jordan asked other top recruits where they believe the duo will go.
Those who predicted Duke: Joel Berry (class of 2014, UNC commit), Montaque Gill-Caesar (2015, uncommitted), Grayson Allen (2014, Duke), Harry Giles III (2016, uncommitted), Malik Newman (2015, uncommitted), Myles Turner (2014, uncommitted) and Ivan Rabb (2015, uncommitted).
Giles visited Duke on Countdown to Craziness last year with Okafor and Jones and tells Jordan, "When I was there with them they had a really good vibe with Coach K. I think Duke is the school for them. I'm going to say Duke!"
Those who predicted Kansas: Devin Booker (2014, Kentucky), D'Angelo Russell (2014, Ohio State), Stanley Johnson (2014, uncommitted) and Kelly Oubre (2014, Kansas).
Johnson, the No. 9 player in the class, is also announcing today. Arizona is the supposed favorite for his services. Perhaps more notably, Cliff Alexander—the No. 3 player in the class—is revealing his decision as well. His choice is more intertwined with the Okafor-Jones decision because most people think his decision is down to Kansas and Illinois. It's unclear if Alexander and Okafor, both big men, would want to play at the same school.
These announcements all come after Duke has missed out on forwards Kevon Looney and Reid Travis in the last two weeks. Travis committed to Stanford and Looney went for UCLA.
Wait! Okafor actually announced already on YouTube!
Jokes. Stay tuned here later for more on their decision.
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