Before Tuesday morning, Coach K was in a mad scramble to find a point guard to lead the defending national champions into next season.
With Quinn Cook (graduating) and Tyus Jones (early NBA Draft entry) leaving the program — Final Four star Grayson Allen would have had to the ru the point.
Tuesday afternoon, the team’s situation and outlook changed — for the better.
Derryck Thornton, one of the best point guard prospects in the country, verbally committed to Mike Krzyzewski’s program.
“Last night, the Duke staff flew to Las Vegas to have an in-home visit with Findlay point guard.
‘It was all good. Coach K is a good man with a great staff,’ Tank Thornton, father and longtime coach of Derryck Thornton said to Adam Rowe.
Today, the Blue Devils landed their point guard of the future. Duke coach Jon Scheyer was instrumental in landing the five-star point guard, Derryck Thornton, Jr.”
Thornton is a 6-foot-2, 175-pound player from California who plays defense, has a reliable jump shot, has long arms and can pass.