Its incoming freshman class having finished outside the top two in national recruiting rankings for the first time since 2013, Duke is positioned to return to the top in 2020 after adding a top player on Wednesday.
DJ Steward, a 6-3 combo guard from Chicago, used his Twitter feed to announce his pledge to play for coach Mike Krzyzewski's Blue Devils next season.
Steward joins fellow five-star recruits Jalen Johnson, a 6-8 small forward, and Jeremy Roach, a 6-2 point guard, in Duke's 2020 recruiting class, which is now ranked No. 2 nationally by 247sports.com.
Duke brought classes rated no lower than No. 2 nationally five consecutive years from 2014-2018, finishing with the top-rated class four of those seasons.
The current freshmen _ 6-10 forward Vernon Carey, 6-9 forward Matthew Hurt, 6-5 forward Wendell Moore and 6-5 guard Cassius Stanley _ comprised Duke's 2019 class that was rated No. 3 nationally.
Steward's commitment put Duke back on track to challenge for the No. 1 class again.
