Class of 2020 forward Dylan Cardwell stands at 6-foot-11, but still says getting a call from Duke is a “shock.” In averaging seven points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game this season with AOT (Georgia), Cardwell admits he knows he’s having a good summer heading into his senior year of high school, but didn’t expect it was good enough to hear from the Blue Devils.
“We had a good conversation, they were telling me that they felt like I could be a guy that would fit in on and off the court. They told me that they loved how I rebound and block shots at a high rate, finished with both hands and just play high energy ball,” Caldwell told USA Today High School Sports.
Cardwell will transfer from Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) to McEachern High School (Georgia) for his final year of high school ball. The big man is excited to continue playing on the same team as AAU teammate as Sharife Cooper, who was the 2018-2019 All-USA Player of the Year. Cardwell’s ranked as a three- or four-star recruit depending on which recruiting site his profile is viewed on and already has interest from NC State, Virginia Tech, Tennessee, Vanderbilt. Cincinnati, UConn, Northwestern and Providence.
