Duke basketball recruiters will use two freshmen to impress Jordan Smith Jr. on campus later this summer.
Just over a week after receiving a Duke basketball offer, Paul VI Catholic High School (Va.) guard Jordan Smith Jr. has arranged a visit with the Blue Devils, HS Top Recruits reported on Sunday.
The 6-foot-3, 175-pound five-star, a ballhawk defender and turbocharged slasher who has jumped eight spots from January to No. 8 on the 247Sports 2026 Composite, will come in Durham on September 14, most likely for a weekend stay. It is Smith’s first reported visit during his junior year.
One Duke basketball edge in the Jordan Smith Jr. sweepstakes is that prep powerhouse Paul VI Catholic has produced.
There have been four Blue Devils since 2020. Current Duke freshmen under third-year head coach Jon Scheyer include five-star center Patrick Ngongba II and four-star wing Darren Harris.
Ngongba and Harris, Smith’s colleagues last season, should help him feel right at home in Durham. UNC joined the hunt for Jordan Smith Jr. a few days after the Blue Devils. UConn, the reigning two-time national champion, followed suit on Thursday.
Smith is one of three early Duke basketball targets for the 2026 arena, and he was the first to express plans to meet with Jon Scheyer and his staff. The other two offer holders in the cycle are five-star guard Brandon McCoy Jr. from St. John Bosco High School (Calif.) and Compass Prep (Ariz.).
Miikka Muurinen is a four-star forward.
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