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Duke Inks Two During Early Signing Period
11/20/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 20, 2002
Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski announced the signing of two senior high school players to national letters-of-intent during the early signing period completed November 20. Luol Deng (London, England) and Kris Humphries (Chaska, Minn.) each signed national letters-of-intent with Duke during the early signing period.
A 6-8, 220-pounder who is originally from the Sudan, Deng averaged 22 points, 12 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.5 blocked shots at Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J., as a junior in 2001-02. The versatile Deng, consistently ranked as the nation's second-best prep player, was recently named to the USA Today Super 25 Basketball Team. As a sophomore, he averaged 21 points and 11 boards at Blair Academy. He has international experience, averaging 40 points and 14 rebounds to earn most valuable player honors for England in the European Junior Men's qualifying round. He had a 50-point, 17-rebound effort vs. Turkey in that tournament. Deng also made all-tournament teams at every stop on the AAU basketball circuit. A member of the Dinka tribe, Deng comes from a long line of basketball players - his brother Deng plays professionally in England, his brother Ajou plays college basketball at Fairfield, and his sister Arek played at Maryland before transferring to Delaware.
The 6-9, 225-pound Humphries averaged 26.5 points, 11.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.7 blocks as a junior at Hopkins High School in Minnesota. Last year, he led his prep team to its first 4A state championship in 49 years. Humphries, who led his high school team to a combined 53-5 record the past two seasons, was named the AP Player of the Year in Minnesota, the Minneapolis Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year, the St. Paul Pioneer Press Player of the Year and first team all-state in 2002. His single-game career highs entering his senior season were 44 points, 23 rebounds, nine assists and five steals. Humphries represented the United States as a member of the 2002 Men's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team this past summer. He earned All-America honors at the elite Nike Camp in July and was named Most Valuable Player at the prestigious Five Star Camp. Like Deng, he was named to the USA Today Super 25 Basketball Team. Humphries has been rated anywhere from the nation's number six (The Sporting News) to number 14 (Prep Stars) prospect.
In its annual college basketball preview, The Sporting News rated Deng and Humphries the top players at the small forward and power forward positions, respectively. Overall, Deng was listed as the nation's number two prep player and Humphries was rated sixth by the publication.
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