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Duke Signs Top-Ranked Class in Early Period
11/12/2015 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DURHAM, N.C. – Head coach Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke men's basketball staff announced the signing of four student-athletes during the early signing period, yet again welcoming the nation's top class to Durham.
Javin DeLaurier, Harry Giles, Frank Jackson and Jayson Tatum comprise a quartet ranked atop the nation by every major recruiting outlet.
Duke is one of four programs nationally to post top-10 classes in the ESPN.com RecruitingNation rankings in each of the last three seasons, and will look to make it four in a row when the final rankings are released in the spring. The Blue Devils' 2014 and 2015 classes both ranked No. 1 in the ESPN.com rankings.
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Javin DeLaurier
6-9 // 205 // Charlottesville, Va. // Saint Anne's-Belfield
- A four-star recruit ranked as the No. 44 overall prospect, the No. 9 power forward and the No. 2 prospect from the state of Virginia in the class of 2016 by ESPN.com
- Tabbed the No. 41 overall recruit and the No. 18 forward in the 2016 recruiting class by Rivals.com
- Rated No. 40 overall and No. 9 among power forwards in the class by Scout.com
- Selected to participate in the NBPA Top 100 Camp in both 2014 and 2015
- Averaged 13.1 points and 8.1 rebounds on the AAU circuit with Team Loaded Virginia in the summer of 2015
- Averaged 21.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 4.2 blocks per game as a junior at Saint Anne's-Belfield to lead the Saints to the quarterfinals of the 2015 state tournament
- Garnered first-team Division II all-state honors from the VISAA and was honored as Prep League Player of the Year as a junior
- Posted averages of 11.7 points, 12.7 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game as a sophomore at Saint Anne's-Belfield in 2013
Harry Giles
6-9 // 230 // Winston-Salem, N.C. // Oak Hill Academy [Va.]
- A five-star prospect ranked as the No. 1 overall recruit in the class of 2016 by both ESPN.com and Scout.com
- Ranked as the No. 2 overall recruit and the No. 1 forward in the 2016 recruiting class by Rivals.com
- Owns three gold medals as a member of the USA Basketball program: 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship, 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship, 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship
- Has played in 16 games for USA Basketball, making nine starts and averaging 11.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per contest
- Selected to participate in the 2015-16 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team minicamp
- Named to the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship All-Tournament Team after averaging a double-double of 14.0 points and 10.6 rebounds per game to lead the U.S. to the gold medal
- Averaged 10.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game at the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship
- Posted averages of 7.0 points and 5.5 rebounds at the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship
- Named to the 2013-14 USA Basketball Men's Developmental National Team
- Honored as a first-team All-USA selection by USA Today, a third-team Naismith All-American and a fourth-team MaxPreps All-American as a junior in 2015 after averaging 23.9 points and 12.5 rebounds to lead Wesleyan Christian Academy to a 30-5 record and an NCISAA 3A runner-up finish
- Also named a first-team MaxPreps Junior All-American and the All-USA North Carolina Player of the Year as a junior
- Averaged 12.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game as a freshman to propel Wesleyan Christian Academy to the 2013 NCISAA 3A championship and earn National Freshman of the Year accolades from MaxPreps
- Named third-team NCISAA 3A all-state and PACIS Player of the Year as a freshman
Frank Jackson
6-4 // 195 // Alpine, Utah // Lone Peak
- A five-star recruit ranked as the No. 14 overall prospect and the No. 4 player at his position in the class of 2016 by ESPN.com
- Rated No. 10 overall and No. 7 among guards in the 2016 recruiting class by Rivals.com
- Ranked as the No. 17 overall prospect and the No. 5 point guard in the class by Scout.com
- Selected to participate in the 2015-16 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team minicamp and the 2015 NBPA Top 100 Camp
- Averaged 24.0 points and 2.7 assists per game on the AAU circuit in the summer of 2015
- Scored 20 points at the 2015 Under Armour Elite 24 in Brooklyn to claim co-MVP honors
- Averaged 26.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game in 2015 on his way to fourth-team MaxPreps Junior All-America recognition
- A first-team All-USA Utah all-state selection, a first-team Class 5A coaches' all-state pick and a Salt Lake Tribune All-Tribune honoree as a junior
- Set a Lone Peak school record with a 54-point night on Dec. 18, 2014, in a win over Clark County (Nev.) at the Jerry Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas
- Led Lone Peak to its fourth consecutive Utah Class 5A championship – a first in state history – in 2014 with averages of 17.9 points and 2.0 assists per game as a sophomore
- Collected honorable mention MaxPreps Sophomore All-America accolades and Deseret News first-team 5A all-state honors as a sophomore
Jayson Tatum
6-8 // 205 // St. Louis, Mo. // Chaminade College Prep
- A five-star recruit ranked as the No. 2 overall prospect and the No. 1 small forward in the class of 2016 by ESPN.com
- Tabbed the No. 3 overall recruit and the No. 2 forward in the 2016 recruiting class by Rivals.com
- Ranked No. 3 overall and No. 2 among small forwards in the class by Scout.com
- Checked in at No. 2 on USA Today's “60 for '16,” a series of 60 high school athletes in the Class of 2016 to watch
- Owns three gold medals as a member of the USA Basketball program: 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship, 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship, 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship
- Has played in 19 games for USA Basketball, averaging 11.9 points and 4.1 rebounds
- Selected to participate in the 2015-16 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team minicamp
- Averaged 13.9 points and 4.6 rebounds to help lead the U.S. to gold at the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship in Heraklion, Greece
- Helped guide the U.S. to gold at the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship with averages of 11.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per game
- Averaged 10.0 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest as the U.S. won the gold medal at the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship
- Named to the 2013-14 USA Basketball Men's Developmental National Team
- Averaged 26.5 points and 11.7 rebounds per game as a junior at Chaminade College Prep in 2015, earning second-team Naismith All-America accolades and both fourth-team All-America honors and National Junior of the Year recognition from MaxPreps
- Earned his second consecutive Gatorade Missouri Player of the Year award and was named the All-USA Missouri Player of the Year in 2015
- Averaged 26.0 points and 11.0 rebounds as a sophomore in 2014 to claim MaxPreps Co-National Freshman of the Year and Gatorade Missouri Player of the Year honors
- Collected second-team MaxPreps Freshman All-America accolades and was the first freshman in Metro Catholic Conference history to be named Player of the Year after averaging 13.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game in 2013
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