Jordan Tucker, who was at one time considered a lock for either Indiana or Villanova. has committed to Duke. After delaying his decision, teams like Georgia Tech and Oregon joined the fray. A late push from the Blue Devils was enough to overcome another late entry from Syracuse.
Losing out on Tucker isn't particularly concerning or surprising. When he announced he was delaying his decision, which was expected in February, it was assumed to be bad news for the leading schools. Tucker is similar to Jermaine Samuels, and Rivals has Samuels (45th) ranked ahead of Tucker (68th), so Nova remains in good shape at the position. With Omari Spellman retaining freshman eligibility and essentially making Nova's 2017 class a four player group, it is probably for the best to have that scholarship open for the class of 2018.
If there is something we can take away from how Tucker's recruitment played out it's that you never know what can happen, and no matter how likely it appears a recruit will end up at a certain school, nothing can be taken for granted.
Losing out on Tucker isn't particularly concerning or surprising. When he announced he was delaying his decision, which was expected in February, it was assumed to be bad news for the leading schools. Tucker is similar to Jermaine Samuels, and Rivals has Samuels (45th) ranked ahead of Tucker (68th), so Nova remains in good shape at the position. With Omari Spellman retaining freshman eligibility and essentially making Nova's 2017 class a four player group, it is probably for the best to have that scholarship open for the class of 2018.
If there is something we can take away from how Tucker's recruitment played out it's that you never know what can happen, and no matter how likely it appears a recruit will end up at a certain school, nothing can be taken for granted.