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1. The Decision Is In: Okafor and Jones Are Off to Duke

The Package Deal is Done: Jahlil Okafor and Tyus Jones are headed to Duke next fall.

In the Champions Classic, Kansas got the better of Duke; today the Blue Devils are back on top. The package deal announcement came in this afternoon as five-star center Jahlil Okafor and five-star point guard Tyus Jones committed to Duke over Kansas and Baylor this afternoon on ESPNU. The decision bumps Duke up to the No.1 spot in the recruiting rankings and automatically turns the Blue Devils into a title contender next season. The two have long discussed playing together and formed a strong bond through their time as Team USA friends as well as through AAU and camp travel. Okafor is the No. 1 player in the class of 2014 and laid claim to the top spot this past winter when he took over the title from Jones, who is now ranked as the No.4 player overall. Okafor stands at 6’10” and will provide a strong post presence for the Blue Devils, which they are currently lacking. With his size and touch he is almost unguardable in the post and will create a need for constant double teams. Jones stands 6’1” and has been touted as the best true point guard in the land for a few years now. He is a wizard with the ball and has range from the NBA three point line. Every team wants a strong point guard and post presence and Duke just landed both, so in turn they will once again be in contention for a national title in 2014-15. This marks the second year in a row that Coach K has signed the top player from Chicago, with last year’s recruit current freshman sensation Jabari Parker.

2. Big Cliff Off to Kansas

While Kansas lost out on Okafor and Jones, it did land five-star center Cliff Alexander, who played his cards close to the vest throughout the recruitment process and chose the Jayhawks over in-state school, Illinois. The Chicago native is currently ranked as the No. 3 center in the class of 2014 and No. 5 player overall. Other schools in the mix were DePaul and Memphis but the decision ultimately came down to Kansas and Illinois. John Groce was pitching Alexander on being the hometown hero that stayed in the Land of Lincoln, but the lure of playing for the Jayhawks was just too much. Alexander has ties to Kansas assistant coach Jerrance Howard, who had recruited Alexander as part of Bruce Weber’s staff for a while. His girlfriend is also a freshman at Kansas and on the women’s basketball team. At Kansas, Alexander will be able to operate in the high-low offense that Self runs and with his ever-expanding offensive game he will be able to score down low on power moves and also show off his improved outside shot. Alexander will join five-star small forward Kelly Oubre (#6 overall, #1 SF) in the class of 2014 in Lawrence. Over the past few years, Alexander has lived in Okafor’s shadow despite playing the Duke recruit to a draw the past two years. While Okafor decided to head to the east coast, Alexander will make a name for himself in Lawrence.

3. Arizona Brings in Another Five-Star Recruit From California

After initially saying he planned on waiting until the spring to make a college decision, five-star small forward Stanley Johnson reversed course and committed to the Arizona Wildcats on ESPNU Friday afternoon as well. Johnson is the No. 2 small forward in the class of 2014 and the No. 7 player overall. He chose the Wildcats over USC, Kentucky, Florida and Oregon although the latter two schools did not receive official visits. While the decision helps the Wildcats immensely, it is also a blow to their Pac-12 counterpart in USC. First year head coach Andy Enfield was looking to land his first five-star recruit and had Johnson on campus last weekend for an official visit. Johnson put on one of the most dominant displays of basketball over the summer in averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds per game for the Oakland Soldiers AAU team. This same AAU program has also recently sent freshman Aaron Gordon, sophomore Brandon Ashley and junior Nick Johnson to Arizona. The commitment gives Arizona another five-star recruit in next year’s class in addition to power forward Craig Victor (#17 overall, #4 PF) along with four-star point guard Jackson Parker-Cartwright (#50 overall, #12 PG).

4. Kentucky Falls From the Top

With Okafor and Jones announcing that they will both attend Duke next year, the Blue Devils took over the No.1 spot in the 2014 recruiting rankings from Kentucky. The top spot is a title that John Calipari has held every year as the Wildcats’ head coach beginning in 2009 when he brought in John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, and Eric Bledsoe. Before the announcement, the Blue Devils only had one commitment from four-star shooting guard Grayson Allen (#36 overall, #7 SG), but now have arguably the top two players at the center and point guard positions. Despite the leap, Kentucky only falls one spot to the No. 2 ranking and still has four players ranked inside the top 31 with point guard Tyler Ulis (#29), shooting guard Devin Booker (#31), power forward Trey Lyles (#8), and center Karl Towns (#11) on board.