5-Star 2020 Forward Jalen Johnson Commits to Duke
By Sam Dunn
The rich get richer. Sound familiar? Yes, college basketball's blue bloods are an eternal force, and not a one feels more eternal than Duke University. And on Thursday, Mike Krzyzewski earned yet another massive commitment to his formidable ranks: class of 2020 small forward Jalen Johnson.
#TheBrotherhood? I’M COMING‼️ pic.twitter.com/ryxNzkXY4J
— Jalen Johnson (@Jalen_J23) July 4, 2019
The 6-8, 215-pound Johnson, a product of Milwaukee, Wisc., is the No. 4 overall player in the nation in the 2020 class according the 247Sports' composite rankings. He has a terrific all-around game, and is sure to draw at least a few comparisons to another Duke wing who was incredibly heralded coming out of high school: newly-drafted New York Knickerbocker RJ Barrett.
BREAKING: Duke lands commitment from nation's top-ranked small forward Jalen Johnson https://t.co/A3pdHuCHTv pic.twitter.com/NnFlL3cAJK
— 247Sports (@247Sports) July 4, 2019
Johnson joins point guard Jeremy Roach among consensus 5-star recruits in the Dukies' upcoming class. Yes, folks: in Durham, it's the same as it ever was.