While all eyes were on getting the first look at Duke’s 2026-27 roster at Saturday night’s Countdown to Craziness event at Cameron Indoor.
More importantly, at least for the Duke staff, was the critical recruiting weekend for 5-star forward Asa Montgomery, who was in Durham for his official visit. Montgomery attended the event as Jon Scheyer looked to close the deal for the Georgia native after a promising in-home visit with the 5-star last week.
Working in Duke’s favor was that the crowd at Cameron Indoor brought the energy and made it feel like a real game environment for the scrimmages and dunk contest. You’re not going to get that type of energy everywhere you go, something Montgomery has undoubtedly noticed on his other trips…