If you follow recruiting, you know how to read the tea leaves. And the tea leaves in the recruitment of 5-star SF Asa Montgomery continue to point toward the Georgia native ending up at Duke.
The Blue Devils were trending in his recruitment heading into his official visit over the first weekend of October after Jon Scheyer conducted an in-home visit with Montgomery and his family that reportedly went over well. Montgomery was in attendance for Duke’s Countdown to Craziness event at Cameron Indoor earlier this month and held the baby in the student section.
One of the biggest signs to watch for with Montgomery was whether or not he kept his visits to Arizona and Louisville, which were scheduled for after his trip to Durham. On Thursday, Joe Tipton reported that Montgomery had cancelled both visits:
5⭐️ Asa Montgomery has cancelled his upcoming official visits to Arizona and Louisville, sources told @Rivals. pic.twitter.com/yZfFH3wGEy
— Joe Tipton (@JoeTipton) October 15, 2026
Asa Montgomery cancelling trips to Louisville and Arizona is a great sign for Duke
Montgomery took visits to Auburn, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, and UConn as well, but the fact that he cancelled the trips to Arizona and Louisville after his visit to Duke speaks volumes about where his recruitment stands…