Duke Basketball Coach Returns Home to Recruit Five-Star Target

The Duke basketball staff has one not-so-secret weapon for the homestretch of Shelton Henderson's recruitment.

Five-star forward Shelton Henderson will be in Durham for his Duke basketball official visit the first weekend of October. That, of course, coincides with the Blue Devils' annual Countdown to Craziness celebration in Cameron Indoor Stadium next Friday night.First, though, third-year Duke basketball assistant coach Jai Lucas traveled to his home state of Texas on Wednesday to once again show the 17-year-old Henderson that he remains a top priority for Jon Scheyer's crew.

2 in Texas on the 247Sports 2025 Composite.There are still no expert forecasts in the 247Sports Crystal Ball or Rivals FutureCast for the Shelton Henderson sweepstakes. That said, two picks popped up in the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine back in July, and both still point to Scheyer, Lucas, and the Blue Devils eventually coming out on top.

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