Duke's top-ranked recruiting class gets better with addition of Joey Baker
By Staff Report
May 2, 2018, 4:00pm
Committed to Blue Devils since last October, Trinity Christian star announces he's moving up arrival in Durham.
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Joey Baker of
Trinity Christian (Fayetteville, N.C.), a five-star prospect in the Class of 2019, announced Wednesday via Twitter that he is reclassifying and joining Duke's star-studded Class of 2018.
The 6-foot-7, 190-pound small forward averaged 18.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game at Trinity Christian during the 2017-18 season, leading the Crusaders to the NCISAA Class 1A state title. He was pegged as the No. 27 overall prospect in the 2019 class by
247Sports.
Duke has already signed four of the top dozen prospects in the 2018 class, – MaxPreps National Player of the Year
R.J. Barrett of
Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.),
Cameron Reddish of
Westtown (West Chester, Pa.),
Zion Williamson of
Spartanburg Day (Spartanburg, S.C.) and
Tre Jones of
Apple Valley (Minn.).
Joey Baker is the fifth member of Duke's star-studded 2018 recruiting class.
File photo: Alik McIntosh
