Words. Jason Jordan

St. Mark’s (Southborough, MA) small forward Alex Murphy ended his recruitment Monday, picking Duke over Florida, North Carolina, Boston College, Arizona, Kansas and West Virginia.

“Ultimately, it came down to my relationship with Coach K,” Murphy told USA Today. “I went down last year and visited earlier this year and just felt at home. I felt comfortable with the players and coaches – and felt like there’s no better place. It was clear to me.”

Murphy, ranked No. 30 in the HSH National Top 50, is Duke’s first commitment from the 2012 class.

Words. Shabazz Muhammad

Few players, if any, had as productive a summer as Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV) shooting guard Shabazz Muhammad — evidenced by his 32 ppg scoring average on the AAU scene. Now every school from North Carolina to UCLA is in hot pursuit of the 6-5 junior, making his one of the most intriguing recruiting stories in the country.

Muhammad, who is ranked No. 8 in the HSH National Top 50, has agreed to give us exclusive access by chronicling his thoughts in this regular diary where he’ll keep everyone updated on his high school season and the recruiting process: MORE >

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Upper Room Christian Academy (Raleigh, NC) combo guard Rodney Purvis ended his recruitment Friday night, verbally committing to Louisville over Duke.

“I just really felt comfortable when I went on my visit,” said Purvis, a junior who is ranked No. 11 in the HSH National Top 50. “I really built a great relationship with the coaching staff and I knew it was where I wanted to go.” MORE >

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Quinn Cook walks across Coach K Court inside of Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium, stylishly underdressed in a t-shirt, jeans and an oversized cap whipped to the back.

He’s all waves and smiles, as likable as something created by a Disney Imagineer, as he makes his way to his seat behind the Duke bench for its “Countdown to Craziness” event on Oct. 15 to kick off the new season. MORE >

Words. Shabazz Muhammad

Few players, if any, had as productive a summer as Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV) shooting guard Shabazz Muhammad — evident of his 32 ppg scoring average on the AAU scene. Now every school from North Carolina to UCLA is in hot pursuit of the 6-5 junior, making his one of the most intriguing recruiting stories in the country.

Muhammad, who is ranked No. 8 in the HSH National Top 50, has agreed to give us exclusive access by chronicling his thoughts in this regular diary where he’ll keep everyone updated on his high school season and the recruiting process: MORE >

Words. Jason Jordan

Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) point guard Quinn Cook will decide between Duke and UCLA on Thursday, according to his coach, Steve Smith.

Cook flirted with the possibility of entertaining his “dream school” North Carolina when coach Roy Williams began to turn up the heat in his recruitment of Cook recently, but after more consideration Cook decided to end the process sooner. He will make his announcement at Oak Hill. MORE >