Predicting where each Duke basketball recruiting target will land
By Matt Giles
Predicted the landing spot for Duke basketball target Trevor Keels
Five-star 2021 shooting guard Trevor Keels
High School: Paul VI (Va.)
Height and weight: 6-foot-5, 210 pounds
Composite ranking: No. 16 overall, No. 2 shooting guard, No. 1 in Virginia
Scouting report (from 247Sports director of basketball scouting Jerry Meyer): “Tremendous physical strength for a shooting guard. Has length as well. Plays a power game but can score from all three levels. Solid ball-handler. Good passer. Has the strength to be a better rebounder. Adequate defender.”
Finalists: Keels has not named finalists, but the top contenders appear to be Duke, Michigan, Ohio State, Villanova, and Virginia.
Insider chatter (from Corey Evans of Rivals): “There is not much separating Villanova from Virginia, and while Nova has been involved with the Paul VI product dating back to his freshman season, the same could be said for the Wahoos. A capable shot-maker that can play on and off the ball and is one of the more underrated perimeter defenders, there are not many others more tailor-made for Tony Bennett’s system than Keels…Virginia doesn’t have many needs in the 2021 class, which has allowed for it to focus on Keels as the guy it wants before all others.”
Decision timeline: Keels, whose 247Sports Crystal Ball still sits empty, has not yet said when he plans to make up his mind on a school.
Prediction: VIRGINIA