Duke basketball: Sizing up the 10 finalists for five-star big man

Ranking the top 10 for Duke basketball target Charles Bediako: Memphis

After not being able to benefit from the program’s all-time best recruit, the nation’s No. 1 player from the 2019 class in center James Wiseman, there’s no doubt Penny Hardaway and his Memphis assistants are anxious to land a five-star big man they can actually use — i.e., one who is eligible at the NCAA level. But do the Tigers have what Charles Bediako is looking for? Ian Mumm of Busting Brackets isn’t so sure but does see a strong selling point:

“Penny’s Tigers had all the potential in the world last season, but we were all witnesses to what happened when his inexperienced backcourt lacked a solid post presence…Bediako does not have the same trajectory or offensive consistency as a stretch or midrange shooter that James Wiseman displayed. However, there were examples in Precious Achiuwa’s development that could positively translate to Bediako’s success in Memphis.”

Chance Memphis basketball has at landing Charles Bediako: Seven percent