Duke basketball: Ranking the final four for five-star recruit Caleb Houstan

Sizing up finalists for Duke basketball target Caleb Houstan: Cavaliers

What Caleb Houstan told 247Sports about Virginia: “I think the relationship with them stands out. They were one of the first programs to set up zooms with me during the quarantine period, and they were really recruiting me heavily. They really took a lot of interest in getting to know me as a player…They won the national championship the year before, and I could definitely see myself playing in that system.”

Virginia’s 2021 pledges (composite ranking):

• Four-star shooting guard Taine Murray (No. 82)

Key expected departures for Virginia at or near Houstan’s position:

• Senior forward Sam Hauser

The lowdown on where Virginia may stand with Houstan: It’s conceivable Houstan is actually favoring Virginia because he could come in right away and take the place of Hauser — a proven lights-out shooter who transferred to Virginia after three superb years at Marquette — as the top gun from deep for an ACC powerhouse. If he is willing to subscribe to the possession minimalism that Tony Bennett teaches his teams, then the Cavaliers might be a perfect match for Houstan.

What’s the chance Caleb Houstan chooses Virginia? 25 percent