Duke basketball: Sizing up the final five for five-star Charles Bediako
By Matt Giles
Ranking final five for Duke basketball target Charles Bediako: Buckeyes
2. team. 490. . . . Buckeyes
What Charles Bediako said to Tipton Edits about Ohio State: “One of my former teammates plays there. They’ve done a great job recruiting, and they were one of my first offers.”
Ohio State’s 2021 commits so far (composite ranking):
- Four-star shooting guard Malaki Branham (No. 28)
- Four-star point guard Meechie Johnson (No. 77)
- Four-star power forward Kalen Etzler (No. 100)
Ohio State’s probable departures in or near the post:
- Senior forward Kyle Young
- Senior forward Seth Towns
Ohio State’s pros and cons for Charles Bediako: The center position is certainly a 2021 priority for Ohio State. And UPlay Canada CEO Dwayne Washington told Eric Bossi of 247Sports that the Buckeyes have “been on [Bediako] early and hard and have shown him a lot of great attention…and at that school, he feels like he would be the only one who does what he does and that he could be special.” But the buzz just isn’t nearly as loud as it is for the consensus favorite…
What’s the chance Charles Bediako picks Ohio State? 10 percent