After Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow and Tyus Jones all declared for the NBA draft in the past week, the Blue Devils needed to add some depth back to the roster and made strides in that department Wednesday.
Duke received a verbal commitment from three-star center Antonio Vrankovic Wednesday night, as the 6-foot-11 big man announced his decision on Twitter:
A Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., product, Vrankovic had a monster senior season at Pine Crest High School, posting a stat line of 27.5 points, 16.1 rebounds and 5.0 blocks per game, according to data on MaxPreps.com.
Per recruiting information from 247Sports.com, Georgia was the only other NCAA tournament team besides the Blue Devils to make an offer to the center.
Vrankovic will join signees Chase Jeter and Luke Kennard and walk-on Justin Robinson as the fourth member of head coach Mike Krzyzewski's recruiting class. Krzyzewski is expected to visit Monday with 2016 point guard Derryck Thornton, who is considering reclassifying to the Class of 2015.
Following the departures of Jones and senior captain Quinn Cook, Duke lacks a true point guard, though Vrankovic's commitment will bolster a frontcourt that will include Jeter, redshirt senior Marshall Plumlee and senior Amile Jefferson.
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