5-star point guard Trevon Duval commits to Duke

The long and drawn out recruitment of five-star point guard Trevon Duval ended Monday morning with a video and an announcement that surprised nobody.

Duval, the No. 4-ranked player in the Class of 2017 and the top point guard in the country according to Rivals.com, confirmed his intention to play his college basketball at Duke, giving the Blue Devils another impressive piece in a stellar recruiting class.

Landing Duval gives Duke the No. 1 ranked point guard, shooting guard (Gary Trent Jr.) and power forward (Wendell Carter Jr.) in the 2017 class, per Scout.com, and also gives the Blue Devils the point guard they desperately needed.

The addition of Duval bumps Duke’s 2017 recruiting class up to No. 2 in the nation, right behind, you guessed it, Kentucky’s stellar class that includes seven of the top 28 players.

Duval’s announcement came via a video released by The Players Tribune. In it, he chronicled his life in basketball, from birth to this decision. There were no hats, no television special and no actual images of Duval himself. Just him doing a voice over on an animated video titled “Hungry and Humble,” which ended with his commitment.

“Next year, I’m going to be playing basketball at Duke University,” he said. “I’m excited to evolve as a student, as a basketball player and now, and forever, as a Blue Devil.”