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Five-star 2015 big man Chase Jeter commits to Duke

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(adidas)

chase jeter

(adidas)

LONG BEACH, California -- After months of speculation, Class of 2015 five-star center Chase Jeter committed to Duke in a televised announcement on Monday night at adidas Nations.

Duke has been considered the heavy favorite for Jeter after the 6-foot-10 Las Vegas native took an official visit to Durham in early March. The Blue Devils relentlessly trailed Jeter throughout the month of July during the live evaluation period, assigning three coaches to watch Jeter play in Chicago at the adidas Unrivaled Camp and following that up with all four members of the coaching staff later in July in Las Vegas at the adidas Super 64.

Considered the No. 8 overall prospect in the class, according to Rivals, Jeter is a major get for Duke, as he joins Ohio native and 6-foot-5 five-star shooting guard Luke Kennard in the Blue Devils’ 2015 class. Jeter and Kennard were teammates on the USA U18 team that won Gold at the FIBA Americas event in Colorado Springs in June.

“It was no secret that I’ve really liked Duke for a long time but it was a tough decision,” Jeter said to NBCSports.com. “I made the decision after talking it over with my family and I just felt comfortable with Duke.”

Jeter picked Duke over other finalists Arizona, UNLV and UCLA. The Bruins received a lot of late chatter at adidas Nations leading up to the announcement and Jeter’s father, Chris, was a backup center at UNLV from 1987 through 1991, but those programs couldn’t keep the Bishop Gorman High School product out west.

“I just think Duke has a lot to offer me in terms of their style of play, the players on the team and my relationship with the coaching staff,” Jeter said. “Their style of play really fits with what I do well on the court.”

As one of the younger players in the 2015 class -- he doesn’t turn 17 until September -- Jeter has a lot of upside going forward as he’s had a good spring and summer. Playing with Dream Vision in the adidas Gauntlet this spring, Jeter averaged 20.4 points and 11.7 rebounds per game in 10 league games and he’s developed a go-to move in his right hook to go along with improved rebounding and low-post defense.

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