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Trevon Duval took an unofficial visit to Maryland on Tuesday, his father confirmed to SNY.tv.
The 6-foot-3 2017 point guard wowed media members and NBA scouts alike last week at the Under Armour Elite 24 Game.
On The 4 Quarters Podcast this week, ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla compared Duval to a young Rod Strickland.
Duval played at the Elite 24 with 2016 shooting guard Josh Jackson, who also visited Maryland last week and is projected as the No. 4 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft by DraftExpress.com.
Maryland has also gotten recent visits from 2016 power forward Taurean Thompson, who recently transferred to Brewster (N.H.) Academy from St. Anthony’s, and 2017 power forward Billy Preston.
Duval, who spent last year at St. Benedict’s Prep, has yet to decide on a high school for this coming season.
Trevon Duval wowed media members and NBA scouts alike through two days worth of practices here at the Under Armour Elite 24 Game.
The 6-foot-3 2017 floor general was the best guard among a talented group of guards — and it wasn’t really close.
“Most definitely,” one NBA scout told SNY.tv. “Trevon’s control, speed bursts, athleticism and precocious understanding of when, where and how makes him one of the elite point guard prospects in high school.
“He really knows how to break down a defense and make the right play, either for himself or a teammate. He works to get everyone involved.”
Duval, by nature, is a quiet, soft-spoken young man who doesn’t like to blow his own horn, but he admitted he was having fun playing alongside studs like Josh Jackson, Thon Maker, DeAndre Ayton, Troy Brown and T.J. Leaf.
“I’m having a lot of fun,” Duval said after practice Friday. “Playing with people like Josh and Thon and all these big-name players, athletic guys, it’s fun playing with these type of guys and I think I’m playing well with them because they kind of complement me and I complement them with trying to find them and make them look good, get their dunks and open shots and stuff like that.”
Duval and the 6-7 Jackson, who has been compared to a young DeMar DeRozan, had a unique chemistry on the court.
“I love playing with Josh,” Duval said. “I play against him all the time and I work out with him sometimes and now that I’m playing with him it’s pretty cool because he’s a dog. He doesn’t stop playing. He plays hard all the time and it’s always fun to play with somebody like that.”
Like Rawle Alkins, another Elite 24 participant, Duval is dealing both with deciding where to play high school ball this upcoming season and is also being recruited by a bevy of big time colleges.
The Delaware native spent last season at St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, but it remains unclear if he will return there this season.
Asked if he would be back there, he said, “I don’t know.”
Asked when he will know where he’s going, he said, “I should’ve known by now. I should know real soon.”
Trevor Duval, Trevon’s father, is still weighing the options and said they’re considering Findlay Prep, Montverde Academy and Brewster Academy, among others.
“Right now we’re just seeking options because his stock has risen a lot so there are a lot of options now,” Trevor told SNY.tv. “We’re looking to see what the best situation is because we feel as a family these two years are very critical as a person for his development as a basketball player.
“St. Benedict’s is a good school. There’s other good schools so we just don’t want to put all the eggs in one basket.”
Trevor would like to see his son develop his basketball game before he goes to college.
“He has to work on his jump shot, he has to work on speeding the game up a little bit, he has to work on some more decision-making, so we’re just seeing who can help him mature as a player,” he said.
On the college front, Duval holds offers from Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville, UNLV, N.C. State, St. John’s, Maryland, Cal, Syracuse, Rutgers and Seton Hall, among others.
Pretty much everyone but Duke and Kentucky — and they have been calling.
“Kentucky’s called me, talked to me and my dad a couple times,” Duval said. “It was Kentucky calling you, it was kind of crazy with all the pros they sent to the NBA and the name of Kentucky. It was kind of cool that they contacted me.”
Asked if he would like to visit, he said, “I would love to see their campus, see how it is out there.”
Duke is also constantly in touch.
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