Duke’s 2028 board is starting to take shape, and one of the biggest names on it has already drawn attention from a long list of heavy hitters.
Josiah Rose, a 5-star point guard in the 2028 class, has recently been seen by Duke along with Texas, Kentucky, Baylor, Arizona, Houston, Alabama, and SMU, according to League Ready’s Sam Kayser. The Blue Devils offered Rose in late October, adding another elite name to a recruiting haul that is already building in both the 2027 and 2028 cycles.
Rose, a 6-foot-4 product of Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff (TX), is rated No. 6 overall and No. 1 among point guards in the 2028 class by the 247Sports 2028 Composite Rankings. He already holds offers from Tennessee, Houston, Texas, Texas Tech, Kansas, Louisville, Alabama, and others. So far, SMU has been the school he’s seen most often, with three unofficial visits after offering him in September 2025.
Duke is one of five 2028 prospects the staff has offered, and the list around Rose is loaded. The other names are 5-star prospects Colton Hiller, Yann Kamagate, Mason Collins, and Brady Pettigrew. Three of those players are also being viewed as possible reclass candidates into 2027.
Hiller, a 6-foot-6 forward, took an official visit to Duke in early October, and the battle for him appears to be between the Blue Devils and Florida. If he does move up to 2027, he would need to spend two years in college basketball.
Kamagate is a different case. The 7-foot center is ranked No. 1 overall in the 2028 class by the 247Sports Composite, and he is not in the same reclass situation as Hiller.
Pettigrew, a 6-foot-3 combo guard, has also been mentioned as a possible 2027 reclass candidate. He has already taken official visits to North Carolina and Ohio State, and he has upcoming official visits set for Kentucky and Arkansas. He has also visited Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.
If more than one of Hiller, Kamagate, or Pettigrew ends up reclassifying, it would put Duke in an interesting spot with three major commitments already in hand. The Blue Devils have locked in 2027 pledges from 5-star forwards Kager Knueppel and Asa Montgomery, along with Australian 6-foot-6 point guard Luke Paul. Knueppel has also officially signed his National Letter of Intent with Duke.
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