Walker Kessler set to visit Duke
Five-star class of 2020 center Walker Kessler will take an official visit to Duke this weekend.
The 6-foot-10, 225 pounder from Fairburn, Georgia’s Woodward Academy is Duke’s second official visitor of this recruiting year. Four-star power forward Henry Coleman visited last weekend.
Kessler is rated the No. 14 player in the class, the No. 3 center and top Georgia senior, according to 247 Sports. Rivals has him No. 19 in the country, No. 4 at center. He’s No. 13 in the ESPN 100.
Duke appears to be the only school who will get a second official visit from Kessler. He used his junior year officials to visit Duke, Virginia, Michigan and Vanderbilt.
In July, he named a top six of Auburn, California, Duke, Gonzaga, Michigan and North Carolina.
Kessler visited Michigan last weekend and has tentative plans to visit UNC in September and Gonzaga in October, after which, he’s expected to make his choice.
He was chosen for the 2019 USA Basketball Men's Junior National Team July minicamp and is a finalist for the U19 World Cup team.
Last season, Kessler averaged 21 ppg, 11.9 rebounds and 6.4 blocks. He hit 33 percent of his three-point attempts.
