UNC Basketball Sees New Threat From Duke for High-Flying Recruit
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Fourth-year UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis and his staff have extended 17 offers on the 2025 recruiting trail. Archrival Duke's count sits at 13. And those two Tobacco Road blueblood lists now have nine names in common, accounting for almost three quarters of the Blue Devils' sheet.
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The latest is Greenfield-Central School (Ind.) guard Braylon Mullins, one of the fastest-rising prospects in the rankings of late while putting his bounce, sharpshooting, and competitiveness on full display in this year's grassroots action.
On Sunday night, almost two months after landing squarely at or near the top of the 2025 UNC basketball wishlist, the 6-foot-5, 180-pound four-star announced an offer from third-year Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer:
After a great conversation with @JonScheyer I am blessed to receive an offer from @DukeMBB!!! Thank you for the opportunity!! pic.twitter.com/rOPTWQicnt
— Braylon Mullins (@mullins_braylon) July 15, 2024
Mullins, with a fifth star in sight at No. 23 overall among rising high school seniors in the eyes of 247Sports, is currently looking to reveal finalists in his loaded recruitment. He's already scheduled eight official visits, including one to Chapel Hill beginning on Sept. 14.
Along with UNC and Duke, other top contenders to survive his upcoming cuts include UConn, Kansas, Tennessee, Arkansas, Indiana, Purdue, and Michigan.
4⭐️ Braylon Mullins cooked in front of college coaches and dropped 22 PTS while going 6-11 from 3 in the @3ssbcircuit quarterfinals 🤯🔥@mullins_braylon I @IndianaElite pic.twitter.com/r7XY52tQhp
— League Ready (@LeagueRDY) July 12, 2024
So, the Tar Heels and Blue Devils continue to regularly cross paths in the 2025 arena, sometimes with Duke being the first of the two to officially enter a battle via an offer, although more often of late UNC arriving a few weeks or months ahead of its nemesis.
Neither Duke nor UNC has reeled in its first prize in the cycle.