R
yan Kelly, a 6-foot-9 power forward from Ravenscroft (NC) High ranked No. 8 among power forwards in the Class of 2009, was recently offered by Duke and appears to be seriously considering them.
Kelly, who played for the U18 National Team this summer, wasn’t originally being recruited by Duke and many thought it was a UNC/Notre Dame battle. But just before the Olympics, Ryan’s parents called Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski to set up a sit-down.
They then met on Duke’s campus and Coach K offered when he felt that Ryan’s interest was genuine.
Duke will probably get the last in-home visit for Kelly, who is just the type of kid Duke likes. He is low maintenance, Top 25 and is high on academics. His parents went to Yale and Penn and Ravenscroft is a top prep school. Stanford, Vanderbilt, Davidson and Duke, all top schools, recruited him.
Kelly is considering Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Notre Dame, Georgetown, North Carolina and Duke.
“The plan is hopefully to make a decision before the season starts,” Kelly said. “I’ve been to all these places before, I just want to get that final 48 hours and make an educated decision.”
