D.J. Harvey Hoping for Duke Offer, Talks Recruitment

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Junior wing D.J. Harvey won the battle against Malik Monk on Friday when he led Team Takeover to an exciting 62-59 win over Arkansas Wings Elite at the Peach Jam.

The 6-foot-6 Harvey out of DeMatha (Md.) Catholic finished with 12 points and 7 rebounds while helping to limit Monk to 10 points on 4-for-13 shooting.

“It was definitely something different,” Harvey said of guarding the 6-4 Monk. “I guarded him at the Nike Skills Academy in L.A., so it’s kind of a friendship/rivalry in a way. It’s definitely good to play against him. He made me a lot better this game.”

A Who’s Who of coaches sat courtside, including Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, Kentucky’s John Calipari, Arkansas’s Mike Anderson, SMU’s Larry Brown, Villanova’s Jay Wright, Notre Dame’s Mike Brey, Louisville’s Rick Pitino and Oregon’s Dana Altman.

Duke Goes Three Deep for Porter Jr., Young, Who Are Talking Package to Several Schools

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. –– With their Mokan Elite team trailing the NY Lightning by one point late in an exciting game at the Peach Jam on Thursday night, Trae Young and Michael Porter Jr. showcased the connection that is increasingly making them an attractive package option for college coaches in the Class of 2017.

Passing out of a double-team, the 6-foot-1 Young made a diagonal lob pass that perfectly hit the 6-9 Porter Jr., who elevated his long, athletic from for a lay-in that put Mokan Elite up for good, 68-67.

“It was just a big moment,” said Young, who attends Norman (OK North. “I know where he’s at at all times and when I saw that no one was guarding him, I couldn’t believe it so I just threw it up and I knew that he would go get it.”