Wendell Carter Jr. and Gary Trent Jr., two Class of 2017 stars who are actively discussing a package, will visit Duke for Countdown to Craziness on Oct. 17.
.@THAT_KID_GARY tells me he and @wendellcarter34 are planning to visit Duke together on Oct. 17. Package deal plan is still on, says Trent.
— Jason Jordan (@JayJayUSATODAY) October 8, 2015
The 6-foot-5 Trent Jr. out of Apple Valley (MN) told me in August he planned on going on some visits with his friend Carter Jr., a 6-10 power forward from Atlanta (GA) Pace Academy. He mentioned Kentucky, Duke and Ohio State as recruiting him the hardest.
Trent Jr. and Carter Jr. have discussed becoming a package deal, committing to the same school with the goal of winning in March. The two previously told SNY.tv about the idea earlier this summer during USA Basketball U16 tryouts.
Duke is seen as a possibility for the package, especially since Carter Jr. told SNY.tv at the Peach Jam that the Blue Devils were recruiting him the hardest.
“They’re recruiting both of us, but that [definitely going to Duke] is not really the situation,” Trent Jr. said. “We talked about it and we’re down to go anywhere. We plan on taking visits together here soon in the fall and we can see what universities are like and about and as we build relationships with the coaches and will it be the best fit for both of us.”
He added: “We’ll talk here and there, either text message or Snapchat, just little things like that. I would love to go to school with a lot of great players because I want to have success in college, so at the end of the day when you choose a school you are going to look into where certain kids are going to certain universities and who you can team up with, so it would be great.”
