Marvin Bagley To Play For Duke This Season

Marvin Bagley will be on the court for  Mike Krzyzewski in 2017-2018 wearing Danny Ferry's retired number thirty-five that was retired in 1989 that hangs in the rafters at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

The NCAA has academically cleared Duke freshman Marvin Bagley III to play college basketball this season, the school announced Friday. "according to https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/marvin-bagley-iii-cleared-by-ncaa-will-play-for-duke-this-season/

Bagley, according to his father, officially graduated high school on Sept. 1. A source told CBS Sports that Bagley's amateur status also has been approved by the NCAA. So Duke and Bagley are good to go. "according to https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/marvin-bagley-iii-cleared-by-ncaa-will-play-for-duke-this-season/

"From the outset of this process, we were optimistic that it would end with the NCAA Eligibility Center certifying Marvin to compete for Duke University in 2017-18," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said in a statement. "We are thrilled for Marvin and the Bagley family. Their organization and efficiency were key to the successful conclusion of the certification process, as were the efforts of our Duke Athletics administration." "according to https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/marvin-bagley-iii-cleared-by-ncaa-will-play-for-duke-this-season/

The 18-year-old took online classes over the summer to make up the necessary coursework in order to qualify for 2017-18 matriculation at the college level. Bagley is considered the best recruit in the class and is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2018NBA Draft. "according to https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/marvin-bagley-iii-cleared-by-ncaa-will-play-for-duke-this-season/

. The reclassification by Bagley became one of the biggest stories of this offseason because the implications were that Bagley could change the landscape of the rankings. And so he has. "according to https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/marvin-bagley-iii-cleared-by-ncaa-will-play-for-duke-this-season/

If you're curious as to how someone could decide to reclassify and make up a year's worth of schoolwork over the course of 3-4 months, Bagley's father has spoken publicly on a couple of occasions about how his son's path was always going to track this way. The endgame was getting Bagley eligible for the 2018 Draft, college eligibility be damned. But because Duke was in early when it came to recruiting Bagley as a 2017 prospect, the family and Duke worked carefully and quickly in order to get Bagley's coursework finished. Bagley committed to Mike Krzyzewski's program on Aug. 15.  "according to https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/marvin-bagley-iii-cleared-by-ncaa-will-play-for-duke-this-season/