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Nico Mannion Receives Offer From Duke

Year after year Duke continues to bring in the top players in the country. 

Could Nico Mannion who is from Arizona be next? 

The Arizona Wildcats are going to have to fend off darn near everyone to keep Nico Mannion in-state. "according to https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketball/2018/5/14/17354742/nico-mannion-duke-offer-arizona-kansas-commit-2019-2020-reclassify-basketball-recruiting-point-guard

The five-star point guard received an offer from Coach Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke Blue Devils on Monday."according to https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketball/2018/5/14/17354742/nico-mannion-duke-offer-arizona-kansas-commit-2019-2020-reclassify-basketball-recruiting-point-guard

Aside from Duke and Arizona, Mannion also holds offers from Villanova, UCLA, and Kansas among countless other schools. "according to https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketball/2018/5/14/17354742/nico-mannion-duke-offer-arizona-kansas-commit-2019-2020-reclassify-basketball-recruiting-point-guard

The Pinnacle High School (Phoenix, Arizona) product is the No. 23 player in the 2020 class and No. 3 point guard, though he is considering skipping a year of high school and reclassifying to 2019."according to https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketball/2018/5/14/17354742/nico-mannion-duke-offer-arizona-kansas-commit-2019-2020-reclassify-basketball-recruiting-point-guard

Still, Arizona has been recruiting Mannion for a while now, and the early Crystal Ball predictions favor the Wildcats."according to https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketball/2018/5/14/17354742/nico-mannion-duke-offer-arizona-kansas-commit-2019-2020-reclassify-basketball-recruiting-point-guard

“I’m up there pretty often during the season when they have games,” Mannion told Adam Zagoria. “I go up and watch games. They’ve been great. The way they recruit it’s good. It’s good facilities. I’m close with coach Sean (Miller) and Coach (Mark) Phelps. "according to https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketball/2018/5/14/17354742/nico-mannion-duke-offer-arizona-kansas-commit-2019-2020-reclassify-basketball-recruiting-point-guard

While Arizona may have Brandon Williams on its roster in 2019 and/or 2020, there is always room for a player of Mannion’s caliber."according to https://www.azdesertswarm.com/basketball/2018/5/14/17354742/nico-mannion-duke-offer-arizona-kansas-commit-2019-2020-reclassify-basketball-recruiting-point-guard