Duke Basketball: Latest Buzz on Blue Devils' Targets in Early Signing Period

Always a major player on the recruiting trail, Duke has already landed commitments from two top-tier players in the 2015 class. But as the official early signing period arrives Wednesday, the Blue Devils continue to pursue several other targets to add to their roster for next season.

Duke landed a commitment in August from Las Vegas power forward Chase Jeter, the No. 8 overall player in the country, and back in March, it landed No. 22 prospect Luke Kennard, a guard from Ohio. Kennard plans to sign his letter on Wednesday night, according to Clint Jackson of Rivals.com, while Jeter hasn't indicated his signing plans.

High school and junior college players can sign between Wednesday and Nov. 19, but not all of the most notable names will do so. Others will wait for the spring signing period, which begins April 15.

Here's a look at the other players Duke is most eager to land and what's going on in their recruiting circles:

Brandon Ingram

Duke's roster only has one current player originally from the state of North Carolina, senior guard Sean Kelly. But Kelly is a walk-on, having joined the team over the summer after serving as a manager.

The Blue Devils' last scholarship player from the home state was Ryan Kelly, who played from 2009-2013. But that could change if they're able to get a commitment from the state's top prospect, 6'8" small forward Brandon Ingram. The Kinston native, rated No. 18 in the country, has Duke as one of his final six along with fellow in-state schools North Carolina and North Carolina State as well as Kansas, Kentucky and UCLA.

So far, he's only visited the out-of-state schools, but Blue Devil Nation tweeted last week that Ingram plans on being at Duke's game Nov. 15 against Fairfield. According to 247Sports, Duke has a 55 percent shot of getting Ingram's commitment.

Caleb Swanigan

One of the most physically imposing big men in the 2015 class, 6'8", 265-pound power forward Caleb Swanigan is taking his time lining up official visits with a likely eye toward signing during the spring. But The 12th-best prospect has taken several unofficial visits, including this past weekend to Duke.

Though Swanigan isn't considered a front-runner to end up in Durham—247Sports has Michigan State as an overwhelming 86 percent favorite—the fact that he was in town just recently is noteworthy, according to Jackson Korman of The (Duke) Chronicle:

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Although this may not mean anything in the long term, it is interesting to note that Swanigan left East Lansing on the eve of the Ohio State game this weekend, to fly to Durham to watch Duke play an exhibition game.

This could simply be a result of Swanigan's busy schedule, but one would think if Swanigan was leaning heavily to Michigan State, he would stick around to see the school's biggest football game in years. Instead, the big man paid for himself to fly to watch an exhibition game against Central Missouri. With Swanigan being an top recruit and almost ideal fit in the post alongside Jeter, this is certainly a recruitment we will follow closely and continue to update with more details.

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Swanigan has also made unofficial visits to Arizona and Kentucky.

All recruiting info courtesy of 247Sports unless otherwise noted.

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