Duke basketball adds 5-star Kon Knueppel to 2024 recruiting class
Kon Knueppel has one post on social media, and it's a memorable one.
The five-star senior from Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wis.) took to social media for the first time Thursday and announced his commitment to play college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
Knueppel is the nation's No. 6 small forward and No. 15 overall recruit in the class of 2024, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.
The 6-foot-5, 205-pound senior chose the Blue Devils over offers from Alabama, Louisville, Virginia and Wisconsin, among others. He took official visits to all of those schools over the past two weeks, except Louisville, which he visited in June.
Duke went from No. 11 to No. 2 in the 2024 team recruiting rankings with the addition of Knueppel. The Blue Devils trail only North Carolina in the rankings.
Knueppel is the second five-star commit for Duke in the 2024 recruiting cycle, joining North Mecklenburg (North Carolina) small forward Isaiah Evans.
On the court, Knueppel is regarded as one of the nation's best shooters and overall scorers in high school basketball.
Last year as a junior, he averaged 19.7 points and 9.2 rebounds per game for Wisconsin Lutheran, which finished the season 23-5.
(Feature photo by MARK HOFFMAN/MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL/USA TODAY NETWORK)
