For the third season in a row, the Duke basketball program has inked the No. 1 overall 2026 recruiting class. The class is headlined by three 5-star prospects in Cameron Williams, Bryson Howard, and Deron Rippey Jr. The program is also bringing in 16-year-old seven-footer Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje and Canadian 4-star recruit Maxime Meyer. Williams, the highest-rated recruit in the Blue Devils' incoming recruiting class, has already won the Gatorade Arizona Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Now, he's not the only one to take home the coveted award in his respective state. Duke 5-Star Commit Deron Rippey Jr. Takes Home Gatorade New Jersey Boys Basketball Player of the Year Award Deron Rippey Jr. has been named the Gatorade New Jersey Boys Basketball Player of the Year. The 6'2" guard is ranked as the No. 12 overall player and No. 1 point guard in the nation, according to the 247Sports 2026 Composite Rankings, and played his high school basketball at Blair Academy.…