Asia Durr, the No. 2 senior in the Blue Star Basketball Index, announced on Tuesday that she would attend the University of Louisville.
Durr, a 5-foot-10 guard from Douglasville, Ga., revealed her decision at St. Pius X, her high school near Atlanta. Her other finalists were Baylor, Duke, Maryland and Notre Dame.
Louisville coach Jeff Walz had already received pledges from two top guards earlier this summer — Taja Cole of Richmond, Va., and Brianna Jones of North Babylon, N.Y. — but the addition of Durr arguably helps him cement his best recruiting class ever and keeps the Cardinals a national contender.
She will be the highest-ever rated player signed by Walz, who developed Angel McCoughtry and Shoni Schimmel into All-American guards who led their Louisville teams into NCAA championship games. Both now play for the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream.
In addition to Walz’ track record with backcourt players, Louisville is a new member of the ACC and enjoys big home crowds at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals make their ACC debut there on Jan. 2 against Georgia Tech.
Durr is the Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year, and last spring led St. Pius X to its second consecutive Georgia High School Association Class AAA state championship.
She is rated the No. 1 senior by Prospects Nation and No. 2 by espnW HoopGurlz and the All-Star Girls Report.
The Louisville class, which includes Erin DeGrate, a forward from Texas, was already considered one of the strongest in the country before Durr’s decision. At this point, and with just a few top seniors still uncomitted, the Cardinals may have the second-best group behind the UConn class of Katie Samuelson, Naphesa Collier and De’Jenae Boykin.
Per NCAA rule,s Walz cannot comment on players before the November signing period. But he did Tweet this moments after Durr’s announcement:
