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Duke phenom Brandon Ingram can damn near palm the top of the backboard

Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

If you don’t know who Brandon Ingram is yet, you will soon. The freshman forward is the centerpiece of Duke’s incoming recruiting class, and a potential lottery pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. Ingram stands at 6’9 with a 7’3 wingspan, and as you can tell from the video above, he has serious hops, too.

Here’s a closer look:

Coming to a court near you, and no rim is safe • • @b_ingram13

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Duke is recruiting better than any program in the country, and its ability to grab future stars like Ingram are a big reason why.

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