Duquesne Basketball Recruiting
Duquesne Offers 2026 6-Foot-7 Kentucky Prospect James Turner
On Wednesday, Duquesne extended an offer to another prospect in the class of 2026.
The Dukes’ staff offered James Turner, a class-of-2026 forward out of Kentucky. He plays his high-school ball for Newport and his summer ball for Wildcat Select, a program based in the Western PA region.
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Turner tagged Duquesne assistant Steve Wright in his post about the offer on Twitter.
Blessed to receive a Divsion One Offer to Duquesne University 🔴🔵 @DuqMBB @Coach_Swright @wildcatselect @A_Mitchell5 pic.twitter.com/jaHnS8vUF9
— James Turner (@JamesTurner2026) October 2, 2024
Turner is unranked on 247 Sports, but holds other Division One offers from Penn State, Rhode Island, Kent State, College of Charleston, Stony Brook, Radford, IU-Indianapolis, and Jackson State.
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Check out Turner’s sophomore year highlights below, via Hudl.
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The Dukes’ staff has offered three players since the beginning of August: Turner, Aaron Ekwere, and Logan Johnson. The staff also offered six players throughout July, three players in June, and three players in May. One of the players that received an offer from the staff in May was Arness Lawson, who recently committed to the Dukes after taking an official visit.
Playing for All-Ohio Red this summer on the Nike EYBL circuit, Lawson shined in his role. He ranked No. 10 at the highest level of AAU ball on the circuit in terms of offensive efficiency among players with at least 16 possessions per game. Joined by Cam Boozer, AJ Dybantsa, and other five-star prospects on the list, Lawson made a great impression averaging 0.98 points per possession, per Synergy.
