But on Wednesday, the 7-foot, 200-pound four-star, son of former 16-year NBA journeyman and 2001 All-Star center Theo Ratliff, told League Ready that Duke is now one of six schools he's hearing from often, along with UCF, Syracuse, Rutgers, Mississippi State, and Cal.

Duke basketball won each of its first five ACC games by double digits. Will the Blue Devils stay hot against Notre Dame? Here's our prediction.

Running the table in a power conference is incredibly difficult, but with how well Duke is playing — and how poor the rest of the ACC looks — it’s not out of the question.