Foster added that the win gave Duke confidence, especially after losing high-profile non-conference games earlier in the season. Auburn was the No. 2 team in the country at the time, coming off winning the Maui Invitational. Foster said after beating Auburn, “it gave us confidence that we could really beat anybody in the country.”

America guard does will surprise the Tigers, who were upset at home earlier this season with Clayton leading the way.

The Blue Devils have the No. 1 player in the country in Cooper Flagg and two other projected NBA lottery picks.

Auburn will meet the No. 1 seed Florida Gators Saturday, with the winner advancing to the national championship game. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:09 p.m.

The four teams participating in the Final Four this weekend in San Antonio are a perfect microcosm of the new era in college basketball. While a team such as Duke has built its roster with former blue-chip recruits such as Cooper Flagg,

The development, a joint-venture between Evergreen Real Estate Group and Imagine Group, started under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Invest South/West program.

During his freshman season at Hudson Catholic, Pettiford scored a game-high 40 points in a triple-overtime win against Dylan Harper and Don Bosco. As a senior last year, he went for 42 points and hit two buzzer-beaters against Roselle Catholic. One came in regulation, the other won the game in double-OT.

Four-star quarterback Jaden O'Neal has scheduled a visit to Auburn for Saturday, April 5. An Oklahoma pledge, O'Neal will visit Florida State on Friday before making the short drive to Auburn on Saturday, according to Steve Wiltfong of On3.