Five-star senior prospect R.J. Barrett verbally committed to Duke, Mike Krzyzewski on Friday.

"[They have] great academics, a great coach and I felt really comfortable," Barrett told 247Sports shortly after announcing his choice on TSN's Sportscentre.

"I’m just comfortable," he added. "I think I would have been good at any of the other schools, I just felt most comfortable at Duke."

Barrett, who selected the Blue Devils over Kentucky and Oregon, said he made his final decision earlier this week.

"Coach K is a very humble guy," Barrett said. "He’s one of the best coaches in the world. I talked to Tre Jones and Cam Reddish and our relationship is really good."

"If he can get Lebron and the best players in the world to play together, he can get us play together," Barrett added.

Barrett is regarded as the top prospect in the 247Sports Composite Rankings . The pledge gives the Blue Devils the No. 1 prospect in the country for the second consecutive season.

"They just want me to come in and play my game," Barrett said. "I’m going to try and go in and be a leader and mostly just play my game."

Duke Associate Head Coach Jeff Capel led the charge for the Blue Devils in the Barrett recruitment.

"He’s a really cool," Barrett said of Capel. "I don’t think I would be going to Duke if I wasn’t cool with him."

Barrett joins a star-studded Duke class that also includes the No. 4 overall player, Cameron Reddish, and No. 6 prospect, Tre Jones. With the addition of Barrett, Duke now sits at No. 1 in the 247Sports class rankings.

"We are all unselfish," Barrett said. "Tre isn’t even looking to score a lot. He’ll give us the ball. Cam is a 6-7 wing and long. We can all play defense. It’s going to be very hard to score on us. All together I think we are going to be pretty good."

Over the summer, Barrett helped lead Canada's u19 team to a FIBA World Cup Gold Medal. Barrett averaged 21.6 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists through seven games in the event.

A native of Canada, Barrett transferred to Montverde (Fla.) Academy prior to his sophomore season.

BREAKING DOWN BARRETT

Josh Gershon: Barrett is one of the most versatile prospects to come through high school basketball in the last several years. He has terrific size, is a very good athlete and can play and guard multiple positions due to his unique combination of physical tools and feel. He's a playmaking wing who can even play on the ball some due to his handle and vision, while he's a competent shooter, plus scorer, rebounds and guards multiple positions. He's an excellent short and longterm prospect.

Brian Snow: R.J. Barrett is a premier talent who has shown a complete game for years. He has an excellent combination of size, athleticism, and skill, and has a lot of potential left to tap into as well. Barrett is an elite scorer going to the rim and also is a good passer who shows a good basketball IQ. Add in that he takes pride rebounding and defending, and Barrett is a player who should have a big time early impact on college basketball.