Giles’ father, Harry II, a former two-sport athlete at Winston-Salem State, says his son is ready for Duke.

“College is where you go to become a man,” Giles’ father said. “We’re excited about him going there to Duke, and he’ll have to work hard, there’s no doubt about that.”

Giles’ mom, Melissa Addison-Giles, and dad divorced when Harry was young, but both have been instrumental in guiding the prodigy through the gauntlet of youth basketball and the hype that has followed.

Giles was discovered as a sixth-grader. The following summer, he dunked for the first time at the Reynolds Park Recreation Center.

“I don’t remember much about that dunk,” he said. “I know I was excited.”

His rise has been chronicled every step of the way.

“Now I’m ready for college, and I plan on being ready for the season,” Giles said when asked how his recovery from surgery is going.

Another reason for the transfer to Forest Trail Academy is Giles has been doing a majority of his rehab work at Duke that first had to be cleared by the NCAA. Giles signed his Letter of Intent in November after considering Wake Forest, Kansas and Kentucky.