Jabari Parker announced his college decision on Friday at Simeon High School in Chicago, committing to Duke.

Parker also considered Michigan State, Florida, Stanford and BYU.

Parker is the No. 2 rated prospect in the class of 2013 behind Andrew Wiggins.

Jabari Parker will announce his college decision on Dec. 20 at Chicago Simeon High School.

Parker will choose either Duke, Michigan State, Florida, BYU or Stanford.

“He mentioned that he wanted to do it that day,” Sonny Parker, Jabari’s father, confirmed to SNY.tv by phone after the news was first reported by Joe Henrickson of City/Suburban Hoop Report. “They play Monday, Wednesday and Friday so Thursday is a good day for him to make his announcement.”

Sonny said his son had visited every school officially except Stanford “but he visited them twice unofficially.”

Sonny also said he believes his son has made the decision but hasn't told anyone.

Duke and Michigan State are widely considered the favorites to sign Parker.

Parker is the No. 2 prospect in the class behind Andrew Wiggins.

Jabari Parker has narrowed his list of college choices down to BYU, Duke, Florida, Michigan State and Stanford.

Five out of six recruiting experts with ESPN predict that Parker will eventually choose Duke. The sixth expert predicts Michigan State citing its proximity to his hometown of Chicago.

Parker is the No. 2 rated prospect in the class of 2013 behind Andrew Wiggins.

Mason Plumlee was only a 52.8 percent foul shooter as a junior and was seen as a late-game liability because of his inability to make free throws.

Plumlee has made a substantial jump to 76.1 percent this season.

“Maybe last year or the year before, he would avoid contact because he didn’t want to go to the line,” Blue Devils associate head coach Chris Collins said. “Now he goes right through a guy’s chest and goes up there and makes two free throws with a couple of minutes left in the game. It shows a lot about the work he has put in.”

Plumlee’s improved free throw shooting is due in part to a tweaked technique.

“Coach (Mike Krzyzewski) told me last year, ‘don’t even dribble, just get up there, take a breath and let it go,’ Plumlee said. “You know, I like it. That is my routine. My routine is not to dribble, just let it go.”

Plumlee shot as many as 800 free throws a day over the summer.

“It was just a gradual increase,” Plumlee said. “If you did a scatter plot, it would just be a steady slope. There would be days where I would shoot better and days when I would shoot worse than the day before, but I just kept at it.”