Duke-bound Austin Rivers is where he wants to be.

"I can't tell you how many days of school I've missed," Rivers, a senior at Winter Park (Fla.) High, said, rattling off a schedule that has taken him from Chicago to Baltimore to Portland, Ore., and finally to Charlotte with two brief stopovers in Orlando, Fla.

"This game is different. At the (Nike Hoops) Summit we played for our country. At the McDonald's game, we played for kids who are having a tough time.

"In this one, you're playing for the best player who ever played. You have him (the Jordan Brand logo) on your chest. You have to play hard. If I didn't, I'd feel like I was disrespecting (Michael Jordan)."