Duke basketball’s Tyrese Proctor is recovering from a sprained ankle, the severity of which remains unknown.
Duke basketball sophomore guard Tyrese Proctor injured his left ankle early in the first half of Saturday’s 72-68 road loss to unranked Georgia Tech. Later in the game, the social media staff for the programme referred to it as a “lower body injury.”
As is customary, the Blue Devils went days without providing any details or updates on the situation.
However, during Wednesday’s episode of Fast Break With Jon Scheyer, the second-year head coach gave play-by-play voice David Shumate some new information about Proctor’s status.
“Tyrese is doing well,” Scheyer noted. “It’s a tough thing when he goes down like that. And obviously, he couldn’t return to the game. But he sprained his ankle. And really, he’s just working every day to be back as soon as possible. And he’s not there yet, but he’s working like crazy to be back with the team.”
Proctor, who regularly appears alongside fellow Duke basketball sophomore Kyle Filipowski as a projected 2024 first-round draft pick, is the squad’s full-time starting floor general. He’s averaging 10.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 4.5 assists, shooting 43.9 percent from the field, 32.4 percent from three, and 86.7 percent at the charity stripe.
There’s still no word on the severity of the 19-year-old Australian’s sprain or a timeline for his return. Perhaps freshman guard Caleb Foster will see more time at point guard during Tyrese Proctor’s absence, sharing the load with senior guard Jeremy Roach, a co-captain alongside Proctor and graduate big man Ryan Young.
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