Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer revealed the extend of Tyrese Proctor’s injury.
Tyrese Proctor left the Duke basketball game on Saturday afternoon with an ankle injury and never returned as he left the arena on crutches.
Proctor’s condition had not been updated by the programme until Wednesday night, when head coach Jeff Whittaker revealed on Jon Scheyer’s radio show that the sophomore had only sprained his ankle against Georgia Tech.
Scheyer stated, “He’s working every day to be back as soon as possible.”
Duke won’t play until Saturday, December 9 against Charlotte. It hasn’t played since its trip to Atlanta.
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The Blue Devils play just four games left in December, and that one game is at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, December 20 against No. 6 Baylor, a team from a power conference.
Proctor only played two minutes in the Duke team’s 72-68 loss to the
Duke basketball could lean on young players to fill void Tyrese Proctor has never missed a game during his tenure as a Blue Devil and is posting 10.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game on 43.9-percent shooting from the field and connecting at a 32.4-percent clip from 3-point range. He has served as the primary point guard since the middle of last season but if he does miss any games it’s likely that senior Jeremy Roach would take over the point guard duties as freshmen Jared McCain and Caleb Foster could receive added playing time. ALSO READ: Duke does not have ‘toughness’ to compete on road Jon Scheyer also said that he expects to make changes with the team after its second consecutive
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