Duke Freshman Caleb Foster Will Miss The NCAA Tournament With A Right Ankle Injury

NEW YORK: Duke guard Caleb Foster will miss the NCAA Tournament with a proper ankle damage, coach Jon Scheyer mentioned Thursday.

The fourth-seeded Blue Devils (24-8) face 13 seed Vermont on Friday night time within the South Region at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Foster has missed the final 5 video games, however Duke hoped he may be capable of return for the postseason.

“My heart breaks for Caleb because Caleb has done literally everything you could ask from a guy who has an injury and trying to get back out there,” Scheyer mentioned.

Foster, a 6-foot-5 freshman, began 15 video games this season and averaged 7.7 factors whereas taking pictures 40.7% from 3-point vary.

Scheyer mentioned Foster has seen a number of medical doctors and tried to observe this week.

“He wasn’t able to really be himself,” Scheyer mentioned. “And so he’s going to be out. He has a stress fracture in his ankle, and it’s a unique injury. And so we’ll be missing him.”

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