Duke starting guard dealt tough injury blow, but with silver lining

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The Duke Blue Devils are expected to be one of the best teams in the nation once again this season amid a strong mix of returning talent and incoming new players. One player who is on pace for a big leap is Duke senior guard Caleb Foster, who was recently received a tough injury update, as per Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.

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But Duke fans shouldn’t worry as the ankle injury that Caleb Foster suffered is not expected to keep him out for the Blue Devils’ season opener on Nov. 2 against Army, as per head coach Jon Scheyer.

Foster has steadily improved each season he’s been at Duke, going from being part of the second unit, to seizing a starting role last year as a junior. He appeared in 33 games, including 30 starts, at a little over 24 minutes per game. The former Oak Hill Academy standout averaged a career-best 8.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists with splits of 44.7 percent shooting from the field, 39.8 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 58.2 percent shooting from the free-throw line.

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Foster also averaged a career-best 6.8 shot attempts overall, and 3.0 attempts from 3-point range. He is expected to be one half of the Blue Devils’ starting backcourt along with John Blackwell Jr. whom Duke added via the transfer portal.

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In addition to Foster, the Blue Devils have strong returners in Patrick Ngongba II, Cayden Boozer and Dame Sarr. Joining Blackwell as newcomers include freshman Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje, Deron Rippey Jr., Cameron Williams, Bryson Howard, Maxime Meyer and Nick Arnold, and transfers Drew Scharnowski and Jacob Theodosiou.

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