BREAKING: Duke basketball reportedly hit with unexpected good news
Duke basketball coach John Scheyer gave a “positive” update on the two injured players.
Neither of the knee injuries that limited the Blue Devils’ two Dukes in Saturday’s 84-79 win over Georgia Tech are expected to be long-term issues.
Duke coach John Sheyer said Monday morning that Jeremy Roach and Mark Mitchell will not practice when the team resumes action on the field Tuesday, but as of 8 p.m. Saturday, they still had not been ruled out. against Pittsburgh at Cameron Indoor Stadium. “I hope they play at the same time on Saturday,” Scheier said of the two players.
Roach, a senior guard, has appeared in Duke’s last 32 games. 11, in the last 16 last season and in 16 games so far this season. He is averaging 14.6 points and 3.2 assists per game this season, shooting 45.3 percent from 3-point range. He has played in more games than any other Duke player this season, averaging 32.9 minutes per game. During Saturday’s game against Georgia Tech, Roach limped to the bench with 8:22 left in the game after kneeling with another player. Duke’s medical staff treated Roach’s right knee and briefly removed him from the bench area before returning him to the bench. He returned with 4 minutes, 8 seconds left in the game, but again sat on the bench for 58 seconds, resting on his right knee.
Imaging tests on Roach’s knee revealed encouraging news, according to Scheier. “We got good news and I don’t think there are any major problems,” Scheier said. “More and more every day.”
Mitchell, who is 6-9, struggled against Georgia Tech and was not in the starting lineup for the third time this season. The person turned his knee
The Blue Devils (13-3, 4-1 ACC), who do not have a midweek game this week and no practice scheduled for Sunday or Monday, decided to have their players only weight train on Monday. Scheier said neither Roach nor Mitchell will practice Tuesday, adding that Roach could miss some practices. “We’ll see where he is tomorrow,” Scheier said. “I doubt he’ll be able to train for the next few days.”
