As most Duke fans suspected at this point, Caleb Foster’s regular season is officially over.
Head coach Jon Scheyer confirmed on Thursday that Foster won’t be ready to go for the North Carolina game over the weekend.
“He’s not there yet,” Scheyer said.
Foster still hasn’t been cleared to return to practice, and with the ACC Tournament and NCAA Tournament imminent, there’s reason to question if he’ll play again this season.
The freshman guard has remained sidelined since he suffered an ankle injury in the second half against Wake Forest two weeks ago. Last week, Scheyer said the team would be without the 6-foot-5 guard “for some time” and said he was heartbroken for the first-year Blue Devil.
Jon Scheyer says freshman Caleb Foster will not play tomorrow. "He's not there yet."
Adds that Foster still isn't able to practice. Sounds like an uphill battle for him to even be available for Duke's first ACC Tournament game next Thursday.
— Brendan Marks (@BrendanRMarks) March 7, 2024
So far in Foster’s absence, Duke has cemented sophomore Tyrese Proctor as a starter and turned to freshmen forwards Sean Stewart and TJ Power for sizable bench minutes. Expect those trends to continue against the Tar Heels.