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03/10 09:26 CDT No. 1 Duke loses Caleb Foster to broken foot, won't have big
man Patrick Ngongba II for ACC tourney
No. 1 Duke loses Caleb Foster to broken foot, won't have big man Patrick
Ngongba II for ACC tourney
By AARON BEARD
AP Basketball Writer
Top-ranked Duke has lost starting point guard Caleb Foster to a broken right
foot that will keep him out for an extended period, while starting big man
Patrick Ngongba II won't play in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament while
dealing with his own foot issue.
Foster was hurt in the first half of Saturday's rivalry win against No. 19
North Carolina, and coach Jon Scheyer said Tuesday that Foster had surgery
Sunday morning.
"In his mind and our mind, we'll do everything we possibly can with our mindset
to continue to advance where we can give him a shot to come back when it's all
said and done," Scheyer said.
Ngongba missed the UNC game with soreness in his right foot and was sporting a
boot on the bench for the second half of Saturday's game. Scheyer said the
focus is getting Ngongba ready for the NCAA Tournament by sitting him out of
the ACC Tournament in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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