Ever since fracturing his foot in the Blue Devils’ season finale win over UNC March 7th, junior point guard Caleb Foster has worked toward doing what many thought was impossible – returning to help his team achieve their goal of a Final Four run.
“I just go back to when he got hurt,” Jon Scheyer said during his pregame press conference Thursday. “He told me ‘Look, if I do this and work every day, you’ve got to promise me you’ll let me put this uniform on again with our guys.’ “
Foster, who has practiced in a limited capacity this week, may be able to achieve his goal of putting on his Duke uniform again when the Blue Devils take on St. John’s in the Sweet 16.
“He had a good day of practice yesterday, doing a little bit,” Scheyer continued. “We have to see how he feels today. Hopefully he progresses well enough tomorrow. It’s not like there’s a lot of practice time, but we have to make sure he’s in position before the game…more of a game-time decision. He’s going to give it everything he has to go tomorrow night.”
Before his injury Foster averaged 8.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game over 31 games (30 starts). He shot 44.2% from the field and 40.2% from 3-point range.
