Duke To Finish Their Canada Tour Without Alex O'Connell

Duke is the only team from the triangle getting a head start on preparing for the upcoming season. 

Unfortunately though  they will have to finish their Canada tour without sophomore  guard Alex O'Connell who's Canada tour was over  before the first game of their tour ended. 

Alex O’Connell was taken to the hospital following an eye injury that he suffered early on in Duke’s exhibition win over Ryerson in Toronto on Wednesday night. On Thursday, Duke announced that he suffered an orbital bone fracture and will miss the rest of the trip. "according to https://sports.yahoo.com/duke-guard-alex-o-connell-140602379.html

He is expected to make a full recovery. "according to https://sports.yahoo.com/duke-guard-alex-o-connell-140602379.html

Early on in the first half, a Ryerson player threw down a dunk and accidentally caught O’Connell with an elbow. "according to https://sports.yahoo.com/duke-guard-alex-o-connell-140602379.html

“Alex got hurt right away and he’s in the hospital right now,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said after the game. “He got hit with an elbow, I’m not saying it was intentional, but he got hit. We’re worried about his eye and the socket to see what happened.” "according to https://sports.yahoo.com/duke-guard-alex-o-connell-140602379.html

Duke is already dealing with some injury issues on this trip, as two of their four elite freshmen are out. Tre Jones is dealing with a hip injury while Cam Reddish has a lingering groin issue. Both were projected to start for the Blue Devils this season, while O’Connell is thought to be their first guard off the bench. "according to https://sports.yahoo.com/duke-guard-alex-o-connell-140602379.html

Duke won the game, 86-67. "according to https://sports.yahoo.com/duke-guard-alex-o-connell-140602379.html