As 16th Ranked Duke Is Hosting Queens Today Concluding Non-Conference Portion Of 2023-2024 Regular Season Schedule Is Duke Going To Be Playing With Or Without Sophomore Guard Tyrese Proctor?
On Saturday December 2, 2023 at Georgia Tech then 7th ranked Duke lost sophomore guard Tyrese Proctor with 18:44 left in 1st half Saturday because of lower leg injury as he fell on the hardwood in pain, didn’t return.
Since spraining his ankle at Georgia Tech on Saturday December 2, 2023 sophomore guard Tyrese Proctor has been sidelined. With that in mind, this question comes to mind.
As 16th ranked Duke is hosting queens today concluding non-conference portion of 2023-2024 regular season schedule is Duke going to be playing with or without sophomore guard Tyrese Proctor?
Following then 21st ranked Duke’s 78-70 win over then 10th ranked Baylor at Madison Square Garden on December 20, 2023 Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer provided this update on Tyrese Proctor saying “I feel optimistic when we get back for our next game,” “He has to keep putting things together but he’s progressing.”
According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article283185598.html
Ahead of Duke, Queens game Jeff Goodman of Stadium, Doug Gottlieb of Fox Sports are discussing if Duke is playing better without sophomore guard Tyrese Proctor. In Jeff Gooman’s opinion there is no rush to get Tyrese Proctor back as Duke is playing their best basketball without him. Duke freshman guard who has replaced Tyrese Proctor Jared McCain has been awesome. How awesome? Jared McCain is averaging 18.3 points per game , shooting 52.9 % from 3 point range averaging 2.0 assists per game with Tyrese Proctor being out. You know were playing pretty well lets get back to 100% Because Jared McCain has played awesome it led Jeff Gooman, Doug Gottlieb making the comparison of Wally Pipp of being replaced by Lou Gehrig at first base for New York Yankees.
When?
On June 2, 1925 when Wally Pipp told then Yankees manager Miller Huggins that he had a headache . Huggins gave his veteran first baseman the day off , replacing him with rookie Lou Gehrig who had recently starred at Columbia University . The precocious rookie quickly won the position and remained the Yankees first baseman for the next 2, 130 games, a record of nearly 60 years. The Iron Horse as Lou Gehrig came to be known did not miss another game until 1939 when his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis known as ALS forced Lou Gehrig to retire from the game.
According to Clayton Trutor article //www.grmag.com/look-feel/wellness/the-man-lou-gehrig-replaced/
Doug Gottlieb thinks when Tyrese Proctor does return he will be coming off the bench that Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer just isn’t going to hand Tyrese Proctor starting duties back because
According to https://watchstadium.com/videos/is-duke-better-off-without-tyrese-proctor-mens-basketball/
Duke is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference comes into the game with a record of 8-3 because on Wednesday December 20, 2023 at Madison Square Garden home of New York Knicks of NBA Duke topped Baylor 78-70 as Duke freshman guard Jared McCain scored 21 points he was 7-11 on field goals, 3-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
Though,
Freshman guard Jared McCain wasn’t the only one who contributed offensively for Duke as Mark Michell who is a forward was 3-6 on field goals to go along 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 10 points. Kyle Filipowski who is a center was 5-14 on field goals to go along with 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 13 points. Caleb Foster who like Jared McCain is freshman guard was 4-9 on field goals to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 12 points. Jeremy Roach was 5-9 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 18 points. Ryan Young who is a center was 1-1 on field goals to go along with 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 steal, 4 points.
According to espn app
Following Duke’s 78-71 win over Baylor freshman guard Jared McCain leading the way offensively for Duke Jared McCain had this to say!
This is a surreal moment,“I visualize a lot of stuff and I visualized us coming into the locker room celebrating and it happened. There’s no words to describe it.”
Following Duke’s 78-71 win over Baylor Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about Graduate Center Ryan Young who is playing his 6th season of College Basketball his second for Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer following playing freshman, sophomore, junior seasons for former Duke coach, guard, Chris Collins following red shirting 2018-2019 season at Northwestern!
You have a guy like Ryan, who’s been in these moments before,”
“He had the best sequence of the game....That’s a big time sequence. He really extended that lead and put us in a great position to win.”
According to Stephen Wiseman article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article283185598.html
Queens is a member of the Atlantic Sun comes into the game with record of 6-8 because they lost at 18th ranked Clemson who like Duke is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference 109 -79 on Friday December 22, 2023.
As Queens lost to 18th ranked Clemson 109 -79 BJ McLaurin was 6-10 on field goals, 4-8 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds, 4 assists , 18 points. Deyton Albury was 4-10 on field goals, 1-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 1 steal , 10 points. Chris Ashby was 5-11 on field goals, 3-9 on 3 pointers to go along with 14 points. Bryce Cash was 3-8 on field goals to go along with 3 rebounds , 2 steals, 7 points. AJ McKee was 6-17 on field goals, 3-11 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 1 assists , 1 steal , 18 points. Jacobi Sebock was 1-3 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound, 1 assists , 2 points. Logan Threatt was 3-4 on field goals, 3-4 on 3 pointers to go along with 10 points.
According to espn app
Tip off is set for 2:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on CW Network with former Duke Center Mike Gminski, Tom Werme commentating!
Mike Gminski played for former Duke Head Coach now retired Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski from 1976-1980 where he was all NCAA Tourney 2x NCAA All -Region 2x Consensus AA, 1978 -1979 ACC Player Of The Year , 3x All -ACC 4x All-ACC Tourney 1976 -1977 ACC Rookie Of The Year.
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