Jon Scheyer shares Duke will be without Caleb Foster for 'some time'

Duke Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer just provided a discouraging update about the injury status of guard Caleb Foster. Both Foster and star big man Kyle Filipowski were questionable for Wednesday night’s ACC showdown against the Louisville Cardinals. However, Filipowski would be the only one of the two to suit up and play.

After the Blue Devils’ 84-59 win over the Cardinals, Scheyer discussed Foster’s status going forward.

“Unfortunately, for us, we just have to adjust without Cable,” said Scheyer. “And my heart breaks for him that he couldn’t play today. Like he’s had such a good year, and he impacts winning in so many ways besides just the box score and stats. We’re going to be without him for some time. I don’t know what that time is. But we have to adjust; we have to step up just like we’ve had to do throughout the year with different injuries, whether it be Jeremy (Roach), Mark (Mitchell) or Tyrese (Proctor).”

Foster was seen sitting on the bench with a boot on his foot during Duke’s game against Louisville. Currently, there is no additional information on the type of injury he is dealing with or a projected recovery timetable. For now, Duke fans will have to be without one of their key contributors during this year’s run.

Wednesday night’s contest against Louisville was the first missed game for Foster this season.

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Foster played a team-high 22 minutes in the Blue Devil’s exhibition game vs. UNC Pembroke, stuffing the stat sheet with nine points and three rebounds, while dishing out three assists. He also tallied double-figures in his Duke debut, scoring 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting against Dartmouth.

Foster got the most minutes of his career against Georgia Tech, since Proctor was injured. He played 36 minutes in that game, scoring 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting. The 6-foot-5 guard also dished out seven assists against Pittsburgh on January 7th, a career-high.

Coming out of high school, Foster was one of the most highly touted players in the nation. He transferred from Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) to Notre Dame High School (California) for his senior year. Foster was dominant, averaging 21.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game. In the final Nike EYBL session in the summer of 2022, he averaged 28.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game.

The gifted guard chose Duke over offers from Illinois, Stanford, and Louisville. According to the On3 Industry Rankings for the 2023 cycle, Foster was ranked as the No. 20 overall player in America and a four-star prospect. When he played for the Oak Hill Warriors (Mouth of Wilson, VA), Foster guided the team to a 32-8 overall record, while averaging 11.9 points on 53% shooting from the field. He decided to transfer to Notre Dame after legendary Oak Hill coach Steve Smith decided to retire.

On3’s Wade Peery contributed to this article