Tyrese Proctor, Christian Reeves to miss Charlotte game with injuries

The Duke basketball team will be down a couple of its sophomore players when they take on Charlotte this afternoon.

According to the Duke team Twitter account, Tyrese Proctor and Christian Reeves will both miss today’s game with ankle injuries. Here was that news per the tweet:

“Injury update vs. Charlotte. *Tyrese Proctor is out today (ankle). *Christian Reeves is also out today (ankle).”

The Charlotte 49ers come into the game as sizeable underdogs but are 5-3 and just defeated Stetson by 23 points, 85-62. Meanwhile, Duke is also 5-3 and looking to get back on track following consecutive losses on the road vs. Arkansas and Georgia Tech last week.

Jon Scheyer discusses Proctor’s ankle injury

Duke guard Tyrese Proctor has been diagnosed with an ankle sprain, according to Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer. He said there is no timetable for the sophomore’s return.

“He’s working every day to be back as soon as possible,” Scheyer said, via Stephen Wiseman on X.

Proctor appeared to injure his leg on one of Duke’s first possessions of Saturday’s game vs. Georgia Tech and had to be helped off the court by teammates. He was taken to the locker room minutes later and did not return to the contest.

For now, Proctor will remain on the sidelines as he nurses his ankle — but the good news is that Duke only has four more games for the rest of the month. Scheyer isn’t expecting him to miss much time.

Duke is missing 10.3 points and 4.5 assists worth of production without him on the court. Through eight appearances this season, his numbers are slightly up from his stats as a true freshman.

Proctor played his high school ball at the NBA Global Academy in Sydney, Australia, where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 47 overall recruit in the 2022 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. He was the No. 6 point guard in the class.

Next up for the Blue Devils is a home matchup against Charlotte. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. ET live on the CW Network.