The Injuries Have Hit The Triangle Hard This Season

Injuries have been the story so far this season in the triangle.

How many players have been sidelined because of an injury for Duke, North Carolina and NC State? A total of six.

Tre Jones and Cassius Stanley of Duke were sidelined. With what ? Tre Jones was sidelined with a foot sprain while Cassius Stanley was sidelined with a leg injury but they’ve since returned to Duke’s starting lineup.

Cole Anthony of North Carolina had surgery for a torn meniscus and is out 4-6 weeks while his teammate Anthony Harris is out for the season as he suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on Dec. 30 vs. Yale and will undergo surgery next week. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2020/1/3/mens-basketball-harris-to-undergo-surgery-for-torn-acl.aspx
 

And NC State was without their leading scorer and rebounder when they closed out their non-conference slate against Appalachian State and again When NC State traveled to South Carolina where they took on Clemson. Why?

Bryce missed N.C. State’s 72-60 win over Appalachian State on Dec. 29 after accidentally getting hit in the face by teammate Manny Bates in the morning shoot-around and has been in the concussion protocol since. According to an article written by Joe Giglio of the News & Obsever.

And the most recent injury to a player of one of the triangle team is Duke’s Wendell Moore Jr.

Moore, who is averaging 7.4 points and 3.9 rebounds, broke his right hand while trying to force a turnover late in Duke's 95-62 win over Miami on Saturday. according to an article written by Myron Metcalf https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28435006/duke-wendell-moore-jr-undergoes-successful-surgery-broken-hand

Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski had this to say about Wendell Moore Jr.’s injury.

 Freshman Wendell Moore will have surgery today to repair a broken bone in his right hand. “according to https://twitter.com/DukeMBB/status/1214245462347112457

Coach K: "We think everything's going to be good, but he'll be out for awhile... and he will not travel to Georgia Tech."“according to https://twitter.com/DukeMBB/status/1214245462347112457