Wendell Moore Jr. Is Returning For Duke Ahead Of Their Game At Syracuse

Duke has been without Wendell Moore Jr. on the court for sometime now.

Why? Because he suffered a broken right hand when Duke played at Miami.

Tonight when Duke who is ranked ninth this weeks AP Top 25 poll heads to New York where they will take on Syracuse that will change.

The team’s medical staff cleared him to play and Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski declared him available following Saturday’s team shoot-around.”according to article written by Stephen Wiseman of the News & Observer.

Wearing a protective brace as the bone healed, Moore was able to do conditioning work to stay in shape.according to article written by Stephen Wiseman of the News & Observer.

He had the brace removed earlier this week, allowing him to take part in Duke’s pregame warmups at Cameron Indoor Stadium prior to Tuesday night’s 79-67 win over Pittsburgh. according to article written by “Stephen Wiseman of the News & Observer “

The 6-6 Moore, who is from Charlotte and played at Concord’s Cox Mill High School, played in each of Duke’s first 14 games with five starting assignments. He averages 7.4 points with 3.9 rebounds and has made 44 percent of his shots. “ according to article written by Stephen Wiseman of the News & Observer