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After Being Sidelined With His Back Tuesday Verses South Carolina State In Durham On Thursday Theo John Played, Returned When Duke Hosted Appalachian State In Durham Where They Defeated Them 92-67

As a freshman at Marquette in 2017-2018,

Theo John who is 6”9 played in 33 of 35 games as a true freshman, averaging 3.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game, while ranking second on the squad with 26 total blocks ... Collected four points and six rebounds in his collegiate debut against Mount St. Mary's (Nov. 10) in 13 minutes ... Saw 17 minutes of action against VCU at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational, totaling six points and four rebounds before fouling out (Nov. 20) ... Notched six points and two rebounds in 10 minutes of play in the win over Vermont (Dec. 5) ... Collected seven points and five rebounds in 14 minutes against Northern Illinois (Dec. 18) ... Within his 18 minutes against American he went 4-5 from the field, with nine total points and six rebounds (Dec. 21) ... Collected eight points after shooting 4-of-5 from the floor with two rebounds in the loss at Butler (Jan. 12) ... Recorded his then-career-high in points as a Golden Eagle in the win over DePaul with 11 (Jan. 15) ... Posted his best line of the season against Providence (Feb. 3) with a season-best 14 points, six rebounds and five blocks ... Added four points and three boards in the opening round of the against Harvard (March 14) ... Went 4-of-5 from the field, finishing with 10 points and two blocks in the win over Oregon in the second round of the NIT (March 18).
As a sophomore at Marquette in 2018-2019 Theo John Started 32-of-34 outings …. Finished first in the BIG EAST and 34th in the nation in blocked shots per game (2.1) … Blocked at least one shot in 26 games … 70 blocked shots were seventh-best single-season MU total … Posted a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds, along with three blocks, in the season opener against UMBC (Nov. 6) ... Scored 10 points and added six rebounds in an overtime win over Louisville (Nov. 23) in the NIT Season Tip-Off ... Posted six points, nine rebounds and a career-high seven blocks against No. 14/15 Buffalo (Dec. 21) … Finished with 10 points and 11 boards in home win over Seton Hall (Jan. 12) … Scored career-best 16 points versus DePaul (Jan. 23) and also chipped in 10 rebounds … Made 6-of-7 shots against Butler (Feb. 20) en route to 15-point, 11-rebound effort.

As a junior at Marquette in 2019-20 Theo John appeared in all 30 games, earning 29 starting assignments … Finished third in the BIG EAST in blocked shots (1.8 bpg.) … Blocked two-or-more shots in 13 games … Posted seven points, eight rebounds and a career-best eight blocks in the season opener against Loyola Maryland (Dec. 5) ... Scored a season-high 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds in just 17 minutes against Jacksonville (Dec. 4) … Scored season-high 12 points against Central Arkansas (Dec. 28) … blocked total of 13 shots in back-to-back games against St. John’s (Jan. 21) and Butler (Jan. 24) … Posted first double-double of the year with 12 points and 10 rebounds versus Creighton (Feb. 18) … Finished with eight points and 10 boards against Seton Hall (Feb. 29) … Earned third letter.

As a senior at Marquette in 2020-2021 , Theo John opened the season with sixth career double-double, finishing with 13 points and 12 rebounds against UAPB (Nov. 25) … Also chipped in five blocks … Knocked down first career 3-pointer on first attempt in nearly 100 games against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 27) … Matched personal best with 12 rebounds vs. Green Bay (Dec. 8) … Improved to 3-of-3 from 3-point land with triple against Seton Hall (Dec. 17) … Scored season-high 14 points at Xavier (Dec. 20) … Nine points, six rebounds and three blocked shots at St. John’s (Jan. 16) … moved into second place all time at Marquette in blocks (191) … matched career high with 16 points against St. John’s (Jan. 31) … finished with eight rebounds and two blocks against Red Storm … Finished 5-of-5 from the floor in 10-point night against Creighton (Feb. 6) … Scored 14 points at Seton Hall (Feb. 14), thanks to 8-of-9 effort from the free throw line … Scored 15 points at Butler (Feb. 17) and shot 7-of-8 from charity stripe … Finished with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting at North Carolina (2/24) … Played just two minutes off the bench at DePaul (March 2) due to non-Covid illness … Chipped in six points, four assists, three rebounds, two steals and a pair of blocked shots on Senior Night vs. Xavier (March 6).

“according to Theo John’s biography on gomarquette.com”

This season as a Graduate Transfer Theo John who is a forward is playing for Duke, Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski who is coaching his final season, 42nd season before Jon Scheyer who currently is Associate Head Coach to Mike Krzyzewski’s becomes the Head Coach in April 2023.

This season Theo John is averaging 3.8 points, 3.3 rebounds , 0.8 assists while shooting 59.1%

“according to espn.com”

On Tuesday when Duke hosted, played South Carolina State in Durham Theo John was sidelined because of his back.

On Thursday Theo John played, returned when Duke, hosted Appalachian State in Durham where they defeated them 92-67.

In the game Theo John played 14 minutes, was 2-2 on field goals,collected 3 rebounds, had 1 assists , scored 6 points!

“accorting to espn.com”

Though, Theo John wasn’t the only that contributed to Duke’s 92-67 win over Appalachian State as Theo John’s teammates did as well.

How?

Wendell Moore Jr., finished with 21 points, five rebounds and six assists to lead No. 2 Duke to a 92-67 win over Appalachian State.

Fourteen of Moore's points came in the second half, including a corner three that capped off a 9-0 run in less than a minute to help Duke (9-1) break the game open. Appalachian State (6-6) cut their deficit to five before the Duke run, and from there were unable to get it back to a single-digit game.

Joey Baker, sophomore Jeremy Roach and freshmen Paolo Banchero, Trevor Keelsand AJ Griffin knocked down two three pointers a piece.

On the night Duke was 15-30 from three point range.

Paolo Banchero finished with 16 points to go along with a team-high six rebounds. Sophomore Mark Williams, who celebrated his 20th birthday on Thursday, went 3-of-3 from the floor for six points, four boards and three blocked shots.
”according to an article on goduke.com”

Playing college or professional sports during the coronavirus pandemic can be challenging!

How?

Their cancellations of games, postponements of games!

Duke’s final non conference before starting Atlantic Coast Conference play was supposed to be Cleveland State on Saturday but that isn’t happening because Cleveland State had positive coronavirus test with in their program and their program is currently on pause.

Instead, Duke is going to be hosting, playing Loyola Maryland on Saturday because Loyola of Maryland added Duke to their schedule Loyola of Maryland won’t be hosting Goucher College on Tuesday, December 21.

Loyola Of Maryland Head Coach Travaras Hardy had this to say about having the opportunity to play Duke Saturday!

We are excited about the opportunity to play at Duke this weekend,"Duke has been a standard of excellence in college basketball, and this year it takes on an added significance of playing in Cameron (Indoor Stadium) during Coach Krzyzewski's last season. We are grateful to Coach (Tom) Rose at Goucher for his flexibility, as well, and we look forward to being back in Reitz Arena early in 2022."
”according to loyolagreyhounds.com”

Tip off is set for 4:00pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!

The Duke, Loyola Maryland game is going to be televised on ACC Network!

Tickets and parking passes to the originally-scheduled Cleveland State game will be accepted at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday.