Exactly 26 days removed from surgery on a broken bone in his hand, Duke basketball freshman Wendell Moore will return to game action Saturday night when the Blue Devils face the Syracuse Orange.
Moore was injured in Duke's win over Miami on January 4 and underwent surgery on January 6.
In the six games the freshman missed, Duke went 4-2, with both losses coming consecutively against the Clemson Tigers and the Louisville Cardinals.
Wendell Moore has played in 14 games for the Blue Devils, averaging 7.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 44.