Injuries figure to keep two former high school All-Americans — Jayson Tatum and Marques Bolden — on the Duke bench Tuesday night, as well as fellow freshman Harry Giles.
Tough break for No. 1 Duke, sure, but there are enough accomplished Blue Devils healthy and raring to go against No. 7 Kansas.
“They still have good players. You’ve got McDonald’s All-Americans playing where those other guys would be playing, which goes to show you how deep they are,” KU coach Bill Self said.
On the floor for Duke with high school All-American honors are national player of the year candidate Grayson Allen, Chase Jeter, Luke Kennard, Matt Jones, Frank Jackson and Amile Jefferson.