Duke basketball announced on its official Twitter account today that freshman forward Marvin Bagley — the ACC’s leading scorer and rebounder — will not play against Georgia Tech this evening. Bagley suffered a mild knee sprain in the first half of Thursday’s loss at North Carolina.
This will be the first game Bagley’s missed this season; according to KenPom, the star freshman has played in 82 percent of Duke’s minutes this season. Bagley projects as consensus top-5 pick in this year’s NBA Draft. That guarantees a first-year salary of over $4 million.
The Blue Devils will count on Wendell Carter to power its frontcourt tonight against Ben Lammers — one of the ACC’s top defenders.
NEWS: As a precautionary measure, Marvin Bagley III will not play tonight at Georgia Tech with a mild knee sprain. The injury was sustained in the first half on Thursday at North Carolina. pic.twitter.com/nxLtV1l1In
— Duke Basketball (@DukeMBB) February 11, 2018
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