For much of his freshman year, Caleb Foster was considered to be one of the “starting six” on Duke Basketball’s roster. But on February 24th, just as he had solidified a starting role in a battle for the fifth spot with Tyrese Proctor, a nagging ankle injury. got to be too much for Foster to continue playing as he asked out of the game. Foster finished the year playing 27 of 36 games for the Blue Devils, averaging 7.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 25.4 minutes per game.
“Obviously, my season was cut short, but I got perspectives of watching it from the sidelines and playing in it,” Foster said on a recent episode of The Brotherhood Podcast, with he’s now hosting. “I learned a lot and I’m very thankful for the opportunity that I got.”
There were only two returnees to Duke from last year’s roster, with Foster and Proctor making up one of the more talented and experienced backcourts in the nation. Both players’ strengths last year lied in the point guard position, which usually meant one or the other was in a starting role as the lead guard. The duo will have spent all offseason working to play off each other in anticipation of the upcoming season, a benefit of having Foster being healthy.
Coming out of high school, Foster was considered a Top 25 player and the fourth-best combo guard in the nation. He burst onto the scene in college with an 18-point performance versus Michigan State in the Champions Classic, connecting on four three-pointers, including back-to-back shots from deep late in the contest to ice the game for the Blue Devils.
