Duke’s Tre Jones probable for Saturday’s game with Georgia Tech

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Duke freshman point guard Tre Jones is “probable” for Saturday’s game against Georgia Tech, according to head coach Mike Krzyzewski.

“He has really progressed well and hopefully he will be ready to go on Saturday,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski told team radio announcer David Shumate via the Duke Chronicle.

? UPDATE FROM COACH K ?
“Tre is probable for this game… He has really progressed well and hopefully he will be ready to go on Saturday.”
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— Duke Basketball (@DukeMBB) January 25, 2019

The school had initially said Jones would be out “indefinitely” with a separated shoulder suffered in Duke’s overtime loss to Syracuse on Jan. 14.

The 6-foot-3 Jones is averaging 8.5 points, 5.9 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.9 steals.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.