Syracuse, N.Y. -- A talented Duke team will have one more option when it takes the floor at the Carrier Dome on Saturday night, as the team announced on Twitter than freshman Wendell Moore Jr. will return against the Orange.

Moore, ranked as one of the 30 best freshman recruits in the country in 247 Sports’ composite rankings coming into the season, had been a member of Duke’s regular rotation before suffering a broken hand.

For the season he has played in 14 games, starting five. During that time he averaged 22.2 minutes, 7.4 points and 3.9 rebounds. An athletic 6-foot-6 wing, Moore is another body that Syracuse will have to focus on keeping off the offensive glass and another athletic defender on a strong perimeter defense.

Moore has missed Duke’s last six games. He had six points and four rebounds in his last appearance, a 95-62 win over Miami.

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