Duke freshmen Jayson Tatum, Marques Bolden debut vs. Maine

ByJeff Goodman ESPN logo
Sunday, December 4, 2016

Duke freshmen Jayson Tatum and Marques Bolden made their college debuts in the No. 5 Blue Devils' 94-55 win Saturday night against Maine.

The 6-foot-8 Tatum, the third-ranked player in the Class of 2016, scored 10 points. He wound up starting and scored his first basket on a banked jumper about 7 minutes in.

Tatum hadsuffered a foot injury at Duke's NBA pro day in October and missed the first eight games of the season.

The 6-11 Bolden, another possible lottery pick, also had been recovering from a foot injury.He was the first man off Duke's bench and his first points came when he stuck back Tatum's missed layup with about 7 1/2 minutes until halftime.

He finished with seven points.

The Blue Devils were without injured starting guards Grayson Allen, who has a toe injury, and Frank Jackson against the Black Bears. Duke also has been without top-ranked freshman Harry Giles, whose timetable to return is still unclear.

Giles had a procedure on his left knee about two months ago. Giles missed his sophomore season in high school with a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus in his left knee and his senior season with a torn ACL in his right knee.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.