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PHILADELPHIA, PA — Connecticut basketball looks to advance to the Sweet 16 for the third time in the last four years under Dan Hurley on Sunday with a win over UCLA.
But the 2-seed Huskies may have to do it without point guard Silas Demary Jr., who was listed as “questionable” for the March 22 second-round game against the 10-seed Bruins in the NCAA’s initial player availability report.
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The 6-foot-4 guard was held out of UConn’s first-round win over 15-seed Furman at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Friday, March 20 as he continues to rehab from an ankle injury he sustained in the Big East Tournament.
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Demary has had a major impact for the Huskies after transferring from Georgia, and is a big reason UConn’s defense has bounced back to a top-15 defensive unit.
The loss of Demary — and his backup, Jaylin Stewart — was notable in UConn’s offensive flow against Furman, as the Huskies weren’t able to pull away against the Paladins. UConn finished with 22 assists on 32 made shots from the field, shooting 49% from the field.
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The Huskies and the Bruins are set for an 8:45 p.m. ET tipoff from Philadelphia. Demary’s official status for the game will be known at 6:45 p.m. ET when the next player availability report is released.
Here’s the latest on Demary’s status:
Will Silas Demary Jr. play tonight in NCAA Tournament? Status vs UCLA
Demary was once again listed as questionable by UConn in its NCAA player availability report on Saturday. The next availability report will come out at 6:45 p.m. ET on Sunday, two hours before tip-off.
If he is unable to go against UCLA on Sunday, it would be the second straight game he misses with that ankle injury. Stewart, who is also dealing with a lingering injury that precedes Demary’s, was also listed as questionable on the Huskies’ injury report.
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Silas Demary Jr. injury update
The Huskies point guard sustained an ankle injury in the second half of UConn’s Big East Tournament championship game loss to St. John’s on Saturday, March 14. The injury came when St….
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