UConn’s Hot Start Takes Hit as Dan Hurley Loses Breakout Transfer Before Duke Reunion

With a 3-0 record so far, it has certainly been a great start to the season for Dan Hurley’s UConn. However, looking beyond the results, it has not been an entirely perfect one for the Huskies, who came away from Monday’s 83-41 victory over Wagner with an injury that has now sidelined one of their breakout transfers for at least six to eight weeks.

As head coach Dan Hurley revealed, sophomore forward Nik Khamenia suffered a left foot injury during the game and will now undergo surgery to repair the damage.

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“Nik will have surgery in the coming days and is expected to make a full recovery. He will be reevaluated in 6-8 weeks,” Hurley said in a statement according to UConn Men’s Basketball’s X account.

The injury came with 10:04 remaining in the first half. Khamenia was moving without the ball on defense, chasing a Wagner player coming off a stagger screen, when, during a shot attempt and rebound battle, he began wincing in pain and kept his left foot off the floor. He eventually went down on the hardwood and stayed there longer than usual, prompting Hurley to yell across the court to check if he was okay.

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“I didn’t see what happened, but Nik’s such a gamer and a tough guy that he was just, you know, I kind of yelled over at him because he stayed down a little bit longer than he normally would. And I just yelled over to him, ‘Hey, Nik, are you good?’ And he actually, you know, credit to Nik, I mean, he then was guarding a guy, guarding, you know, running off a stagger screen to the corner, and he sprinted over there,” Hurley said after the game.

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Although he briefly stayed in the game to contest a corner three-pointer, Khamenia eventually limped to the locker room and did not return. He finished the game with 11 points and one rebound in just seven minutes of action. The injury will now prevent him from…

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