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These are the possible injuries and what we know about the following players for key college basketball games on February 19th. We’ll bring you the latest and most important key injuries for the best games on the board every morning.
Reports are courtesy of Don Best and USA Today unless otherwise indicated.
Providence vs. Villanova
VU: Collin Gillespie has a thigh injury and is questionable.
UPDATE 9:57 a.m. Gillespie will go, but the question is how well he can play.
Villanova's Collin Gillespie (thigh) "will try" and play today against Providence, per Jay Wright.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 29, 2020
Wright: "It's a matter of how effective he is."
UPDATE 11:25 a.m.
Collin Gillespie will start for @NovaMBB against Providence today
— Terry Toohey (@TerryToohey) February 29, 2020
Seton Hall vs. Marquette
SHU: Darnell Brodie has missed four games with an illness and is questionable.
SHU: Taurean Thompson has missed four games with an illness and is questionable.
Penn State vs. Iowa
PSU: Myreon Jones is questionable again with an illness.
UI: CJ Fredrick has missed three games with an ankle injury and is questionable.
UPDATE: 9:57 a.m. Jones will once again be a game time decision.
Source: Penn State's Myreon Jones (illness) will be a game-time decision for today's game against Iowa. Has not played since 2/4.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 29, 2020
UPDATE: 10:16 a.m.
It looks like CJ Fredrick will go today for Iowa according to Hawk Central and below. First time since February 13.
Fran McCaffery says Fredrick is on track to play tomorrow. Says no worries about Garza and his foot injury
— MarkEmmert (@MarkEmmert) February 28, 2020
UPDATE 11:22 a.m.
Jones will go for the first time since February 4th
Myreon Jones will get a little run today for @PennStateMBB at Iowa, tipping at noon EST (BTN).
— David Jones (@djoneshoop) February 29, 2020
UPDATE 11:45 a.m.
Myreon Jones will come off the bench today for Penn State.
— Justin Morganstein (@jmo31800) February 29, 2020
As expected, CJ Fredrick is officially back in the starting lineup.
— David Eickholt (@DavidEickholt) February 29, 2020
Arizona vs. UCLA
UA: Josh Green is out with a back injury.
UA: Max Hazzard is questionable after missing the last game with a personal issue
UCLA: Prince Ali has missed the last three games with back spasms and is questionable.
Florida vs. Tennessee
UT: Craig Randall II is questionable with an undisclosed issue.
San Diego State vs. Nevada
SDSU: Nathan Mensah is out with a pulmonary embolism until at least the NCAA Tournament.
Arizona State vs. USC
ASU: Taeshon Cherry has a foot injury and is questionable.
USC: Kyle Sturdivant is questionable with a personal issue.
Mississippi State vs. Missouri
MU: Evan Yerkes has missed two games with an illness and is questionable.
Baylor vs. TCU
TCU: Francisco Farabello is doubtful with concussion symptoms.
TCU: RJ Nembhard missed the previous game with a groin injury and is questionable.
TCU basketball update: I'm told RJ Nembhard is not expected to practice today. He'll be a game-time decision on Saturday. Francisco Farabello (concussion) is making progress, but will not play on Saturday.
— Drew Davison (@drewdavison) February 28, 2020
UPDATE: 11:08 a.m.
Our sources termed Nembhard as “doubtful” to go today.
Oklahoma vs. West Virginia
OU: Kristian Doolittle is probable after surgery for a broken nose.
Kristian Doolittle underwent a successful procedure on his broken nose this morning. We anticipate that he’ll be available for Saturday’s game at West Virginia. https://t.co/0Eku6UKSgB
— Oklahoma Basketball (@OU_MBBall) February 27, 2020
UPDATE: 10:03 a.m. Doolittle will play.
Oklahoma's Kristian Doolittle (nose) will play today against West Virginia, per Lon Kruger.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 29, 2020
South Carolina vs. Alabama
UA: John Petty Jr. is doubtful with an arm injury he sustained in the last game.
Utah State vs. New Mexico
UNM: Vante Hendrix missed the previous game due to a personal matter and is questionable.
UNM: Tavian Percy is out for the season with a foot injury.
BYU vs. Pepperdine
BYU: Dalton Nixon has missed three games with an ankle and is questionable.
North Carolina vs. Syracuse
UNC: Brandon Robinson injured his ankle in the previous game and is questionable.
SU: Buddy Boeheim is questionable with a sprained ankle.
UPDATE: 2:27 p.m.
Looks like Boeheim will go
Buddy Boeheim will play for Syracuse against North Carolina today, I’m told by SUA.
— James Szuba (@JamesSzuba) February 29, 2020
Buddy Boeheim is warming up. Looks like he’s going to give it a go on the ankle he sprained v Pitt pic.twitter.com/5819ktYOXf
— Mike Waters (@MikeWatersSYR) February 29, 2020
Texas vs. Texas Tech
UT: Jase Febres is questionable with a knee injury.
UT: Kamaka Hepa missed the last game with an illness and is questionable.
Kansas vs. Kansas State
UK: Michael Jankovich remains questionable with an ankle injury.
KSU: Montavious Murphy has missed two games with a knee and is questionable.
DePaul vs. Butler
BU: Kamar Baldwin is probable with an ankle injury
BU: Derrik Smits has missed three games with a knee and is questionable.
BU: Aaron Thompson is probable with a wrist injury
UPDATE: Baldwin and Thompson will go today.
Butler's Kamar Baldwin (ankle) and Aaron Thompson (wrist) will play today against DePaul, per LaVall Jordan.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 29, 2020
Miami vs. Ga. Tech
GT: Jose Alvarado hurt his arm in the last game and is questionable.
Utah vs. Cal
UU: Rylan Jones is questionable with a shin injury.
Memphis vs. Tulane
UM: DJ Jefferies is out with a knee.
UM: Isaiah Maurice has an unknown injury and is questionable.
UConn vs. ECU
UC: Matt Garry is out with a lower leg injury.
ECU: Tyrie Jackson has missed two games with an ankle and is questionable.
Vanderbilt vs. Ole Miss
VU: Clevon Brown is out with a knee injury, likely for the season.
UM: Luis Rodriguez is out until March with foot surgery.