Tag: college basketball DFS

Unexpectedly not playing on Tuesday were Ron Harper (Rutgers) due to an ankle injury, Alexis Yetna (South Florida), Jay Jay Chandler (Texas A&M), Antonio Gordon (Kansas State), and Shareef O’Neal (LSU). West Virginia’s Isaiah Cottrell suffered a lower leg injury.

Notables returning to action after missing time were Adam Flagler (Baylor), Savion Flagg (Texas A&M), Elijah Joiner (Tulsa), John Petty (Alabama), and Javonte Smart (LSU). Kevin McCullar (Texas Tech) made his season debut. Still sitting out included Jalen Suggs (Gonzaga), Chris Lykes & Kameron McGusty (Miami), and Ethan Anderson (USC).

In injury updates, Jermaine Harris (Rhode Island) is expected to be available Wednesday, but Musa Jallow (Ohio State) will be out. For UConn Tyler Polley is ready to go, and Akok Akok is getting close.

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from Dec 29:

• Ethan Anderson, USC – DNP again (back), unlikely to play this week
• Khalif Battle, Temple – not expected to play Wed. with lingering hamstring injury
• Jay Jay Chandler, Texas A&M – DNP, did not travel Tuesday
• Isaiah Cottrell, West Virginia – left the game in the first half Tuesday with a lower leg injury and was ruled out. In postgame it was said that “it doesn’t look good” and he would get an MRI
• Malcolm Dandridge, Memphis – returned to action (knee)- 2 pts/10 mins
• Savion Flagg, Texas A&M – returned to action off the bench (conc. prot.) – 4 pts/28 mins
• Adam Flagler, Baylor – returned to action – 10 pts/16 mins
• Antonio Gordon, Kansas State – DNP, covid-related
• Jermaine Harris, Rhode Island – will be available Wednesday, dealing with bunions and being managed in practice
• Ron Harper, Rutgers – DNP Tuesday with an ankle injury, not in a boot
• Hayden Hefner, Texas A&M – DNP again
• Musa Jallow, Ohio State – will miss Wednesday’s game due to contact tracing
• Elijah Joiner, Tulsa – returned to action in the starting lineup
• Kansas State – Kaosi Ezeagu & Montavious Murphy – DNP again
• Alex Lomax, Memphis – returned to action (thumb) – 5 pts/20 mins
• Drake London, USC – will focus on football and will not play basketball this season
• Chris Lykes, Miami – DNP again, in a boot, has not been able to practice yet
• Mawot Mag, Rutgers – returned to action (ankle) – 0 pts/1 min
• Kevin McCullar, Texas Tech – season debut on Tuesday (ankle) – 11 pts/12 mins
• Keith McGee, New Mexico – is still day to day with an ankle injury
• Kameron McGusty, Miami – DNP again, has returned to limited practice
• John Ojiako, Virginia Tech – DNP again after being described as available on Tuesday morning
• Shareef O’Neal, LSU – DNP, walking boot in warmups
• John Petty, Alabama – returned to action off the bench – 13 pts/27 mins
• James Rojas, Alabama – returned to action – 2 pts/9 mins
• Javonte Smart, LSU – returned to action in the starting lineup
• Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga – DNP again (leg)
• Khadim Sy, Ole Miss – returned to action – 0 pts/6 mins
• Cameron Tyson, Houston – returned to action – 0 pts/4 mins
• Hunter Tyson, Clemson – DNP again
• UConn – Akok Akok is close to returning, Tyler Polley is ready to go
• USC – Josh Morgan (transfer) & Reese Waters (midseason enrollee) made their season debuts
• Wake Forest – Emmanuel Okpomo, Miles Lester, Quadry Adams & Grant van Beveren are newly unavailable Thursday
• Washington State – DJ Rodman and Tony Miller are “on the mend” but too early to tell status for this week’s games
• Alexis Yetna, South Florida – DNP on Tuesday with a lower leg strain, “will not be out too long”, not related to previous injuries
• Jacob Young, Rutgers – Started after suffering hip injury last game

Transfer Updates from Dec 29:

• Tyrell Jones, Auburn – announces transfer to South Alabama