Arizona forward Ashley (foot) done for year
Top-ranked Arizona will be without beginning ahead Brandon Ashley for the rest of the period with a foot injury.
Ashley, who was balancing 11.5 factors and 5.8 rebounds per game, suffered the injury three minutes into Saturday night's loss to The golden state when he landed awkwardly after recoiling his own missed out on chance. He went back to the bench and was in a walking boot and on crutches in the second half.
"Last night, early in our Cal game, Brandon Ashley endured a foot injury that will finish his period," Arizona trainer Sean Miller shared in a declaration. "While we're all disappointed, we are additionally conscious that Brandon needs our help and favorable power surrounding him. ... This difficulty will eventually make Brandon and our team more powerful progressing.".
Miller feared the injury was a damaged foot after the game.
"We have to return to the drawing board and see to it we can progress if Brandon is not with us," Miller said soon after the loss.
The 6-foot-8, 230-pound student, a previous McDonald's All-American, had actually been a trick to Arizona's success. The Wildcats were unbeaten, succeeding 21 consecutive games before the problem against the Bears.
Ashley will be switched out in the starting lineup by talented fresher Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, but the loss of Ashley will certainly change Sean Miller's spinning.
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Hollis-Jefferson had actually promptly established himself as one of the top reserves in the country, and Miller claimed that seldom-used big man Matt Korcheck will likely obtain additional playing time. The 6-foot-10 Korcheck, a Tucson native, played just one min versus Cal after not playing in the previous 3 contests.
Arizona is anticipated to fall out of the No. 1 place when the brand-new surveys are launched on Monday. The Wildcats will play Oregon in Tucson on Thursday evening.
