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Any Braylon Mullins medical update

DCT said:
The fact he was allowed to return to the bench during the game indicates to me that maybe the concussion isn't severe. Severe concussion usually means no stimulation or loud noise. I could be wrong maybe things have changed.
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No I think you're right, good point that I didn't even think about.

When they cut to him on the bench one time, he didn't look good with his head in his hands. But that may have just been because he was upset at missing even more time
 
HW611 said:
How long was Alex out with his concussion?

Wouldn't mind Mullins taking a game to try and get Ross and Stew back comfortable offensively.

Ross especially was making progress on that end before the hammy and hasn't been close to the same since.
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Ross only made progress during wide open offensive games. He’s not good in the half court games which is now more of our style in the Big East. This isn’t a hammy situation anymore he just doesn’t handle it or pass it well in the half court, I’m not sure what all of you expect? Hes a talented kid but will be limited in the style we are playing as of late and unfortunately so is Stew. Our bench isn’t great scoring the ball but we will somehow need some magic without Braylon.

We need Braylon back asap but need to be careful with his health. He didn’t look good getting up, scary.
 
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DCT said:
The fact he was allowed to return to the bench during the game indicates to me that maybe the concussion isn't severe. Severe concussion usually means no stimulation or loud noise. I could be wrong maybe things have changed.
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Good point because the music at PBA is very loud.
 
Lafayette said:
So TV had the other end of Mullins front, this has his back but Lewis' elbow seems deliberate to me still. Lewis left arm was down until Braylon got close then he fires off an elbow at his head. X has the worst controls you cannot stop it but check it out.
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Nah Lewis didn't "fire off an elbow" more like when Braylon bent his head down to reach for the ball he collided with Lewis' shoulder which caused a backwards turn of Lewis' shoulder and arm. It was not intentional but it was unfortunate. Concussions are no joke at 74 I've had 5 and have some continuing issues because of them.
 
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mauconnfan said:
Ross only made progress during wide open offensive games. He’s not good in the half court games which is now more of our style in the Big East. This isn’t a hammy situation anymore he just doesn’t handle it or pass it well in the half court, I’m not sure what all of you expect? Hes a talented kid but will be limited in the style we are playing as of late and unfortunately so is Stew. Our bench isn’t great scoring the ball but we will somehow need some magic without Braylon.

We need Braylon back asap but need to be careful with his health. He didn’t look good getting up, scary.
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Mau, though I agree on most of your post I have a different take with Braylons injury. Ross needs more burn, you can see his progress coming back from the hamstring set back. Stewie adds more physicality and rebounding. They both can shoot it, not like Braylon but we don't drop off significantly with out him. I want Braylon back but for the small time that he might be out it will just make us that much better when tourney time comes, can't really hurt us. Maybe a loss or two and that can be a good thing too. Better now then tournament time.
 
Husky Alien said:
Mau, though I agree on most of your post I have a different take with Braylons injury. Ross needs more burn, you can see his progress coming back from the hamstring set back. Stewie adds more physicality and rebounding. They both can shoot it, not like Braylon but we don't drop off significantly with out him. I want Braylon back but for the small time that he might be out it will just make us that much better when tourney time comes, can't really hurt us. Maybe a loss or two and that can be a good thing too. Better now then tournament time.
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Agree, the staff needs to focus on Stewart Ross, Milender, Furphy. Even if we take some losses.
 
Ross and Stewart becoming more significant and involved will be a silver lining/lemonade from a lemon. Would love to see Millender get a shot. Not interested in losing though.
 
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aboogieee said:
Here's another angle from the cinematic recap:

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That's about as good a look as you're going to get. Didn't look like an elbow but Mullins definitely got popped pretty good with whatever body part of Lewis's hit him. Shoulder? Forearm? Both?
 
Combo forearm and shoulder, flagrant when you combine the views. Back view shows a forearm shiver combined with shoulder leaning into the head. From the front looks like just the shoulder. Shoulder may have been inadvertent, forearm wasn't. Forearm brought the shoulder up into the head.
 
Drame said:
Agree, the staff needs to focus on Stewart Ross, Milender, Furphy. Even if we take some losses.
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Milender and Furphy would be stretching it. Milender is interesting but Furphy is not ready yet.
 
AllHusky said:
Combo forearm and shoulder, flagrant when you combine the views. Back view shows a forearm shiver combined with shoulder leaning into the head. From the front looks like just the shoulder. Shoulder may have been inadvertent, forearm wasn't. Forearm brought the shoulder up into the head.
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Exactly how I see it. There was nothing unintentional about that arm being raised up. Should never have happened.
 
HooperScooper said:
That's what it looked like to me also. I slowed it down frame by frame and I'm pretty sure it was Lewis's shoulder and not his elbow that got Mullins in the head.
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I also played it back frame by frame several times and can see the Villanova player's left arm (non dribbling arm) raised to head level and his left hand striking Mullins sharply on the right side of his head. After that contact Mullins fell down holding his head. The ref was standing no more than 6 feet away looking directly at it. To me looked like an obvious flagrant 2 or at least a 1. Not sure what if anything was called. Any other takes on this?
 
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WiseWillie said:
I also played it back frame by frame several times and can see the Villanova player's left arm (non dribbling arm) raised to head level and his left hand striking Mullins sharply on the right side of his head. After that contact Mullins fell down holding his head. The ref was standing no more than 6 feet away looking directly at it. To me looked like an obvious flagrant 2 or at least a 1. Not sure what if anything was called. Any other takes on this?
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He was dribbling up the sideline trying to get away from a reach in by Braylon. He didn’t do anything at all out of natural instincts to hurt Mullins on that play, no way any call was warranted. I think they just called OOBs on Nova.
 
Nameless said:
No I think you're right, good point that I didn't even think about.

When they cut to him on the bench one time, he didn't look good with his head in his hands. But that may have just been because he was upset at missing even more time
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I noticed that too and wondered if he was still showing the affects of the hit.

Initially, I thought he might have got hit in the jaw which can trigger a nerve causing a person to blackout for a moment. You see that in boxing. But as he was being helped off the floor, I remember him patting the side of his head explaining where he got hit.

When it comes to concussions, it is pointless to try to figure out how long he'll be out. Sometimes you see athletes return after a few days, other times much much longer.

We're all hoping for a speedy recovery, but in the meantime let's hope that other players step up and fill the gap as best they can. It's just unfortunate. He was playing really well and improving each game. I hope he doesn't experience any big setbacks and is able to pretty much pick up where he left off whenever he's back on the floor.
 
HooperScooper said:
That's what it looked like to me also. I slowed it down frame by frame and I'm pretty sure it was Lewis's shoulder and not his elbow that got Mullins in the head.
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Pretty sure? I saw it happen, I’ve been trying to tell you guys that he got hit in the head with a shoulder. Going framed by frame and slow motion always lessons the impact.
 
Waquoit said:
but he was wearing a helmet
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That hit on Mullins didn’t look severe. It’s not like his head jarred all that much, more like a healthy smack. Comments from his dad sounds like he’s doing fine. 2 games max.
 
Waquoit said:
but he was wearing a helmet
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Are you saying Gonzalez'z concussion was less severe than Mullins's because he had a helmet on? How would you know that? How would anyone? The severity of concussions is very hard to determine. It's not like a broken bone. My point was that they both entered concussion protocol. Gonzalez got through his in less than a week. There's no telling how long Mullins will take to get through the concussion protocol steps. And each person is different. So there is no immediate timetable when he'll be back.
 
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Samson suffered a concussion vs Gonzaga last year where it looked like he got knocked out cold. The game was on a Saturday, he missed the Xavier game on a Tuesday and then was back vs Butler on a Saturday.
 
Waquoit said:
Pretty sure? I saw it happen, I’ve been trying to tell you guys that he got hit in the head with a shoulder. Going framed by frame and slow motion always lessons the impact.
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I had to add "pretty sure" because that is what it looked like but I thought it was hard to be 100% certain. How high a probability is "pretty sure"? 95%?

And yes I already gave you credit for that here.

HooperScooper

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Waquoit said:
He got freaking clocked! You’re 100% wrong here.
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You were right. During the game it looked like he got hit by Lewis's arm from a back swing. But he got clocked by a shoulder to the head.

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AllHusky said:
Combo forearm and shoulder, flagrant when you combine the views. Back view shows a forearm shiver combined with shoulder leaning into the head. From the front looks like just the shoulder. Shoulder may have been inadvertent, forearm wasn't. Forearm brought the shoulder up into the head.
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Right there is Lewis's left arm coming up. It was just down by his waist when he raises it. Thing is the ref is right there !
 
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Lafayette said:
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Right there is Lewis's left arm coming up. It was just down by his waist when he raises it. Thing is the ref is right there and even called the offensive foul, but when Lewis arm comes up it's for contact.
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Actually there was no foul call on that play. They called the ball out of bounds off Lewis when he lost his dribble and gave the ball to UConn after the turnover. Mullins actually got credit for a steal if you can believe that. See the play by play at this link. The play was at the 17:12 mark of the second half.

www.espn.com

UConn 75-67 Villanova (Jan 24, 2026) Play-by-Play - ESPN

Play-by-play action for the UConn Huskies vs. Villanova Wildcats NCAAM game from January 24, 2026 on ESPN.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
 
Concussions are very serious. I'm 47 and have been concussed maybe 7 times. Twice in football , twice skateboarding and I've been in probably 75 or so fights in my life and have taken quite a few shots to the head. I just started experiencing severe memory issues . Forgot my wife's name two times over the last few years , couldn't remember that I was at work a few months ago until I saw the deliveries in my front seat , forgot that my manager was a manager , was trying to say the word glasses but could only say the word sandals ( like 5 times in a row) and have been having a tough time remembering words. These occurrences are pretty spread out but still very scary. I have a two year girl, a wonderful life and I cams to faith about 9 years ago after a long life of recklessness, drug abuse and lots of fighting. I don't want to forget my wife, my daughter and my Lord but it seems like that's where I'm headed. Concussions are serious . Get some rest Braylon
 
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