Jackson breaks pinky finger in practice

[auror]

 

[UconnU]

Ugh, Not good

 

[MexicoHusky]

Hopefully he's playing by Thanksgiving weekend

 

[Chin Diesel]

Got punched in the nose, eh?

 

[aburks41]

Mood

 

[navery12]

Rough news. Explains him being missing from the practice video yesterday

 

[auror]

Opener is November 7th. First real test is PKI on the 24th. Since it required surgery, I can't imagine it was mild. He might rush back by PKI, but anything before that seems optimistic.

For comparison, Elfrid Payton in NBA broke his pinkie requiring surgery and it took him almost exactly 6 weeks. PKI is almost exactly 6 weeks away.

 

[MTHusky]

First the ladies bb team, then the football team, now the men's bb team beset with injuries.

 

[navery12]

Opener is November 7th. First real test is PKI on the 24th. Since it required surgery, I can't imagine it was mild. He might rush back by PKI, but anything before that seems optimistic.

A cursory Google search says 6-8 weeks, so I agree with that assessment. Back for the conference schedule seems like a realistic goal

 

[Huskyforlife]

Our lack of wing depth is concerning now. Hopefully he’s back to 100% by conference play.

 

[navery12]

Our lack of wing depth is concerning now. Hopefully he’s back to 100% by conference play.

Not gonna pretend it doesn't hurt but this is a time it's nice to have a 5th year senior like Calcaterra waiting in the wings for more minutes

 

[Greathusky]

The football curse continues on to the basketball team.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Sucks, but he will be back by the time we really need him

 

[kansashusky]

Why are people already speculating about return date? Did I miss that being reported?

 

[Huskyforlife]

Not gonna pretend it doesn't hurt but this is a time it's nice to have a 5th year senior like Calcaterra waiting in the wings for more minutes

Agreed, he should solid. Glad he has time to adjust to a bigger role in practice too.

 

[UCDaveD]

Frick

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Guess we don’t have a PG now…

 

[Huskyforlife]

Guess we don’t have a PG now…

At least we can stop pretending that was gonna be a thing.

 

[auror]

If Oregon is his first game back, Point Jackson will be a fun wrinkle that's different than all our tape to that point.

 

[RichZ]

Evidently, he broke a pinky in practice, and has already had surgery.

 

[Palatine]

Of course.

 

[Storrs South]

 

[Ha Who]

When did we last have an injury free season?

 

[Lefty2one]

Left or right hand?

 

[CL82]

I saw the title and expected the worst. I’m literally saying “no, no, no, no…“ as I clicked on the thread.

 

[Dean Wormer]

 

[Umami Zen]

Unfortunate bump in the road.. Deep bench will get strengthened in the short term.. Rather have it now than in March.. Guess we get to see what Newton/Diarra bring to the table..

 

[Jim]

Now we know why Paige and Andre were picking the teams for First Night. Neither will be able to play. In the video of them picking the teams you can see Andre's pinky wrapped up.

 

[HooperScooper]

The injury bug already? Ugh.

UConn guard Andre Jackson Jr. breaks pinky finger, will miss start of season

The UConn men's basketball team announced that junior team captain Andre Jackson Jr. suffered a broken pinky finger and had surgery on Oct. 12. He is likely to miss nearly two months but will be monitored daily and re-evaluated in November.

www.courant.com

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UConn guard Andre Jackson Jr. breaks pinky finger, will miss start of season​

 

[HooperScooper]

Our lack of wing depth is concerning now. Hopefully he’s back to 100% by conference play.

Wing seems to be the best depth position on the team. Hawkins, Alleyne, Karaban, Newton, etc. can all fill that role. Why do you think there is a lack of wing depth?