UConn men’s basketball provides somber injury update on emerging star

The UConn men’s basketball program announced Thursday evening that it will likely be without standout forward Nik Khamenia for the remainder of nonconference play. Khamenia suffered a left foot injury in the first half of Monday night’s win over Wagner and will have surgery in the coming days, coach Dan Hurley said in a release. He is expected to make a full recovery and be reevaluated in 6-8 weeks. A sophomore transfer from Duke, Khamenia got off to a strong start to his career as a Husky, averaging 10.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists over three games, while shooting 6-for-11 from beyond the arc. He was off to his best start of the season with 11 points in just seven minutes in the 42-point win over Wagner on Monday before coming down awkwardly on his left foot and going down in clear pain. After trying to stay in the game, even sprinting to contest a corner 3-point shot, he limped into the locker room with a trainer and never came back out.

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