Sadly, injuries are a part of the videogame. Losing a gamer is neverever perfect, however losing a gamer heading into the NCAA competition is simply harsh. There are a handful of injuries that might effect the result of videogames, so keep them in mind when filling out your brackets.
- Zakai Ziegler (Tennessee) – The Volunteers lost their sophomore point guard to an ACL injury, and it’s had an effect. Ziegler was important to the Tennessee offense when it came to shot-making and taking care of the ball, something they hadahardtime with in the SEC competition loss to Missouri.
- Ben Vander Plas (Virginia) – Once onceagain the Cavaliers are down a gamer heading into the postseason. Vander Plas broke his hand throughout a practice previous to Virginia’s veryfirst ACC competition videogame last Thursday, ending his season. While the offense will missouton his passing capability and the danger of linking from deep, Virginia did well versus both North Carolina and Clemson on that end priorto falling to Duke in the ACC title videogame.
- Jaylen Clark and Adem Bona (UCLA) – The Bruins will be down at least one gamer for the postseason as Clark is done for the year with an Achilles injury. That’s a big hit for UCLA’s hard defense — Clark is 8th nationally in takes per KenPom — and takes away a talented gamer. If you’re looking for any great news on the injury front, it sounds like Bona is enhancing and might play in UCLA’s opener versus 15-seed UNC-Asheville.
- Norchad Omier (Miami) – The Hurricanes lost their remarkable huge guy simply minutes into their ACC competition semifinal versus Duke as he rolled his ankle on a rebounding effort. The Blue Devils were able to make life unpleasant for Miami as a result, requiring their guards to shoot over length without an interior danger. Whether or not the Canes have Omier will determine how far they can go.
- Marcus Sasser (Houston) – This one injures. The Cougars have a genuine shot at pl