March 22, 2026, 2:16 p.m. ET
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Connecticut basketball appears to advance to the Sweet 16 for the third time within the final 4 years underneath Dan Hurley on Sunday with a win over UCLA.
But the 2-seed Huskies might must do it with out level guard Silas Demary Jr., who was listed as “questionable” for the March 22 second-round sport towards the 10-seed Bruins in the NCAA’s initial player availability report.
The 6-foot-4 guard was held out of UConn’s first-round win over 15-seed Furman at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Friday, March 20 as he continues to rehab from an ankle damage he sustained within the Big East Tournament.
Demary has had a major impact for the Huskies after transferring from Georgia, and is an enormous cause UConn’s defense has bounced back to a top-15 defensive unit.
The lack of Demary — and his backup, Jaylin Stewart — was notable in UConn’s offensive stream towards Furman, because the Huskies weren’t in a position to draw back towards the Paladins. UConn completed with 22 assists on 32 made pictures from the sphere, taking pictures 49% from the sphere.
The Huskies and the Bruins are set for an 8:45 p.m. ET tipoff from Philadelphia. Demary’s official standing for the sport can be identified at 6:45 p.m. ET when the next player availability report is released.
Here’s the most recent on Demary’s standing:
Will Silas Demary Jr. play tonight in NCAA Tournament? Status vs UCLA
Demary was as soon as once more listed as questionable by UConn in its NCAA participant availability report on Saturday. The subsequent availability report will come out at 6:45 p.m. ET on Sunday, two hours earlier than tip-off.
If he’s unable to go towards UCLA on Sunday, it might be the second straight sport he misses with that ankle damage. Stewart, who can be coping with a lingering damage that precedes Demary’s, was additionally listed as questionable on the Huskies’ damage report.
Silas Demary Jr. damage replace
The Huskies level guard sustained an ankle damage within the second half of UConn’s Big East Tournament championship sport loss to St. John’s on Saturday, March 14. The damage got here when St. John’s ahead Zuby Ejiofor blocked Demary’s transition layup after which was stepped on by the Big East Player of the Year.
Demary advised assembled media on Thursday, March 19, that he was persevering with to rehab his ankle as a lot as he may and that he was good to go to play within the Huskies’ opening spherical sport vs. Furman.
“I’ll be able to play tomorrow,” Demary stated.
Instead, he was listed “questionable” on the Huskies’ damage report for the sport earlier than being downgraded to “out.” Following the Huskies’ 82-71 win vs. the Paladins, Hurley stated Demary was “close” to enjoying towards the Paladins.
“I don’t want to make any more predictions. The information that I shared in New York (at the Big East Tournament) was the information that I was provided with,” Hurley stated. “It was close. He tried. He couldn’t get himself to the point where he felt like he could go. He’s got two more days. … We’ll see where that goes.”
What is Silas Demary Jr.’s damage?
Demary is coping with an ankle damage.
Silas Demary Jr. stats
Here’s a take a look at Demary’s season stats:
- Points: 10.9
- Rebounds: 4.5
- Assists: 6.2
- Blocks: 0.2
- Steals: 1.6
- Shooting: 46.1%
- 3-point taking pictures: 41.6%
