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Friday / March 29.
  • Xavier’s Chris Mack Says Trevon Bluiett is ‘Day-to-Day’ With Ankle Injury

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    Xavier coach Chris Mack says Trevon Bluiett is “day-to-day” with an ankle injury that caused him to miss Wednesday’s loss at Providence.

    “As far as Trevon, he’s really day-to-day,” Mack said Thursday on The 4 Quarters Podcast. “Like most guys with a sprained ankle, the pain’s just gotta subside. He’s gotta get the swelling out. It gets better each day. To the point where he can play on Saturday [at Marquette], I’m really not sure. But we’re gonna keep him with the trainers 24/7 in hopes that we can get him back sooner rather than later.”

    The 6-foot-6 Bluiett is averaging 17.9 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Musketeers.

    Xavier is 18-8, 8-5 in the Big East and 3-2 since losing star point guard Edmond Sumner to an ACL injury against St. John’s Jan. 29 at Madison Square Garden. That thrust freshman Quentin Goodin into a much larger role.

    “Goodin’s got a lot on his shoulders for a freshman,” Mack said. “He hasn’t played the way we feel he’s capable of playing but he’s also playing a lot of minutes. There’s a lot more added responsibility on his shoulders. Like most guys, the more experience you get, hopefully you’re going to be better because of it.

    “We’re just at a critical point in everybody’s season as we head down the home stretch of conference play where you’re trying to play for a seed in the Big East Tournament and you’re trying to play for the best standings you can get in the league.”

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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