Men's Basketball
Smith out 3-6 weeks with ankle as Hogs host Missouri today
Listen to the game online HERE or on the radio at ESPN Arkansas 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home.
Arkansas coach Eric Musselman announced before today’s game with Missouri that graduate senior forward Justin Smith will be out three-to-six weeks after having successful right ankle arthroscopic debridement surgery Friday.
You can listen to the game online HERE or on the radio at ESPN Arkansas 95.3 in the River Valley, 96.3 in Hot Springs and 104.3 in Harrison-Mountain Home.
Smith injured his ankle during the first half of Arkansas’ SEC opener at Auburn on Wednesday. While he returned to the floor in the first half, he sat out the second half in the 97-85 win.
Smith started each of the first nine games and he was averaging 11.6 points and 7.1 rebounds.
Prior to his injury, Smith had double-digit rebounds in back-to-back games, including his fifth career double-double versus Oral Roberts (22 pts and 17 rebs). Smith ranks third in the SEC in offensive rebounds (3.44).
