MarquetteGolden Eaglessenior starting point guard, Dominic James, will have to sit out for the rest of the season, due to a fractured bone in his left foot. James broke it while playing against Connecticut, the No. 2 team of the league, in which they lost 93-82.
The NCAA injury announcement was made by the team’s coach, Buzz Williams, and the school after the game had finished. They mentioned that James broke the fifth metatarsal in his left foot after only playing four minutes of the first half. Also, Williams said that James will have to stay in rehabilitation for around 100 days, after having surgery.
Maurice Acker was the player who replaced James after he was taken off the court. He said that it’s a big loss for the team, because he is one of the top basketball players and leaders of the Golden Eagles and in such an important time of the season, they need everybody to give their best.
Dominic James is one of the Big East’s top defensive players. He has 1,749 career points and, along side fellow teammates Wesley Matthews and Jerel McNeal, was an integral part of one of the country’s top perimeter units.
The Golden Eagles now have to face No. 6 Louisville, No 1. Pittsburgh and then travel back home, on March 7th, and play against Syracuse to end the season.
