Assane Sene, UVA basketball’s 7′-tall Senegalese center, is recovering from an injury to his right ankle, and hopes to be back on the court in March.
Sene sustained the injury when he came down on an opponent’s foot during the January 19 win over Georgia Tech. Less than 24 hours later, UVA team doctor David Diduch performed a surgery to insert a plate and at least five screws into Sene’s ankle. Diduch told Cavalier Insider that fractures such as Sene’s typically heal within six weeks.
During the healing process, Sene’s presence on the court will be missed. He started in each of the 17 games before his injury and averaged 4.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. And with 93 blocks in his career, Sene is ranked 10th in UVA basketball history for tossing opponents’ shots.
“God gave us all different ways we are good. Abilities,” Sene told C-VILLE in December. “Like me, God gave me the abilities to block shots, rebound, run the floor, which a lot of people can’t do.”
The recovery timetable of six weeks would put Sene back on the court in time for the season’s final matchup with Maryland on March 4, and potentially ready for the ACC tournament, which starts on March 8.
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