LSU junior forward Garrett Green injured his right wrist when he fell down stairs while helping a roommate move a mattress. Green is listed as day to day while recovering from the injury.
He is wearing a soft-splint on his wrist, which has been diagnosed as a sprain.
“He’s day to day right now. He won’t miss any game time,” said basketball trainer Shawn Eddy. “It’s nothing serious requiring surgery at this time.”
Green struggled to stay on the court last season because of foul trouble. The 6-foot-11-inch forward averaged 10.7 minutes per game, mainly because he averaged a foul for every six minutes he was on the court.
The Woodland Hills, Calif., native’s most extensive playing time came Feb. 13 at Vanderbilt last season, where he scored six points on 60 percent shooting and tallied six rebounds in 30 minutes. Green fouled out of the game.
In 30 games last season, including 11 starts, Green averaged 2.1 points and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 33.8 percent from the field and 29.6 percent from the free throw line.
The Tigers figure to have strong competition at the forward spot this season with an influx of freshman and transfer talent.
Freshmen Matt Derenbecker and Jalen Courtney and Ole Miss transfer Malcolm White join a frontcourt led by junior Storm Warren, the Tigers’ only returning double-digit scorer.
Green redshirted his sophomore season because of a back injury that required surgery.
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