Houston All-America guard Jamal Shead injures right ankle in Sweet 16 loss to Duke
Houston point guard Jamal Shead exited the Cougars' Sweet 16 loss to Duke with 6 1/2 minutes left in the first half after his right foot turned awkwardly on a move to the basket
By SCHUYLER DIXON
Published - Mar 30, 2024, 01:43 AM ET
Last Updated - Mar 30, 2024, 01:44 AM EDT
DALLAS (AP) — Jamal Shead buried his head in his arms at his locker as reporters shuffled away from their postgame interview with the Houston point guard.
The top-seeded Cougars had just lost to Duke 54-51 in the Sweet 16 on Friday night, with Shead missing the final 26 minutes after the All-American sprained his right ankle.
“You say, well, who is your point guard to replace Jamal?” coach Kelvin Sampson said. “We don’t have a point guard to replace Jamal. We’ve had guys to go in and rest him, but get him back in.”
There was no going back in for Shead, and no moving on to the Elite Eight for the third time in his four years with the Cougars, which included a Final Four run when he was a freshman in 2021.
