More terrible news on the injury front for Villanova. For the third time this season, a Villanova player has suffered a broken bone in his hand. This time it's Phil Booth, who suffered the injury in the second half of last night's win over Providence. The official word from the school is that Booth will be out "indefinitely."
First, freshman Collin Gillespie suffered a broken bone in his hand in early December. Then, about three weeks later, fellow freshman Jermaine Samuels suffered a similar injury. Now it's Booth. With all due respect to Gillespie and Samuels, this is a particularly devastating blow for the Wildcats. Booth is the team's fourth-leading scorer with 11.6 points per game in 28 minutes. He was shooting 49% from the floor and 43% from three. 'Nova was already wrestling with a short rotation in the absence of Samuels and with Gillespie still working his way back.
The hope has to be that Booth's recovery takes a similar progression to that of Gillespie's, leading to a return in time for the Big East and NCAA tournaments.
First, freshman Collin Gillespie suffered a broken bone in his hand in early December. Then, about three weeks later, fellow freshman Jermaine Samuels suffered a similar injury. Now it's Booth. With all due respect to Gillespie and Samuels, this is a particularly devastating blow for the Wildcats. Booth is the team's fourth-leading scorer with 11.6 points per game in 28 minutes. He was shooting 49% from the floor and 43% from three. 'Nova was already wrestling with a short rotation in the absence of Samuels and with Gillespie still working his way back.
The hope has to be that Booth's recovery takes a similar progression to that of Gillespie's, leading to a return in time for the Big East and NCAA tournaments.
