LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky sophomore Ugonna Onyenso will remain sidelined for “a couple of months” after sustaining an injury during the UK basketball trip to Canada for the GLOBL JAM tournament last week, coach John Calipari confirmed Tuesday afternoon.
The 6-foot-11 center was injured during the Wildcats’ closed-door scrimmage against Africa last Tuesday, the day before the four-team, international exhibition tournament officially tipped off. Onyenso showed up for Wednesday’s opener wearing a protective boot on his left ankle and had to use two crutches to get around the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Toronto.
Initially, Calipari did not rule Onyenso out for the GLOBL JAM, though he said after Kentucky defeated Canada in the gold medal game Sunday night that the injury was more serious than he originally thought it would be.
