Jahvon Quinerly Out Versus Notre Dame with Knee Injury
SAN DIEGO — Alabama junior guard Jahvon Quinerly, who started for the Crimson Tide in its First Round game against Notre Dame on Friday afternoon, was helped off of the court early in the first half with an apparent left knee injury.
A representative from Alabama later confirmed that Quinerly will be out the rest of the game. During the game's broadcast on TNT, Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats revealed the Quinerly had "felt something in his knee," but no further details were explained.
At the 16:31 mark of the first half, Quinerly drove into the paint on the Alabama offensive end of the court and was fouled. However, when he planted, his left knee appeared to buckle, which caused him to fall down on the court in obvious pain.
Upon suffering the injury, Crimson Tide trainer Clarke Holter and head coach Nate Oats ran to the opposite end of the court to check on him. After a few minutes, Oats returned to the bench and assistant coach Bryan Hodgson attended Quinerly and helped him off the court.
Quinerly was immediately taken to the locker room for further evaluation.
Over the course of the 2021-22 season, Quinerly is second on the team in points with 457. In 32 games played with 36 starts, he averages 30.8 minutes per game — also the second-most on the team. In total, Quinerly has also recorded 98 rebounds, 22 steals and five blocks.
With Quinerly being out for the remainder of the game, Oats replaced him with freshman guard JD Davison. Quinerly returned to the watch the team from the tunnel inside Viejas Arena, sporting crutches and a full brace on his left leg.
This story will be updated as more information is obtained.
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