Pitt's Jorge Diaz Graham Suffers Injury Setback
PITTSBURGH -- Pitt Panthers forward Jorge Diaz Graham was on track to return from an ankle injury that kept him sidelined for the stretch run of the 2023-24 season but a setback will keep him out of action for another two months.
Pitt announced this week that Diaz Graham had undergone surgery to repair a core muscle injury and will have to sit out for eight weeks of offseason workouts. That timeline makes would put his estimated return sometime in late July.
"The injury is a small setback for Jorge, but we are confident that he will make a full recovery," head coach Jeff Capel said. "Jorge will work hard with our training staff during the recovery process and we expect him to be ready to continue his on-court development later this summer. It is an unfortunate injury, but Jorge has been through this before and will attack the recovery process with a great attitude."
The 6'11 forward 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game while shooting 34% from the field and 32% from 3-point range over 47 career contests. He missed all but 16 games of the 2023-24 season after undergoing surgery on an injured ankle.
Pitt won't begin official, full-team practices until September and Diaz Graham should be in line for a return to the court well befor that.
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