No. 4 Houston worries Achilles injury for Arceneaux

• Myron Medcalf, ESPN Personnel WriterDec 16, 2023, 08:25 PM ET

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Houston thinks guard Terrance Arceneaux suffered a torn Achilles in his team’s 70-66 win over Texas A&M on Saturday and will likely miss the remainder of the season, per Kelvin Sampson.Arceneaux, a four-star recruit in the 2022 class per ESPN, is averaging 6 points and 5 rebounds for the fourth-ranked Cougars. Sampson said the sophomore was simply starting to hit his stride when he suffered the noncontact injury in the game.” When the game was over, I didn’t even really believe

about the game much,” Sampson said.”I think Terrance Arceneaux has a broken Achilles and is probably going to be out for the year. I focused more on that than the game. I feel really bad for that young man. He worked so tough. He was beginning to play good. “Arceneaux has actually been a factor for a Houston defense that is ranked initially in adjusted offensive performance on KenPom.Houston has 2 more nonconference matchups before it begins conference bet the first time as a member of the Huge 12 with a home game against West Virginia on Jan. 6. On Saturday, Emanuel Sharp led his team with 21 points in a success over the Aggies.