UConn’s Karaban still in procedure, to sit vs

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterDec 3, 2024, 07:27 PM ET

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• Basketball recruiting insider.
• Signed up with ESPN in 2014.
• Graduate of University of Delaware.UConn star forward Alex Karaban is

out for the in the Big 12-Big East Battle game versus No. 15 Baylor on Wednesday, coach Dan Hurley told reporters.Karaban suffered a head injury at last week’s Maui Invitational

and missed out on Saturday’s win over Maryland Eastern Shore.”Just still not feeling rather himself,”Hurley stated Tuesday.”Feel better today,

but not well enough to leave the … procedure. Uncertain about the weekend, but absolutely out for tomorrow. “Editor’s Picks 2 Related Karaban, a 6-foot-8 forward from Massachusetts

, was anticipated to

be one of the biggest breakout stars in college basketball this season. After starting 77 games over the past two seasons for the back-to-back nationwide champs, Karaban was the only starter back for the Huskies in 2024-25 and was called first-team All-Big East in the preseason.The redshirt junior opened the season with 20 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 blocks versus Spiritual Heart. He is balancing 15.9 points

, 4.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists on the season, shooting a career-high 46.8%from 3-point range.Without Karaban against UMES over the weekend, sophomore forward Jaylin Stewart entered the beginning lineup, finishing with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in 23 minutes.UConn opened the season ranked third in the preseason AP poll, going up to No. 2 before recently’s journey to the Maui Invitational. The Huskies then lost 3 games in a row to Memphis, Colorado and Dayton

, the stunning defeat to the Flyers coming by an 18-point margin.The Huskies dropped all the way to No. 25 in this week’s AP poll.