NASHVILLE, Tenn.– Vanderbilt has actually announced on social media that scoring leader Liam Robbins will miss out on the remainder of the season with a leg injury sustained early in Wednesday’s 68-66 success at No. 23 Kentucky.The school wished the 7-footer a rapid recovery on its Twitter account Friday morning and included, “On the court, Liam has actually represented himself and Vanderbilt in a first-rate manner.”The fifth-year senior left the game after just four
minutes after increasing for a rebound and landing awkwardly.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated Commodores coach Jerry Stackhouse stated on 102.5 The
Game’s “Chase & Michelle Show”that Robbins underwent surgery to repair a fracture in his lower leg.Robbins led the surging Commodores(17-13, 10-7 Southeastern Conference)with 15 points and 6.8 rebounds per game along with a conference-best 82 blocks in 26 games. His 3.2 blocks per contest rank third nationally.”Liam has boggled the mind for us this year,”the coach said on the show.”He’s improved and much better considering that he’s been here. He’s coped some injuries prior to that, however when he’s playing at a high level, it raised our group to a high level, provided our whole team a lot of confidence. “The previous Drake and Minnesota player averaged 22 points, 10.1 rebounds and 4.6 blocks last month and helped Vanderbilt go 6-1, its finest February since 2008.
