The Houston Cougars may have their star participant for Saturday’s second-round recreation towards the Auburn Tigers.
Marcus Sasser, Houston’s main scorer, will begin on Saturday with no minutes restriction, in response to a report by Stadium.
Houston Cougars guard Marcus Sasser (0) celebrates hitting a key 3-pointer throughout a recreation towards the Tulane Green Wave on the Fertitta Center Feb 22, 2023, in Houston. (Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Images)
Sasser injured his groin within the AAC match and didn’t play within the Cougars’ championship recreation loss to the Memphis Tigers.
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On Thursday, Sasser performed however appeared to worsen the harm within the first half towards No. 16 seed Northern Kentucky, ending the sport with simply 14 minutes.
Sasser, who averages 16.7 factors, mentioned Friday he’ll be enjoying come tipoff Saturday towards the Razorbacks.
“I’m enjoying 100%. It’s not a game-time choice,” Sasser instructed Fox26 Friday. “I’m going to undergo apply right now, undergo warmups tomorrow and simply be prepared.
Marcus Sasser (0) of the Houston Cougars seems to shoot within the first half in the course of the first spherical of the 2023 NCAA Tournament at Legacy Arena on the BJCC March 16, 2023, in Birmingham, Ala. (Andy Hancock/NCAA Photos by way of Getty Images)
“You can reinjure it,” he added. “You reaggravate it, however that’s not in my head. I’m simply saying my prayers. And simply acquired to attempt to go on the market and play to my full power.”
Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson instructed reporters Friday he’d go away the choice to play to Sasser and the Houston coaching workers.
Houston guard Marcus Sasser brings the ball up in the course of the first half of a first-round NCAA Tournament recreation towards Northern Kentucky in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
“I take care of his harm like I’ve handled each harm of a child that we have had. … I do not make any selections,” Sampson mentioned, in response to ESPN. “People mentioned, ‘Why did you play him?’ I did not. I play him if he is wholesome. The coach thinks he can go, and the child thinks he can go. I belief Marcus. … If Marcus is damage, he’ll say, ‘Coach, I can not go,’ after which I will not play him. If he is on the market and he can play, then which means he can play. So he’ll play as many minutes as he can tomorrow evening. I do not know what number of minutes that’ll be, however that’ll be as much as Marcus.
“He’s our greatest participant, I do know that. But I do not deal with him any completely different than I deal with anyone else in the event that they’re injured. I deal with all of them the identical.”
The No. 1 seed Cougars and the No. 9 seed Auburn Tigers tip off at 7:10 p.m. ET in Birmingham, Alabama.
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