McNally suffered the injury in the second half of the Huskies’ 81-68 victory at DePaul on Wednesday. The 6-foot-7 forward went down after colliding with a DePaul guard. Leyden blocker When going for the ball on a deflected pass.
“Hopefully it’s just a sprain,” UConn coach Dan Hurley said. “We don’t know much.”
McNally had to be helped off the floor. He finished with nine points and six rebounds in nearly 25 1/2 minutes of play.
UConn hosts Providence on Sunday and then has road games against Villanova and Georgetown.
The Blue Demons rallied after McNally’s injury, but the Huskies got big 3-pointers. Alex Carbone And Solo ball To help close it.
“A little mishap, but it’s just a next-man-up mentality,” Ball said of McNally’s departure. “We know everything we do in practice that everybody is ready. We make sure the next guy is always ready.”
McNeely was a highly touted recruit for UConn coming out of Texas. He is averaging 13.6 points and 5.8 rebounds in 14 games for the two-time defending national champions.