PITTSBURGH — Pitt guard Ishmael Leggett did not play in Wednesday afternoon’s game against California due to a lower-body injury.
After the game, Pitt head coach Jeff Capel explained the moment when he learned that Leggett would not play, and offered an update on his status going forward.
Capel said that he found out that Leggett would not be able to play about 1.5 hours before the game, around 12:15 – 12:30.
“We thought that he wouldn’t [be able to play], but there was a chance,” Capel said. “He got hurt Saturday in practice. He stepped on Jaland’s foot, and rolled his ankle. So, he hasn’t practiced since Saturday. We were off Sunday and he didn’t practice Monday or Tuesday. But there was a chance, so he worked out a little bit around noon. It was in that workout, where we knew that he wouldn’t be able to go. He’s fine straight ahead, but laterally, pushing off, he couldn’t do that. So that’s when we knew for sure that he wouldn’t be able to play.”
When asked about a timeline for his injury, Capel said, “I don’t know, we’ll see.”
Pitt will play against Stanford on Saturday, Jan. 4.
Leggett is a 6-foot-3 senior guard, who was leading the team in scoring at 17.5 points per game at the time of his injury. The DMV native has been superb this season in his second campaign with the Pitt program. He is averaging 6.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, as well. Leggett is shooting a career-high 51% from the field and is shooting 33% from three-point range as well.
