Trey Thompkins, preseason player of year, sidelined with ankle injury
ATHENS -– Georgia’s basketball team apparently will open the season without its best player.
Junior forward Trey Thompkins, recently voted the SEC’s preseason player-of-the-year, has a high ankle sprain that will keep him out of Thursday night’s exhibition game against Augusta State and make his chances “extremely slim” of playing in the regular-season opener Nov. 12 against Mississippi Valley State, coach Mark Fox said Wednesday.
“I think it’s a pretty significant injury,” Fox said. “It’s a high ankle sprain, which is the worst kind. It’s fairly severe. It couldn’t happen at a worse time for him or our team. But injuries are a part of the game, and we’re going to have to rally the troops and adjust.”
Fox said there is no firm timetable for Thompkins’ return.
“Could be two weeks. Could be a month. Kind of depends on how he responds to the treatment,” Fox said. “So we basically have left it [that] we’re going to treat him as aggressively as we can and reevaluate him here in a week and see.”
Fox said another player on the team required almost five weeks to recover from a similar injury during the summer.
Thompkins’ injury, which is to his right ankle, occurred as he chased a loose ball in a closed scrimmage on Saturday.
X-rays and an MRI revealed no injury beyond the sprain, Fox said. Thompkins will get thrice-daily treatment, and Fox said he does not believe surgery will be needed.
Thompkins was not available for comment Wednesday.
“He’s handled it pretty maturely. He’s probably handled it better than I have, to be honest,” Fox said. “But our team is deeper this year. We’re going to test our depth from Day 1.”
Thompkins averaged 17.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game last season. He drew 18 of the 20 votes for SEC preseason player of the year.
“He’s got a very bright future,” Fox said, “and we won’t bring him back until his body is ready.”
Thursday’s exhibition against Augusta State will be the Bulldogs’ first game in the renovated Stegeman Coliseum. Tipoff is 7 p.m.
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Florida kicker who ran Grantham's d-ck
November 4th, 2010
8:35 am
I hope that tubby DC doesn’t do this to Idaho State’s kicker this weekend.
Welcome to loser-ville buddy.
Nolan Watson
November 4th, 2010
8:41 am
Twisted his ankle while being booked in at Clarke CO. Sheriffs Office.
34-31 losers choke again.
BB Fan
November 4th, 2010
9:17 am
Thompkins is a chronic whiner. He’ll use the ankle as an excuse all season for poor performance.
Nicky
November 4th, 2010
9:20 am
Is there a Fulmer Cup for basketball? It would be great for UGAy to have a matched set in the trophy case.
Dogs Smell
November 4th, 2010
9:56 am
Here is the really bad news. At this time of the year Uga fans a re reduced to basketball hopes. We all know they will win about as many SEC games as they have in football this year. They play in a barn and rarely are even relevant.
Hit A Single
November 4th, 2010
10:02 am
Hey Nolan, yea we saw that you were booked also. What did you do?
Dogs Smell
November 4th, 2010
10:09 am
Roger Searcy
So I was off 1 season.
Tech Fan
November 4th, 2010
10:29 am
My teams are horrible and I have no life so I post continuously on the UGA Blog. My posts are never original of course but my mother likes them and she is very proud of me. I suspect these nerdy juvenile posts really upset the Bulldawgs, don’t you? Tee Hee Tee Hee. Go Jackets.
» SEC: Georgia’s Thompkins suffers ankle injury John Clay’s Sidelines
November 4th, 2010
12:57 pm
[...] Georgia will open basketball season without Trey Thompkins, reports Tim Tucker of the AJC. [...]
HOOPS 4 U
November 4th, 2010
1:13 pm
Enter your comments here
HOOPS 4 U
November 4th, 2010
1:16 pm
TECH HOOPSTER LOST TO UAB IN A PRACTICE GAME BY 30 POINTS LAST WEEK…SO LONG BLEWITT….
'94 UGA Grad
November 4th, 2010
2:21 pm
Hey Trey,
First of all, thank you for coming to Georgia and for staying for your senior year. I hope you have a quick recovery and a fantastic year.
Dawgy Style
November 4th, 2010
4:31 pm
‘94 UGA GRAD,
Trey is a junior, not a senior
tyger
November 4th, 2010
6:56 pm
Black Power Poll
Week 10
1. Bethune
2. SCSU
3. Grambling
4. Albany St.
5. FVSU
6. FAMU
7. St. Augustine
8. Jackson St.
9. Tuskegee
10. Shaw
Full story: http://www.hbcuclassics.com
Fountain City Classic, November 6, 2010 – Undefeated Albany vs. FVSU decides SIAC
college is forever
November 4th, 2010
8:05 pm
http://www.collegelunchboxes.com This will be the year that the Dawgs make a move toward being a decent Bball team, and Trey will be a part of that when he returns. Check out the UGA Classic Tin Lunchbox available at Kroger and online, don’t wait to long only 7 weeks till Christmas. Go Dawgs!!!
Cam Newton Cheated
November 4th, 2010
11:29 pm
We all know now.
SHOW ME THE MOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYY
BoWeevil
November 5th, 2010
3:47 am
At least we know who are Best Basketball Players are on our Basketball Team.
That’s refreshing.
1st Down by getting them to jump 4 all season long.
1st Down by our opponents because of our penalty 11
More Penalties for More Yards by us than by our opponents
36 times per game we ran the football
Who the hell is our Running Back ?
Why are we running the football 36 times a game ?
Aaron Murray 181 yards rushing on 62 carries 2 point 9 yards per rush
62 rushes Aaron Murray, only Washaun Ealey more rushes
19 Interceptions & Fumbles 9 games, 2 per game.
Sacked 21 times for 142 minus yards
Sacked More Times and for More Yards than our Opponents
18 Field Goals settled for 2 Times as many as our Opponents 9
Touchdowns in Red Zone 25 of 41, way worse than our Opponents
Caleb King rushing the ball 292 yards 1 TD all season long
Caleb King 2 catches all season long 0 touchdowns
Caleb King scoring all season long 6 points
That is your Starting Tailback at University Ground Attack
Aron White 9 catches all season long 0 touchdowns
Aron White given the start over Orson Charles in loss to Arky
Logan Gray 1 rush all season long
Logan Gray 9 catches all season long
Logan Gray 6 punt “returns”
BoWeevil
November 5th, 2010
3:49 am
1st Downs Florida more
Rushing Florida 231 Georgia 126
Rushing Touchdowns Florida 4 Georgia 1
Florida same # of receptions on 10 fewer attempts 3 fewer interceptions
Total Offensive Yards, Florida more here too
Lost Fumbles Georgia More
Fumbles Georgia More
Fair Catch of Punts Georgia 3 Florida 1
Kick-Off Return Yards Florida 148 Georgia 111
Interceptions 4 for 192 yards for Florida 1 for 0 yards UGA
Fumble Returns 1 for 10 yards (plus -24 yard sack) Florida 0 UGA
Time of Possession Florida
8 of 15 First Down Conversions Florida
4 of 14 First Down Conversions Georgia
Best Quarterback John Brantley Florida
Failed Drives More for Georgia than Florida
More Drives for less than 10 yards Georgia More
Ripped Redshirt off Kenarious Gates in the game # 6
BoWeevil
November 5th, 2010
3:50 am
Jakar Hamilton Started 1st Five Games of Season, none since
Abry Jones not Started 1st 3 games, then 4 Starts, none since
Tavarres King Started all his 1st Games, none of the last 3
Fumbles Aaron Murray leads the team with 6
Hutson Mason got in briefly against UL & Vandie only not prepared
Fred Munzenmaier did not start several then 2 starts then none since
Aaron Murray 9 Starts 5 Losses 4 “wins” over cupcakes
Bacarri Rambo Started Every Game
Christian Robinson Started 1st 7 games, benched last 2
Garrison Smith Ripped Redshirt off in Game 5
Tanner Strickland not Start 1st 2 then 3 starts, then no Starts since
Charles White not 1 play all season long except vs Vandie
Shawn Williams no Starts all season then 3 of last 4 games Started
Brandon Wood Started 1st Game of the Season, none since
Carlton Thomas Started at Tailback in loss to Colorado
Aron White 3 Starts loss to Arky loss to Colorado loss to Florida
Remarkable
November 5th, 2010
7:13 am
They won without him, but they were playing Augusta State. Tough challange.
Big Red
November 5th, 2010
7:23 am
Unbelievable that Cam Newton took $200,00.00 to play for Auburn. Looks like Louder & Pat Dye are at it again. Newton should be sidelined for at least the next 3 games until these allegations are cleared up. Newton’s was very lame responce was ” I not only deny the allegations , I also deny the alligator”. He is represented by well known sports attourney, Algonquin J.Calhoun.
BoWeevil
November 5th, 2010
8:12 am
Everyone seems to know about Cam Newton. Everyone is TALKING about Cam Newton. Coaches, parents, everyone making PUBLIC STATEMENTS right out in the open. And, NCAA has NOT said Cam Newton cannot play. But, they have had the bank records of both Cam and his Dad and his Dad’s Church for months and months
Chris S
November 6th, 2010
7:52 pm
Thanks to the joke known as the NCAA tournament (which does a worse job than the BCS at getting the two best teams in the country into the championship game), the 6-game regular season for basketball doesn’t start until March. Thompkins will be fine by then.
SatillaDawg
November 7th, 2010
12:21 am
Dawgs Decapitate Potato Heads!