Sucks if your a Cardinal fan. That now makes Padgett and Polacias questionable for the Kentucky game, our first tough game of the season.

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Padgett Suffers Broken Foot in Pickup Game


6-11 sophomore center injured in pickup game
Sept. 19, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Louisville 6-11 sophomore center David Padgett broke a bone in his right foot and sprained his ankle in a pickup game Monday (Sept. 19) and will be sidelined six to eight weeks.

Padgett suffered an avulsion fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot and is doubtful to be in the Cardinals' lineup to start the 2005-06 season in November. He was x-rayed at Jewish Hospital and examined by U of L team physician Dr. John Ellis.

Padgett is the second member of the Cardinal front line to experience a significant injury in the offseason, as Juan (Tello) Palacios injured his right foot in a pickup game on July 13 and has been sidelined since then. Palacios is hopeful to return to action in November.

"This is the most disappointing preseason I've experienced in a long time," said U of L Coach Rick Pitino. "First, the injury to Tello, and now this. We'll look for the silver lining and when I can find it, I'll let everyone know."

Padgett started 19 games as a freshman at Kansas in 2003-04 before transferring to U of L and sitting out last season. He averaging 6.5 points and 4.5 rebounds for the Jayhawks, shot 53.1 percent from the field and blocked a team-high 43 shots, the second-most ever for a Kansas freshman. The Cardinals' co-captain is a former McDonald's High School All-American.

How does this make Padgett "questionable" for the UK game. He will be out 6-8 weeks and the UK game is 13 weeks away. He will still have over a month to get back into basketball shape if it is 8 weeks.

Sucks for you guys :frown:

Hope he recovers as soon as possible. Especially for the blueneck game.

I just about had a heart attack when I saw this last night on the news. :eek: We really have to point toward the conference and the end of the year....so never good but better now than later.

i think louisville's entire starting five could suddenly come down with mono and the cards would be alright. they'd have plenty of time to get healthy between now and the start of conference play, and louisville's scrubs would probably still win nine or ten against that ooc schedule.

Dude is a bum anyway.You guys won't miss him much.

tigerderek Wrote:Dude is a bum anyway.You guys won't miss him much.

Right...now scoot on back to that little thing you call home, the N.I.T.

Tell Cal to go ahead and make some NYC flight and hotel reservations for late March, you'll get a better deal this early.

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.OOOPS I forgot he played for Louisville,you guys can't take a joke.Guy couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. :laugh: