Oregon Ducks Chris Boucher Suffers Ankle Sprain
The Oregon fans received some bad news concerning Chris Boucher on Saturday.
About an hour before the Oregon Ducks met UNLV at the Moda Center, Chris Boucher was seen on the court with a boot on his left foot. He was also on crutches. Media reports flooded the internet with a picture of Boucher, but the calm came later once it was revealed that the boot was simply a precaution. Chris Boucher sprained his ankle in practice earlier this week according to the Oregonian.
While Boucher was out of the lineup against UNLV, Dillon Brooks returned to the Starting Lineup to pick up a team-high 20 points in a win over UNLV. It was the sixth game this season that Oregon scored over 80 points in a game.
X-Rays came back negative, but Chris Boucher is out Tuesday vs Fresno State with a 'severe ankle sprain' according https://t.co/8IBaLHmdYj
— Matt Prehm (@MattPrehm) December 18, 2016
Boucher had his biggest game of the season against Montana last week with 23 points, 19 rebounds, and 5 blocked shots. Jordan Bell picked up the slack earning a double-double against UNLV with 15 points and 12 rebounds. It was the Oregon Ducks seventh straight win
According to ESPN, Boucher should be ready to go for UCLA next Wednesday at Matthew Knight Arena to kickoff Pac-12 Conference play. I would not expect to see him on the floor on Tuesday when Oregon welcomes Fresno State for the final non-conference tune-up(8pm Pacific Time, Pac-12 Network)