Louisville C James Scott Suffers Mouth Injury in Win vs. Miami

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - As if the Louisville men's basketball program hadn't been dealt with enough injuries, they were once again bit by the injury bug in their close win over Miami.

Center James Scott, who leads the Cardinals in blocks per game, dunks, and is their second-leading rebounder, had two teeth knocked out in their 88-78 win over the Hurricanes on Saturday.

Around the 11:13 mark of the first half, Scott took a hard fall, with Miami forward Brandon Johnson landing on his head while in pursuit of a loose ball. Scott had to exit the game with a noticeably bloody mouth, and a stoppage in play was needed to clean some blood off of the court.

Scott was subsequently taken to an off-site dentist, finishing the game with three rebounds and two assists, missing his only shot attempt. Head coach Pat Kelsey did have any additional updates on Scott at the postgame press conference.

"I don't have a lot of updates right now," he said. "He's been at the dentist, but obviously (had) teeth knocked out, had some facial injuries and stuff."

The 6-foot-11, 210-pound big man entered the matchup vs. Miami averaging 7.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.8 blocks per game. His 76.5 field goal percentage not only leads the team, his 78.7 percent mark on two-point tries leads all of D1 hoops. 52 of his 75 made baskets are dunks, putting him at a tie for fifth on Louisville's single-season dunk leaderboard.

The Fayetteville, N.C. followed first year head coach Pat Kelsey from the College of Charleston, where he played his freshman campaign. Playing in all 35 games while making four starts last season, Scott averaged 5.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in just 16.1 minutes per game, while also leading the team in field goal percentage at an astounding 79.2 percent.

(Photo of James Scott: Jamie Rhodes - Imagn Images

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