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Reyne Smith injury update: Louisville guard taken to locker room during second half vs. Creighton

FaceProfileby:Thomas Goldkamp•about 19 hours
Louisville Chucky Hepburn Reyne Smith J'vonne hadley
Louisville guards Chucky Hepburn (left), Reyne Smith (center) and J'vonne Hadley (right). (Michael Clubb, South Bend Tribune, USA TODAY Sports)

One of the best shooters in college basketball suffered an injury in an opening-round NCAA Tournament game against Creighton. Louisville‘s Reyne Smith went down after turning an ankle.

The talented senior guard was assisted off the floor by team trainers after he was down for quite some time. The veteran had started the game just 1-of-5 from 3-point range and had scored five points, while pulling down two rebounds.

After Smith was escorted off the floor, he was taken directly to the team’s locker room. He will undergo further evaluation there.

Whether he can return is anyone’s guess. He had only recently returned from another injury.

Reyne Smith had suffered an ankle injury in a game against California on March 5. He missed about four and a half games as a result, only recently gaining clearance to play again for Louisville in the NCAA Tournament. He had stated before the tournament that he was feeling good.

“It’s feeling great,” Smith said of his ankle. “Had a great past week of treatment and doing everything I could to get back. So it’s in a really good spot right now. Looking forward to getting on the court with my teammates and competing. I probably would have made more of an effort to get out there (in the ACC Tournament) and really push it if it had been the NCAA Tournament. But really the main focus has been to get ready for this tournament.”

He’s a big piece, when healthy. He’s capable of filling up the score sheet and shoots at a high percentage from beyond the arc.

On the season, Reyne Smith is averaging 13.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest. He shoots 38.3% from 3-point range and 39.4% from the floor. He’s also an elite free-throw shooter, at 94.2% on the year.