Michigan guard DeVante' Jones leaves game after rejoining team

In his first game back from concussion protocol, Michigan guard DeVante’ Jones suffered a right hand or wrist injury early against Tennessee. After being ruled out of the Wolverines’ First Round game against Colorado State, he made the trip to join his team for the Second Round.

After heading to the locker room with the injury, DeVante’ Jones returned to the bench area with tape on his wrist with just over 13 minutes remaining in the first half. The CBS broadcast did not have a specific update on his availability at the time of publish.

UPDATE: DeVante’ Jones entered the game with tape on his wrist after the under-12 minute timeout.

Jones has been a vital part of the Wolverines’ offense this year after transferring from Coastal Carolina. He started all 31 games prior to the NCAA Tournament and averaged 10.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists in those appearances.

Juwan Howard on DeVante’ Jones

When Michigan beat Colorado State on Thursday, the Wolverines did it without DeVante’ Jones. As they gear up to take on Tennessee on Saturday, Juwan Howard provided an update on Jones’ status for the Round of 32 showdown.

Jones missed the game with a concussion he suffered in practice. He practiced on Friday between games, and Howard said he really wants his starting point guard on the floor against the Volunteers on Saturday.

“DeVante’ was out there for more than practice, got out there, got a little lather and it’s a game-time decision,” Howard said. “I will be on my knees tonight praying he will hopefully be ready to go … because we’re going to need all hands on deck.”

Michigan started out slow against Colorado State in the Round of 64 and even trailed at halftime. But the Wolverines bounced back to shoot 60% after the break to beat the Rams 75-63 and advance to the next round. However, getting Jones back would be a huge boost for the 11th-seeded Wolverines against the 3-seeded Volunteers.