One new player questionable on latest availability report for South Carolina ahead of Mississippi State game
As South Carolina looks to snap its six-game losing streak, the Gamecocks could get Jamarii Thomas back for Saturday’s matchup against No. 14 Mississippi State. After going down with a right knee sprain more than two weeks ago, the senior point guard appears as probable on the SEC student-athlete availability report.
Thomas has missed the last four games with his last action coming against Alabama on Jan. 8. When healthy, he’s been averaging 12.3 points per game on 39.3 percent shooting. In his absence, South Carolina has turned the ball over 65 times, a number that has proven costly in three of those losses coming by three points or less.
While the Gamecocks are most likely getting one starter back, Myles Stute still remains out indefinitely with a blood clot in his left leg. In addition, Collin Murray-Boyles is now listed as questionable on the injury report.
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For Mississippi State, guard Kanye Clary is out. Clary hasn’t played since November with a lower-leg injury.
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During the offseason, the SEC approved a new policy that mandates availability reports for conference games. The reports will be required for football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball. For football, teams submit reports on Wednesday and then update them each day until a final report 90 minutes before game time. For basketball and baseball, reports will be submitted the evening before a game and then updated on game day.
The availability reports will use designations such as “available,” “probable,” “questionable,” “doubtful” and “out” to describe how likely it is that a particular player will suit up for the next conference game. On game day, those designations will shift to “out” or “game-time decision.” The reports model professional sports leagues’ injury reports.
South Carolina and Mississippi State will tip off at 1 p.m. on SEC Network.
