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Pregame Injury Report: Kentucky updates status of Andrew Carr for Tennessee game

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Andrew Carr - Jordan Prather, Imagn Images
Andrew Carr - Jordan Prather, Imagn Images

Sophomore forward Andrew Carr will be available for No. 12 Kentucky against No. 8 Tennessee tonight (7 Eastern Time (TV: ESPN) at Food City Center in Knoxville. Carr was removed from the SEC pregame injury report after being listed as questionable on Monday night.

Kentucky ruled out senior guard Lamont Butler due to a shoulder injury on Monday. Carr did not play in the 74-69 loss at Vanderbilt on Saturday while managing an ongoing back injury. Sophomore JP Estrella (foot) was the only player on Tennessee’s injury report.

Carr, a Wake Forest transfer, averages 10.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 28.1 minutes per game. Butler, a San Diego State transfer, had six points and six turnovers in 27 minutes in Kentucky’s loss at Vanderbilt.

Kerr Kriiisa, who has been out since early December due to a foot injury, was listed as out on the injury report. Butler is dealing with a shoulder issue.

No. 8 Tennessee coming off 53-51 loss at No. 1 Auburn on Saturday

The Vols on Friday night listed Igor Milicic (lower-body injury) as probable and Jordan Gainey (flu-like symptoms) for Saturday night’s game at Auburn. Both players were removed from the report and available on the game day injury report update, before the 53-51 loss at Neville Arena. 

Milicic started and had four points and two rebounds in 27 minutes at Auburn. Gainey played 25 minutes off the bench before fouling out, finishing with eight points and four rebounds.

Carr played 18 minutes in the 102-97 loss to Alabama at Rupp Arena on January 18. Kentucky did not have a midweek game last week.

“I’ve probably done a bad job with (Carr),” first-year Kentucky coach Mark Pope said after the loss at Vandy. “He wants to play so bad and we were just kind of seeing a decline in his performance because there’s just so much he can’t do with his back. We were trending the wrong direction.”

Kentucky has lost two straight, 2-3 over last five games

Senior forward Ansley Almonor replaced Carr on Saturday, finishing with 12 points and four rebounds, going 4-for-5 from the 3-point line against Vanderbilt.

“Injuries are hard,” Pope said. “These calls are really hard. What we’re hoping is that we can get to a space sometime in the next few weeks, the next few days, somewhere where we have enough confidence. 

“(Carr) hasn’t practiced in a couple weeks,” Pope added, “and every game it’s kind of like, he just gets beat up so bad it’s back to square one, where it’s hard for him to walk essentially.”

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