Rick Barnes updates the status of Josiah-Jordan James before Tennessee-Missouri
Tennessee senior wing Josiah-Jordan James is day-to-day with a sprained left ankle, according to the Vols. Rick Barnes said Friday that the status of James for Saturday’s game against Missouri will be determined after the Vols practiced Friday afternoon at Thompson-Boling Arena.
“He was walking around (on Thursday) with a boot on,” Barnes said, “and we’ll see today once we see what happens in practice.”
James injured his left ankle with 17 seconds left in the 66-65 loss at Vanderbilt Wednesday at Memorial Gymnasium. He was helped off the floor by senior forward Uros Plavsic and team trainer Chad Newman, putting no weight on his left leg.
No. 6 Tennessee (19-5, 8-3 SEC) hosts Missouri (18-6, 6-5) on Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena, a 6 p.m. Eastern Time start on SEC Network. The Vols are home Wednesday against No. 3 Alabama, before back-to-back road games at Kentucky and Texas A&M.
The regular-season schedule closes with home games against South Carolina (February 25) and Arkansas (February 28) and ends at Auburn on March 4.
Josiah-Jordan James averaging 9.5 points, 5.3 rebounds in 23.9 minutes per game
James is averaging 9.5 points and 5.3 rebounds, shooting 37.5 percent from the field and 30.1 percent from the 3-point line. He’s started eight times in 16 games, averaging 23.9 minutes per game. He missed eight games earlier this season due to knee soreness.
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His production has been up and down over the last three weeks.
James had 22 points in the win at LSU, then six in the home win over Georgia. He scored 14 against Texas, then four in the loss at Florida. He had 15 points and 14 rebounds in the win over Auburn last week, the second double-double of the season and the fifth of his career, but had just two points in the loss at Vanderbilt.
Up Next: No. 6 Tennessee vs. Missouri, Saturday, 6 p.m. ET, SEC Network
He went a combined 3-for-18 from the field and 0-for-8 from the 3-point line in the losses at Vanderbilt and Florida. He was 2-for-9 from the field and 0-for-5 from three against Georgia.
Tennessee shot just 27.0 percent from the field in the win over Auburn, but James went 5-for-12 while scoring his 15 points.
Since going 4-for-6 from the 3-point line in the win at LSU on January 21, James is 2-for-24 from three.
