From Pitt:
Pitt forward Rafael Maia will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a right thumb injury during a Tuesday afternoon workout session, head coach Jamie Dixon announced Friday. Maia’s right hand is currently in a soft cast and will be reevaluated in two weeks.
Maia, a graduate transfer from Brown, averaged 9.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game while leading the Ivy League in both rebounding and field goal percentage last year. He also earned All-Ivy League honorable mention honors as a senior. Over his three-year, 80-game collegiate career, Maia averaged 10.0 points (799 points), 8.1 rebounds (648) and 3.4 offensive rebounds per game while shooting 50.7 percent (289-570) from the floor. He is also a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District and All-Ivy League Academic selection.
The Panthers have been plagued by injury throughout the offseason. In addition to Maia’s injury, Chris Jones (toe), Cameron Johnson(shoulder), Alonzo Nelson-Ododa(eye), James Robinson (foot) and Sterling Smith (foot) each had offseason surgeries.
Pitt hosts Gannon in an exhibition game Friday, Nov. 6 before tipping off the regular season against Gonzaga Nov. 13 in the Armed Forces Classic at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler in Okinawa, Japan.
Pitt forward Rafael Maia will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a right thumb injury during a Tuesday afternoon workout session, head coach Jamie Dixon announced Friday. Maia’s right hand is currently in a soft cast and will be reevaluated in two weeks.
Maia, a graduate transfer from Brown, averaged 9.9 points and 8.7 rebounds per game while leading the Ivy League in both rebounding and field goal percentage last year. He also earned All-Ivy League honorable mention honors as a senior. Over his three-year, 80-game collegiate career, Maia averaged 10.0 points (799 points), 8.1 rebounds (648) and 3.4 offensive rebounds per game while shooting 50.7 percent (289-570) from the floor. He is also a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District and All-Ivy League Academic selection.
The Panthers have been plagued by injury throughout the offseason. In addition to Maia’s injury, Chris Jones (toe), Cameron Johnson(shoulder), Alonzo Nelson-Ododa(eye), James Robinson (foot) and Sterling Smith (foot) each had offseason surgeries.
Pitt hosts Gannon in an exhibition game Friday, Nov. 6 before tipping off the regular season against Gonzaga Nov. 13 in the Armed Forces Classic at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler in Okinawa, Japan.
