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Winthrop’s Okeke out for 3-5 weeks with fractured wrist

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Winthrop redshirt sophomore Duby Okeke had put together several solid performances in a row but will have to wait for the next one. Okeke will be out three to five weeks with a fractured wrist, suffered during the second half of the Eagles’ loss to Georgia last week.
Winthrop redshirt sophomore Duby Okeke had put together several solid performances in a row but will have to wait for the next one. Okeke will be out three to five weeks with a fractured wrist, suffered during the second half of the Eagles’ loss to Georgia last week. Jeff Sochko Special to The Herald

Winthrop head men’s basketball coach Pat Kelsey has announced that redshirt sophomore Duby Okeke will miss 3 to 5 weeks due to a fractured wrist.

Okeke suffered the injury during the second half of the game at Georgia and it was announced Wednesday he’d miss significant time. The 6-foot-8 redshirt sophomore from Jonesboro, Ga., is currently fourth in the nation with 3.5 blocks per game (28 in eight games), and was also contributing 6.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per contest.

Okeke did not play against Alabama Wednesday and will almost certainly miss Winthrop games against Georgia Southern, Alabama State, Rio Grande College and the Eagles’ Big South opener on Dec. 31 against Campbell.

This story was originally published December 16, 2015 at 9:37 PM with the headline "Winthrop’s Okeke out for 3-5 weeks with fractured wrist."

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