Brannen Greene Injury: Updates on Kansas Guard's Back and Return

On Thursday, the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team took the court in the Sweet 16 without junior guard Brannen Greene, who is suffering from back pain, per Gary Bedore of KUsports.com.

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Greene's Back Issue Flared Up Earlier in Tournament

Thursday, March 24

Greene has appeared in 30 games for Kansas this year. He's averaging 5.4 points and 2.1 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per contest. The junior played in each of the Jayhawks' first two NCAA tournament games but failed to register a made basket.

According to Jesse Newell of the Kansas City Star, Greene complained of back spasms before Kansas' second-round game against the Connecticut Huskies on March 19:

KUsports.com's Benton Smith shared a video of Kansas' pregame warm-ups, in which Green was unable to take part:

Since he isn't one of the Jayhawks' key contributors, Greene's absence shouldn't hurt Kansas' chances in the regional semifinals against the Maryland Terrapins.

Head coach Bill Self could look to sophomore guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, who scored 23 points in the first round against Austin Peay, to play more minutes off the bench Thursday night.