Nick Weatherspoon Stretchered off After Suffering Nasty Fall in SEC Tournament

Mississippi State freshman guard Nick Weatherspoon was taken off the court on a stretcher after a fall during the Bulldogs' SEC tournament game Friday night against Tennessee. 

Seth Emerson of DawgNation reported Weatherspoon had a brace around his neck. Hugh Kellenberger of the Clarion-Ledger provided a picture from the scary scene at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis:

Head coach Ben Howland said Weatherspoon was conscious and moving all his extremities after the game, per Brian Hamilton of The Fieldhouse.

The 19-year-old Mississippi native tallied six points and four rebounds before the injury. He entered the contest as the team's second-leading scorer at 11.3 points per game, while also averaging 2.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists across 32 appearances.

His brother, Quinndary, is the Bulldogs' leading scorer (14.7 PPG) and remained in the game following the incident, per Emerson.

Mississippi State announced Weatherspoon was taken to a local hospital with an "apparent neck injury." No further information about the severity of the injury was immediately released.