Michigan hoops G set to miss remainder of 2022 season with injury
Tough news out of Ann Arbor. Guard Jaelin Llewellyn will miss the remainder of the season after suffering an ACL injury against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Llewellyn began his college career at Princeton before joining the Wolverines as a graduate transfer this season. The Canadian native was averaging seven points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game over eight starts.
〽️🏀 NEWS | Jaelin Llewellyn will miss the remainder of the season after suffering an ACL injury (left knee) vs. Kentucky. Rehab & prep has begun before his expected surgery sometime in early January.
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Llewellyn has started in all 84 games of his college career. The 6-foot-2 guard has scored 1,120 points, 316 rebounds and 212 assists. More so, his leadership for head coach Juwan Howard will be missed. Llewellyan is expected to begin rehabbing immediately and will have surgery in early January.
Michigan is currently 5-3 this season, including two tough losses to Kentucky (73-69) and Virginia (70-68) over their last two outings. The team has been led by center Hunter Dickinson (19.6 ppg) and guard Jett Howard (15.3 ppg). Still, the absence of Llewellyn will need to be replaced.
Stay tuned for more updates.