College sports in 2020 often brings last minute injury news. For No. 23 Louisville and No. 12 Wisconsin, both squads will be missing pieces for this early afternoon matchup.
Jeff Goodman of Stadium announced this morning that grad transfer Carlik Jones, Louisville’s leading scorer and assist man at over 17 points per game and five dimes, will not play against the Badgers.
BREAKING: Louisville’s Carlik Jones is not playing today against Wisconsin, source told @Stadium.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) December 19, 2020
For Wisconsin, the State Journal’s Jim Polzin reported minutes ago that freshmen guards Carter Gilmore and Ben Carlson will both be out. He did add that they are being held out for reasons unrelated to COVID-19.
Got word back from UW: Carlson and Gilmore are both unavailable today. https://t.co/ALWpVtbgUr
— Jim Polzin (@JimPolzinWSJ) December 19, 2020