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Dylan Disu unavailable for Texas in Elite Eight vs. Miami

Barkley-Truaxby: Barkley Truax03/26/23BarkleyTruax
Penn State v Texas
DES MOINES, IOWA - MARCH 18: Dylan Disu #1 of the Texas Longhorns reacts after his made basket against the Penn State Nittany Lions during the second half in the second round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena on March 18, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Dylan Disu is unavailable to compete in Sunday’s Elite Eight matchup against Miami, according to Jon Rothstein. He was a game-time decision coming into the game.

Disu has spent the past week in a walking boot recovering from a bone bruise on his left foot that was suffered in Texas‘ Round of 32 victory over Penn State. He was getting treatment on the injury but reinjured it in practice on Thursday and tried to go against Xavier on Friday, but played all of two minutes before reaggravating it and did not return.

The injury comes after Disu had one of the most impressive performances in his career against the Nittany Lions. Disu scored 28 points on 14-of-20 shooting and hauled in 10 boards for his second double-double during the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.

Tip-off between the Longhorns and Hurricanes is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. ET live on CBS following the conclusion of Creighton vs. San Diego State. Texas will ride into Sunday as 3.5-point favorites (-180) over Miami, per Caesars Sportsbook. The over/under is set at 147.5 points.

Rodney Terry is prepared to play Miami with or without Disu

Being without Disu in practice over the past few days has brought a next-man-up mentality to the Texas roster.

Interim head coach Rodney Terry said that Texas forwards Brock Cunningham and Christian Bishop will be the ones to step up if Disu is unable to go. Allen, who is now back and healthy, was also signled out by his interim head coach.

“I always say to our guys, we’re all we need, we’re all we got,” Terry said. “You know what I mean? We’ll find somebody ready to go, and we’ll band together like brothers, and we’ll go out and compete against a really, really good Miami team.”

Miami has been one of the surprise teams in a shocking NCAA Tournament, surviving an upset attempt at the hands of Drake in the Round of 64, and then dismantling both Indiana and Houston on their way to the Elite Eight. As you can see, the Hurricanes are a force to be reckoned with.

Regardless of who is on the court for Texas, Terry will need his team’s best efforts. It’s been ‘win or go home’ ever since the NCAA Tournament started, but no game is more important than the Elite Eight. Making a Final Four won’t only erase the interim tag from Terry’s name, but gives Disu another week to rehab his foot in the hopes of winning the first national title for Texas in program history.