Rodney Terry explains Timmy Allen's absence, reveals status moving forward
Timmy Allen did not play in Texas‘ first game of the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday but head coach Rodney Terry said the absence should not be a major concern. While he doesn’t know when Allen will return, Terry said it shouldn’t be a long-term injury.
“It’s just a day-to-day situation right now, lower leg situation,” Terry said after Texas defeated Oklahoma State.
According to Terry, Allen was injured during the Longhorns’ regular season finale against Kansas, which Texas won 75-59.
Allen scored just six points in the win but added six rebounds, three assists and had a plus/minus of +17.
“Timmy got nicked up a little bit in the Kansas game, and we immediately started working on his recovery,” Terry said. “We got one of the best trainers in the country, Joe Reilly, strength coach. They have been working with him the last couple days, and we just made a decision that we are going to go day-to-day, and he’s getting better each and every day. But we’ll put him back out there when the opportunity presents itself to where he’s 100 percent.”
Allen is third on the team in both minutes per game at 28.0 and points per game at 10.5. He is also the team leader in rebounds at 5.5 per game and second in assists with 109 on the season.
Big 12 Tournament Schedule and Results
Rodney Terry’s Texas team will have to prepare for its Friday game against TCU with Timmy Allen’s status uncertain. The two teams played before the
First Round: Wed., March 8
Game 1: (8) West Virginia def. (9) Texas Tech 78-62
Game 2: (7) Oklahoma State def. (10) Oklahoma 57-49
Quarterfinals: Thurs., March 9
Game 3: (5) Iowa State def. (4) Baylor 78-72
Game 4: (1) Kansas def. (8) West Virginia 78-61
Game 5: (2) Texas def. (7) Oklahoma State 60-47
Game 6: (6) TCU def. (3) Kansas State 80-67
Semifinals: Fri., March 10
Game 7: (5) Iowa State vs. (1) Kansas | 6 p.m.
Game 8: (2) Texas vs. (6) TCU | 8:30 p.m.
Big 12 Championship: Sat., March 11
Game 9: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner | 7 p.m.