Villanova Wildcats guard Phil Booth had been on the comeback trail after missing most of last season with knee tendinitis. Unfortunately for Booth, this effort has hit a major setback. In Tuesday night’s win over the Providence Friars, he broke a bone in his shooting hand that now has him out in definitely, per the program.
Phil Booth suffered a fractured bone in his right (shooting) hand in the second half of last night's 89-69 win over Providence. He is sidelined indefinitely. https://t.co/MlWRc9MJuG pic.twitter.com/iXpmTHz12g
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Booth was fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 11.