ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – Cincinnati basketball will be without center Jay Sorolla Friday against Illinois State.
The 7-foot graduate transfer will miss the Bearcats' Paradise Jam opener with a foot injury and is expected to be sidelined three to four weeks, UC confirmed before tipoff. He wore a boot on his right foot and spent time making passes to teammates as UC warmed up.
The native of Spain formerly at Valparaiso is averaging 6.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, and has logged 46 percent of the minutes at center this season, just ahead of starter Chris Vogt (45 percent).