Kansas sophomore Marcus Garrett suffered a nasty left ankle sprain during Friday’s practice at Allen Fieldhouse.
X-rays proved negative, but there was no way the starting combo guard would be able to play in Saturday’s home showdown between the No. 11-ranked Jayhawks and No. 16 Texas Tech.
Shortly after Friday’s workout, KU athletic director Jeff Long informed head coach Bill Self that forward Silvio De Sousa was finished for this season — and also next season — because of an unfavorable NCAA ruling on De Sousa’s eligibility.
Suffice it to say, after all the bad news — news piled on a team that had lost two consecutive games and three of four — the Jayhawks were anxious to step on the court for Saturday’s 3 p.