Florida guard Tyree Appleby exited Florida's first-round contest on Friday after taking an elbow to the nose from Virginia Tech forward Keve Aluma.
Appleby left the game and was taken to the locker room with a forehead laceration, per CBS Sports' Tracy Wolfson. His return is questionable.
Appleby is Florida's fourth-leading scorer in 2020-21, averaging 11.4 points per game on 36.4 percent from three. He tallied six points and five rebounds before exiting on Friday.
Florida entered the 2021 men's tournament as the No. 7 seed in the South Region, entering the tournament at 14-9. The Gators trailed Virginia Tech 33-27 at the half, though they seized a 53-52 lead midway through the second half.