2024 March Madness Injuries To Know Before Betting First Round, Including Baylor's Langston Love

Written By Eli Hershkovich | Last Updated at March 20, 2024

While the field of March Madness odds is finalized, monitoring notable injuries is crucial. Below, you'll find which March Madness injuries could impact your NCAA tournament bets. We highly recommend bookmarking this article to check back for updates throughout the week.

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Below are the most significant names dealing with injuries — whether in the starting lineup or possessing a key bench role. If a player is deemed "out," he's presumably done for the rest of the season. Of note, Kansas center Hunter Dickinson (shoulder) is expected back, but his teammate Kevin McCullar (knee) was ruled out for the entire Big Dance.

The Jayhawks are spread favorites against first-round opponent Samford.

Meanwhile, conference-rival Baylor announced Langston Love will miss the first two rounds. He's doubtful if the Bears advance to the Sweet 16 or beyond, to boot. Although Love is only a reserve, he's statistically Baylor's best perimeter shooter (47.9%).

Elsewhere, All-American point guard Tyler Kolek will presumably suit up for Marquette. Like Dickinson and McCullar, Kolek was in street clothes for the entire league tournament with an oblique injury. The Golden Eagles are hefty favorites against Western Kentucky.

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NCAA Tournament Injuries By Team

Team	Player (Pos.)	Stats	Injury	Game Status
Auburn	Lior Berman (G)	28 GP, 1.7 PPG	Knee	Out
Baylor	Langston Love (G)	24 GP, 11.0 PPG, 2.9 RPG	Knee	Out
BYU	Aly Khalifa (C)	28 GP, 5.9 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 4.1 APG	Ankle	Questionable
Colorado	Julian Hammond III (G)	24 GP, 7.4 PPG, 2.5 RPG	Knee	Out
Duke	Caleb Foster (G)	27 GP, 7.7 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 2.1 APG	Foot	Out
Florida	Micah Handlogten (C)	33 GP, 5.3 PPG, 6.9 RPG	Leg	Out
Florida Atlantic	Tre Carroll (F)	24 GP, 4.0 PPG, 1.8 RPG	Arm	Out
Houston	J'Wan Roberts (C)	33 GP, 9.4 PPG, 6.8 RPG	Knee	Probable
Houston	Joseph Tugler (F)	28 GP, 3.8 PPG, 4.1 RPG	Foot	Out
Houston	Ramon Walker Jr. (G)	24 GP, 2.0 PPG, 3.0 RPG	Knee	Out
Houston	Terrance Arceneaux (G)	11 GP, 5.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG	Achilles	Out
Howard	Dom Campbell (F)	25 GP, 7.9 PPG, 4.4 RPG	Concussion	Questionable
Howard	Ose Okojie (G)	18 GP, 4.1 PPG, 3.1 RPG	Undisclosed	Questionable
Howard	Shy Odom (F)	19 GP, 8.7 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 2.4 APG	Back	Questionable
Kansas	Hunter Dickinson (C)	31 GP, 18.0 PPG, 10.8 RPG, 2.2 APG	Shoulder	Probable
Kansas	Kevin McCullar Jr (G)	26 GP, 18.3 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 4.1 APG	Knee	Out
Marquette	Chase Ross (G)	29 GP, 6.3 PPG, 3.1 RPG	Leg	Probable
Marquette	Oso Ighodaro (F)	33 GP, 14.0 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 2.9 APG	Knee	Probable
Marquette	Sean Jones (G)	16 GP, 5.8 PPG, 2.0 APG	Knee	Out
Marquette	Tyler Kolek (G)	28 GP, 15.0 PPG, 7.6 APG, 4.7 RPG	Oblique	Questionable
Michigan St.	Jeremy Fears Jr. (G)	12 GP, 3.5 PPG, 3.3 APG	Leg	Out
Mississippi St.	Andrew Taylor (G)	7 GP, 3.9 PPG	Personal	Out
NC State	Dennis Parker Jr. (G)	29 GP, 4.7 PPG, 3.2 RPG	Illness	Doubtful
NC State	LJ Thomas (G)	12 GP, 2.6 PPG	Undisclosed	Out
Nebraska	CJ Wilcher (G)	32 GP, 7.9 PPG, 1.5 RPG	Illness	Probable
Nebraska	Eli Rice (G)	17 GP, 4.2 PPG, 1.6 RPG	Ankle	Out
Nevada	Hunter McIntosh (G)	32 GP, 5.9 PPG, 1.3 APG	Knee	Questionable
Northwestern	Matthew Nicholson (C)	29 GP, 5.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG	Leg	Out
Northwestern	Ty Berry (G)	23 GP, 11.6 PPG, 3.9 RPG	Knee	Out
Oregon	Jesse Zarzuela (G)	5 GP, 10.0 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 2.2 APG	Ankle	Out
Oregon	Keeshawn Barthelemy (G)	18 GP, 7.9 PPG, 2.3 APG, 2.2 RPG	Leg	Out
Oregon	Nate Bittle (C)	5 GP, 10.0 PPG, 4.4 RPG	Illness	Out
Saint Mary’s	Harry Wessels (C)	28 GP, 4.4 PPG, 3.6 RPG	Arm	Questionable
Saint Mary’s	Joshua Jefferson (F)	26 GP, 10.2 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 2.3 APG	Knee	Out
Texas A&M	Bryce Lindsay (G)	8 GP, 1.8 PPG	Undisclosed	Out
Texas Tech	Devan Cambridge (F)	8 GP, 10.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG	Knee	Out
Texas Tech	KyeRon Lindsay (G)	9 GP, 2.7 PPG, 1.3 RPG	Illness	Questionable
Texas Tech	Warren Washington (F)	24 GP, 9.9 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 1.8 APG	Foot	Out
Utah State	Max Agbonkpolo (F)	10 GP, 5.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG	Foot	Out
Vermont	Max Veretto (F)	28 GP, 9.0 PPG, 3.3 RPG	Shoulder	Out
Wagner	Zaire Williams (G)	9 GP, 9.3 PPG, 2.1 RPG	Knee	Out
Wisconsin	Isaac Lindsey (G)	16 GP, 0.6 PPG	Undisclosed	Questionable

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