Grounding Breaking: Virginia Tech Hokies Provides A Significant Injury Update For Mylyjael Poteat.

Following Virginia Tech’s victory over Miami, Mike Young Provides a significant injury update for Mylyjael Poteat.

Mylyjael Poteat, the center for Virginia Tech men’s basketball, seemed to have suffered a knee injury late in the first half of Saturday night’s ACC game against Miami when a Hurricanes player fell into his leg beneath the defensive hoop.

Poteat managed to get up and make his way cautiously to the Hokies locker room after lying down for a few minutes. After the ACC Network broadcast stated that he was dubious, he did not return to the game. Thanks to Jaydon Young’s and Ben Burnham’s plays,

Together, those three scored 53 bench points as Virginia Tech defeated Miami 81-68 to finish the season sweep of the Hurricanes. But when head coach Mike Young provided a report on his senior center following the game, it sounded better than some would have imagined.

Mike Young, the coach of Virginia Tech, provides an update on Mylyjael Poteat’s injury against Miami.

Mike Young gave an update on Poteat’s injury following the Hokies’ seventh conference victory of the year, their fifth away victory.

Following the #Hokies’ 81-68 victory against Miami, head coach Mike Young gave encouraging news regarding Mylyjael Poteat. With 3:01 remaining in the first half, Poteat abandoned the game due to a knee injury.

“I don’t think it’s going to be anything substantial.”

The fact that it won’t be anything major is excellent news since Virginia Tech couldn’t afford to lose Poteat for what would probably be the remainder of the season. The Hokies can’t afford to lose him inside, as he scored six points in the first half against Kidd.

It wouldn’t be shocking if he missed Virginia Tech’s upcoming home game against Louisville on Tuesday night, as the Hokies start a three-game home stand that also includes games against Syracuse and North Carolina. Before the ACC Tournament, where the Hokies will probably end up following their victory over Miami, they play Clemson to wrap off the regular season in two weeks.

And there was no need for Patrick Wessler.