Arizona basketball: Parker Jackson-Cartwright exits with apparent leg injury against Texas Southern

The injury bug bites the Wildcats again

Arizona Wildcats starting point guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright exited with 12:27 left in the first half against Texas Southern with an apparent leg injury on Wednesday night.

Jackson-Cartwright got tangled up trying to defend around a screen, and was called for a defensive foul on the play.

Jackson-Cartwright immediately had a noticeable limp after the sequence, but stayed in the game for a short time before being removed and sent to the locker room.

The point guard remained in the locker room for the rest of the first half and it is unclear if he will return for the second half.

There has been no official word on Jackson-Cartwright’s injury or its severity.

Kobi Simmons and Kadeem Allen manned the point guard position in Jackson-Cartwright’s absence, as well as walk-on Tyler Trillo who played for a brief moment in the first half.

With Jackson-Cartwright sidelined, Arizona is down to seven healthy scholarship players.

Jackson-Cartwright was averaging 9.0 points and a team-high 6.0 assists coming into Wednesday’s game.

Arizona leads Texas Southern 45-26 at halftime.

We will update this story as more information becomes available.

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