What is Darlinstone Dubar’s status for Tennessee basketball vs Montana?

Darlinstone Dubar practiced with Tennessee basketball on Tuesday, but his status for Wednesday’s game against Montana is uncertain.

The Vols guard missed No. 9 Tennessee’s first two games while dealing with a personal matter. He has been with the Vols during his absence, including traveling to Louisville for Tennessee’s 77-55 win Saturday.

The Vols (2-0) host Montana (2-1) on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET, SEC Network+).

The 6-foot-6, 220-pound Dubar averaged 17.8 points and 6.8 rebounds while shooting 39.9% on 3-pointers as a senior at Hofstra last season before transferring to Tennessee. Dubar was named second-team All-Coastal Athletic Association. The Charlotte, North Carolina, native began his career at Iowa State.

Dubar is averaging 11.7 points and shooting 38.1% on 3-pointers in his career.

Dubar played six minutes against Indiana in UT’s charity exhibition loss. He missed his only field-goal attempt and committed two fouls.

He did not participate in practice later that week and has not played since.

Coach Rick Barnes said after UT’s season-opening 80-64 win against Gardner-Webb that Dubar’s return timeline is up to the player. Barnes simply wants to make sure that Dubar feels supported as he handles the personal matter.

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“We just want to make sure that he knows we are there for him and everyone around has been,” Barnes said. “Tough time for him just personally. I think he has dealt with it for a while. Love him to death and we just miss him. It is up to him. It is all on his time.”

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Publish date : 2024-11-12 21:10:00

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