KU’s Marcus Garrett still ‘day to day,’ Bryce Thompson out vs. TCU

By Matt Tait     Jan 4, 2021

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Kansas guard Marcus Garrett (0) lies on his back after suffering an elbow to the head during the second half, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 at Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas senior Marcus Garrett did not practice on Sunday and the Jayhawks are waiting to see how Garrett performed and responded to Monday’s practice before making a decision about his status for Tuesday’s game at TCU.

Garrett, who was hit in the head by an inadvertent flying elbow from Texas’ Jericho Sims on a rebound attempt, missed the final seven minutes of Saturday’s 84-59 loss to the Longhorns.

Self said after the game that Garrett would likely be held out on Sunday and he was.

“He’s pretty good,” Self said of Garrett when asked during Monday’s Zoom call with reporters. We held him out yesterday and he’s going to try to go light today and to see where he is.”

Self officially listed Garrett as “day to day.”

“If he feels good from (Monday’s practice) then hopefully he’ll be able to go tomorrow. There’s no guarantee he’ll play tomorrow, but if he holds up well today there’s also a good chance he will.”

Self also confirmed that freshman guard Bryce Thompson, who missed the Texas game with a back injury, would be sidelined again at TCU on Tuesday night.

“Bryce won’t play,” Self said. “I’ll let you guys know when we think he could come back, but it’s a situation that I hope it doesn’t take two weeks before we start getting him back in, but you I believe it could take up to that.”

If Garrett joins Thompson in street clothes for this one, Self said redshirt freshman Dajuan Harris would see his minutes increase dramatically.

Despite the absence of Garrett and Thompson from Sunday’s practice, Self said his team responded well to the loss to Texas with a high-energy session on Sunday, both in the practice gym and the film room.

“I liked practice yesterday,” Self said. “I thought (our) energy level was good. The film session was very good, even though it wasn’t always positive, and guys all took it the right way. So we can get better through this.”

Sixth-ranked KU (8-2 overall, 2-1 Big 12) and TCU (9-2, 2-1) will tipoff at 9 p.m. Tuesday night in Fort Worth, Texas, on ESPN.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.