Dec. 20, 2005
ATLANTA – Georgia Tech guard Lewis Clinch has a stress fracture in the fibula of his left leg, X-rays revealed Monday, and the freshman will be sidelined for 4-6 weeks as a result, head coach Paul Hewitt said Tuesday.
The 6-3 guard from Cordele, Ga., missed Tech’s last game against Tennessee State on Dec. 10 and has not practiced since then while undergoing examinations that did not immediately show evidence of the injury.
“He hurt it just after Michigan State,” said Hewitt. “The day after the Georgia game it really got sore. We took an X-ray and an MRI, and the injury didn’t show up. But sometimes these injuries take a few days to show up. It’s a 6-to-8 week healing process (from the time of the injury), then he’ll have to get back in shape. Right now he can’t do anything.”
Clinch averaged 7.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in Tech’s first six games, playing 20.7 minutes a game off the bench.
