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Cashmere Wright’s knee injury isn’t too serious

Cashmere Wright, Joe Rauch

Cincinnati guard Cashmere Wright (1) reacts as he is examined by trainer Bob Mangine during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against DePaul, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in Rosemont, Ill. Wright went down with an apparent right knee injury with 15:12 remaining. Cincinnati won 75-70. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Cashmere Wright has been one of the best point guards in the Big East this season, averaging 14.8 points and 3.5 assists while shooting 43.6% from three, which is why Bearcat fans were so nervous when the redshirt senior went down in a heap on Tuesday evening.

Wright has had knee issues in the past, including a torn ACL in his left knee that kept him out all of the 2008-2009 season, so the Bearcats had a right to be worried.

There were two pieces of good news, however. For starters, it was Wright’s right knee that he hurt this time, not the surgically repaired left knee. And, after the game, reports seemed to indicate that Wright’s injury isn’t all that big of a deal. Mick Cronin told the Sporting News that his training staff was upbeat about it. (UPDATE: It appears to simply be a sprained knee.)

Wright’s value to this Cincinnati team was never more evident than on Tuesday. Wright hurt the knee with about 15 minutes left in the second half. At the time, he had 20 points, had scored or assisted on 15 of Cincinnati’s 21 field goals and had committed just two turnovers against DePaul’s pressure. With him out, the Bearcat’s offense took a hit, they started turning the ball over and they allowed the Blue Demons to make a game of it down the stretch.