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Oklahoma guard Je’lon Hornbeak to miss 4-6 weeks with foot injury

Oklahoma v San Diego State

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 22: Je’lon Hornbeak #5 of the Oklahoma Sooners reacts after they lost 70-55 against the San Diego State Aztecs during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Center on March 22, 2013 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

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Oklahoma sophomore guard Je’lon Hornbeak will miss up to a month and a half with after a breaking a bone in his foot , the school announced on Tuesday.

The 6-foot-4 Hornbeak suffered the injury during practice on Tuesday morning, and although the recovery does not require surgery, it will take up four to six weeks for him to be back in the lineup with the 8-1 Sooners. Hornbeak was averaging 5.7 points, 2.9 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game.

“We’re very disappointed for Je’lon,” Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger said in a statement. “He battled another injury to his foot in the preseason, and now this one. This will impact our team significantly while he is out.”

In late August, Hornbeak underwent surgery to fix a stress fracture in the fifth metatarsal of the right foot. The broken bone suffered on Tuesday happened in his left foot.

Oklahoma hosts Tulsa on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center.

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