The Texas Longhorns have been without transfer guard Tramon Mark for the first three games of the season.
were once again without transfer guard Tramon Mark, who has now missed the first three games of the season due to an ankle injury. Texas head coach Rodney Terry said on Nov. 7 that Mark would be out "indefinitely," but has since shed the walking boot he had been wearing.asked Terry about Mark's status moving forward, and he provided a positive injury update.
"Tramon's made a lot of progress over the course of three weeks. He's close, but we don't want this to be something that lingers over the next couple weeks when he gets back out there on the floor," Terry said. "I want Tramon to be at full strength and ready to go again. He too needs his wheels to be able to get done what he needs to get done as well."
Mark, who transferred from Arkansas this offseason, averaged a career-high 16.2 points with the Razorbacks last season. Alongside freshmanMark was seen as one of the team's top newcomers. In his absence, Johnson has led the team in scoring in the first three games of the season. Fortunately for the Longhorns, Texas sophomore forward Devon Pryor made his season debut after missing the first two games with an ankle injury that also forced him into a walking boot. He finished with three points in seven minutes against Chicago State.
"When you work with guys with the type of injuries they had, you don't want lingering effects of it," Terry said. "So we want to put those guys back out there when they're close, as close to being healthy as possible, is when we'll put them back on the floor."
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