Kazembe Abif to Miss Remainder of Season Due to Injury

Drexel men's basketball player Kazembe Abif will miss the rest of the season due to a hand injury. Abif, a junior, was injured during practice on Thursday night and was diagnosed with a fracture in his left hand. He will undergo surgery next week.

Abif, a forward, recently returned to the starting line-up after missing five games with a sprained knee. He scored a career-high 16 points with eight rebounds in the loss at Towson last Saturday. Abif is second on the team with 6.6 rebounds and chips in with 7.2 points per contest. He is shooting .468 from the floor and .750 from the free-throw line.

The news about Abif continues the rash of injuries to the team this season. Abif is the second Drexel starter to be lost for the season. Damion Lee, a First Team All-CAA pick who averaged more than 17 points per game in 2012-13, was lost for the year with a knee injury in November. Prior to Saturday's game with James Madison, Drexel has accumulated 33 games missed due to injury during the 2013-14 season. Lee has missed 17, while Abif has missed six. Senior Goran Pantovic has missed the last six games due to a hand injury and remains out indefinitely. Earlier in January, both starters Dartaye Ruffin and Tavon Allen were out two games due to injuries.

Despite the injuries, Drexel is 12-10 this season and has a chance to even its CAA record at 5-5 with a win tomorrow against the Dukes at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.

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Kazembe Abif to Miss Remainder of Season Due to Injury

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