Harangody Out Indefinitely
Luke Harangody didn’t look himself in Wednesday’s loss to #1 UNC and for good reason. The junior player of the year candidate was diagnosed with pneumonia according to an ESPN.com report.
Harangody, the Big East player of the year last season, became ill after scoring 29 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in No. 8 Notre Dame’s 81-80 victory over Texas (No. 7 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) on Tuesday in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational.
Despite feeling ill, he had 13 points and seven rebounds in a 102-87 loss to top-ranked North Carolina in the championship game on Wednesday.
The official website also had an update on Luke Saturday night:
“There’s no timetable set right now in terms of when Luke is going to be able to play in a game,” Irish head coach Mike Brey said. “We’re going to be very careful and cautious with his illness. Our immediate concern is Luke and is health.”
So, yeah that sucks. With the football team in the middle of yet another disappointing season the basketball team was ranked in the top 10 and looking like a legit contender in the Big East. Luckily the next few games for Notre Dame should be winable without Harangody. Furman and South Dakota State are the next two games for the Irish before a tough game against Ohio State in Indianapolis. Boston U, Delaware State, and Savanagh State round out the out of conference schedule. Without Harangody the Irish should still be able to get through that stretch and into the Big East schedule which starts in January 5-1.
Hopefully Harangody will be able to be back in time for the Big East schedule. Here’s hoping for a speedy and full recovery for Luke.
Frank Vitovitch has been Co-Owner and Editor in Chief of UHND.com since joining forces with Kyle Flavin in 1999. Since that time, he has written over 2,000 articles covering Notre Dame football, recruiting, and basketball. He also works with all staff and external writers on all articles published on UHND.com. Frank's love for Notre Dame football started at a young age watching Rocket Ismail give opposing coaches ulcers in the late 1980's. By day Frank works in marketing and holds a degree in Digital Media from Drexel University. Frank's work has been cited by online/print editions of NBC Sports, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated and has been quoted on air by ESPN's Collin Cowherd. He's conducted interviews with Notre Dame legends Rocket Ismail, Randy Kinder, Lee Becton, Reggie Brooks, Michael Stonebreaker, and Ned Bolcar among others over his 20+ years of covering Notre Dame football. He's also been published in the print edition of USA Today Sports Weekly and the USA Today College Football Preview multiple times. Other Published Works/Citations for Frank Three Reasons Notre Dame Will Beat Alabama - USA Today Notre Dame Suspends WR Kevin Stepherson, RB C.J. Holmes Indefinitely - Bleacher Report Notre Dame / Ohio State Fiesta Bowl Preview - Eleven Warriors Brace Yourself: The Fighting Irish are Relevant Again - Sports on Earth Interviews with the Enemy: A Q&A with Frank Vitovitch of UHND - Yahoo! Sports Five Good Minutes: Notre Dame Football Preview With UHND.com - BC Interruption Vicious Electronic Questioning with UHND - MGO Blog
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That is bad news to hear. Ill be at the Ohio St game at Lucas Oil in Indy next sat. That will be our most difficult game during this stretch. We should be just fine for the next 2 weeks except for Ohio St. Ill be rootin loud.
I hope Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuke the best on healthy recovery!
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