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Official word is expected late Friday after Pitt fifth-year senior Mike Cook has an MRI on his left knee, but the Panthers' staff is expecting him to be out for the season with a torn ACL.
Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said Cook flew back to Pittsburgh with a few members of the team and coaching staff Friday morning instead of going home to Philadelphia for the Christmas break. Cook's left knee buckled with a minute elapsed in overtime in Thursday night's 65-64 win over Duke at Madison Square Garden.
But Dixon said the team's worst fears were likely going to be realized since he was 99 percent sure it was a season-ending knee injury.
Cook, a transfer from East Carolina, was averaging 10.4 points and 2.8 rebounds a game for the Panthers in 24.9 minutes. Cook played 22 minutes in the win over Duke, scoring two points and grabbing four rebounds.
Andy Katz is a senior writer at ESPN.com.
Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said Cook flew back to Pittsburgh with a few members of the team and coaching staff Friday morning instead of going home to Philadelphia for the Christmas break. Cook's left knee buckled with a minute elapsed in overtime in Thursday night's 65-64 win over Duke at Madison Square Garden.
But Dixon said the team's worst fears were likely going to be realized since he was 99 percent sure it was a season-ending knee injury.
Cook, a transfer from East Carolina, was averaging 10.4 points and 2.8 rebounds a game for the Panthers in 24.9 minutes. Cook played 22 minutes in the win over Duke, scoring two points and grabbing four rebounds.
Andy Katz is a senior writer at ESPN.com.
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