JP Estrella injury update, Tennessee basketball forward questionable vs Missouri

Tennessee basketball forward J.P. Estrella is again listed as questionable on the SEC availability report.

He did, however, practice with the No. 22 Vols (20-7, 10-4) ahead of their game against Missouri (18-9, 8-6) at Mizzou Arena on Feb. 24 (9 p.m. ET, SEC Network).

Estrella is still day to day with left foot soreness.

Reserve guard Clarence Massamba will miss a third game due to a right hip injury.

“I know he’s doing everything in his power to get back as fast as he can,” Tennessee basketball assistant coach Amorrow Morgan said before practice on Feb. 23. “I know he’s getting treatment right now like two or three times a day. He wants to be back. We know we need ‘the moose,’ as we call him, he has such strong legs.

“We need him, he’s such a dominant force on the offensive glass. He adds another layer of depth and just another layer of skill. But I know he’s doing everything he can.”

Estrella missed the Vols’ past two games with an injury on the same foot that forced him to sit for the 2024-25 season. Jaylen Carey started in his place in the wins over Oklahoma and Vanderbilt.

Wynton Jackson covers high school sports for Knox News. Email: wynton.jackson@knoxnews.com

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