Report: California basketball's Tyrone Wallace fractures bone in hand, NCAA Tournament status in jeopardy

NCAA Tournament

Sources: Cal's Tyrone Wallace breaks hand - Yahoo! Sports
Wallace is Cal's leading scorer at 15.3 point per game, and also pulls down 5.3 rebounds per game and dishes out 4.4 assists per game. He had injured his hand back in January and was out for about a month. Cal's athletic department confirmed that he injured his hand, but stopped short of saying the injury was a fracture or broken bone. Here is some additional information from SBNation's Cal blog about the injury.

You never want to see a player get hurt and we certainly hope Wallace is okay. But if he can't play in Cal's game against Hawaii, the Golden Bears could face an early exit from this year's NCAA Tournament. If Cal was able to get past Hawaii without Wallace, Maryland could potentially be facing a Golden Bears team without their best player, potentially paving the way for the Terps to make their first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 2003.

Football recruiting

Maryland football offers Asante Samuel Jr., son of former NFL CB and a 2018 prospect

Blessed To Receive An Offer From The University Of Maryland #Goterps pic.twitter.com/gtLVtTco5x

— Asante Samuel Ⓜ️ (@godschild3_) March 17, 2016

Maryland continues its push to target players in Florida, the latest being Samuel, who is the son of former NFL cornerback Asante Samuel.

Maryland basketball

'I want to have no regrets' -- On the Jake Layman Terps need now | CSN Mid-Atlantic
Any game from here forward could be Jake Layman's last. And right here at the end, we might be seeing entirely unseen before. Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon said about Layman's performance against Michigan State, "I think Jake showed the other day in the Michigan State game he doesn't want his career to end," Turgeon said. "The way he competed, even got a technical for getting physical which you wouldn't think Jake would do. "He'll be important."

Former Maryland basketball star Walt Williams finally getting to the NCAA tournament - Baltimore Sun
Nearly a quarter-century after he finished his Maryland career starring for a team not permitted to play in the NCAA tournament, Walt Williams will make his March Madness debut Friday in Spokane, Washington.

A look at what Maryland basketball is getting in 3-star SF Micah Thomas - Testudo Times
The Terps' third commitment in the class of 2016 could be a promising project. Thomas is the type of player that can assume Layman's place at the top of Maryland's traps and zones with his length and IQ.

Offcourt Controversy for Terps' Potential Second-Round Opponent - InsideMDSports
Just a reminder that Tyrone Wallace's injury isn't the only problem Cal is dealing with right now.

Maryland Basketball's Path in NCAA Tourney's South Region - InsideMDSports
For Maryland fans hoping the Terps reach the second weekend for the first time in more than a decade, there's reason for hope -- and a challenging field thereafter.

Other Maryland Sports

Maryland's Geoffrey Alexander is about to leave it all on the mat at the NCAA Championships - Testudo Times
Geoffrey Alexander is seeded 14th at 133 pounds. he said this about taking in his experience at the NCAA  Wrestling Championships. "I've been doing this for 18 years," Alexander told me by phone on his way to New York City. "I'm going to let it fly. I'm going to have some fun and really enjoy the moment."