Kansas center Udoka Azubuike (35) fights for position with West Virginia forward Sagaba Konate (50) and West Virginia guard Jevon Carter (2) during the second half, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 at Allen Fieldhouse.

Kansas center Udoka Azubuike suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee during a scrimmage in Tuesday’s practice and will not participate in the Big 12 tournament, KU basketball coach Bill Self announced this afternoon.

“We will hold him out this weekend in Kansas City and he will be reevaluated Sunday and our expectation is that he’ll be back on the court next week,” Self said.
Self said the sprain, “is isolated. It is a Grade 1 sprain.”

A Grade 1 sprain is the least severe and means that a ligament has been stretched but not torn.

Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors suffered a similar injury two years ago and missed two weeks.