Whitey's World

Friday, December 07, 2007

No Pettinella tonight

I’ve just learned that Virginia big man Ryan Pettinella will not play tonight versus Longwood. Apparently, the senior aggravated his shin injury in the loss to Syracuse on Wednesday night.
The injury doesn’t sound too serious. Pettinella and the UVa coaching staff figured tonight was a good night to sit out. After tonight’s demolition, Virginia won’t play another game until Dec. 19.
It will be interesting to see who starts in Pettinella’s place. The obvious candidate would be Lars Mikalauskas, although I wouldn’t be shocked to see freshman Mike Scott get the nod. Scott has really come on of late.