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http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3174088

AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn forward Korvotney Barber, the national field-goal percentage leader at 72.0 percent, is expected to be sidelined at least four weeks after breaking his non-shooting left hand.

Barger, averaging 13.8 points and 6.9 rebounds, was injured Saturday in the Tigers' 79-59 victory over Towson.

The injury leaves the team with just six available scholarship players.

"For our team, it is heartbreaking, and I feel for them. Obviously, it is an unbelievably difficult situation," coach Jeff Lebow said Sunday.

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Are you kidding? When will Lebo get a break? Pun totally unintended

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This is a huge blow. I still have hope though. If we can be competitive in the SEC with all these problems Lebo will have solidified his standing with this program.

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I wrote this in another thread on December 21:

"Uggh. Is the new arena being built on an Indian burial ground? This team seems snake-bit. I feel like Lebo should be making progress, but there really has been a crazy amount of bad luck, bad breaks, etc. for this team."

Sentiments still apply...

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Well, yet another excuse for Lebo lovers to try and use to keep him for another year or two.

I feel bad for Barber though, he is a good player. Probably the best player we have this year gets hurt and just in time for SEC play too.

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When will Boob-a-car be back?

He is far behind. I heard Lebo say a couple of days ago (on the radio) that they will consider redshirting him.

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A player can apply for a redshirt if he plays in less than 30 percent of the school's games that season. Since he played in 10 games and :au: is playing 29 regular season games, he's over 30%.

The SEC tournament counts in that total, but I believe it only counts for one game no matter how far you go in the tournament. which would bump our total to 30, which is still over 30%...NIT/NCAA is not counted.

Even if he were interested, which we don't know one way or the other, Barber isn't eligible for a medical redshirt.

I don't get to see much of our team out here in Texas, but it's looking like a carbon copy of some of the others so far...this team really needs to get into at least the NIT this year, though.

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How long it Barber actually expected to be out? The initial reports said 4 weeks but I thought I heard since then that it is six weeks.

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Will he have the ability to redshirt?

When will Boob-a-car be back?

He is not officially eligible for a redshirt. But sometimes the NCAA will make special exceptions. I heard on the broadcast today that he played 3 minutes over the redshirt line(don't really know what that means jsut relaying what FSN South announcers said). But that Lebo was going to attempt to get him a redshirt since he probably want be back til end of february anyways.

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