Andre Curbelo out, Victor Hart available for Southern Miss basketball at Arkansas State
The second half of Southern Miss basketball’s four-game road stretch begins this week, and the Golden Eagles have a reinforcement on the way.
Victor Hart will be available Wednesday (7:30 p.m, ESPN+) at Arkansas State (8-13, 4-5 Sun Belt Conference), according to a program spokesperson. However, fellow starter Andre Curbelo will remain out.
Hart and Curbelo have been out since the win at ULM on Jan. 11. Curbelo has been battling through what coach Jay Ladner called “concussion-like symptoms,” and Hart was recovering from a hyperextended knee.
Southern Miss (12-9, 6-3) has gone 3-2 in their absences, most recently splitting two road games at Coastal Carolina on Wednesday and at Marshall on Saturday. Guards Mo Arnold and Cobie Montgomery started in their places for the past five games.
Hart appeared close to returning last week when he was deemed a game-time decision for both games. He dressed against Marshall, but ultimately did not play.
Hart is third on the team in scoring at 13.3 points per game and first in rebounding at 6.3 rebounds per game. His 1.9 steals per game are the best in the Sun Belt.
Curbelo is fourth on Southern Miss in scoring at 12.0 points per game and is first on the team with 5.0 assists per game. Those assists would be good for second-best in the conference, but he has played in only six games this season.
Southern Miss plays at Texas State (7-14, 1-8) on Saturday (4:15 p.m., ESPN+).
The Golden Eagles defeated Arkansas State 69-66 at Reed Green Coliseum on Jan. 17 without Hart and Curbelo.
Sam Sklar is the Southern Miss beat reporter for the Hattiesburg American. Email him at ssklar@hattiesb.gannett.com and follow him on X @sklarsam_.
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