Syracuse, N.Y. ― Syracuse forward Donnie Freeman will not be available to play in the Orange’s game against Tennessee on Tuesday, per a university spokesperson.

SU director of athletic communications Pete Moore confirmed Freeman’s status in an email.

Freeman, a 6-foot-9 sophomore, was SU’s leading scorer at 17.8 points per game through the Orange’s first four games this season. Syracuse won all four games.

But Freeman sat out each of Syracuse’s three games at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas last week. His right foot was in a walking boot.

Syracuse lost all three games in Vegas. The Orange dropped an overtime heart-breaker to Houston, then lost 71-60 to Kansas and then got blown out 95-64 by Iowa State on the final day of the tournament.

All three of SU’s opponents are ranked in

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