Ricky Tarrant will be Sidelined for the Remainder of the 2014-15 Season

Alabama men's basketball player Ricky Tarrant will be sidelined for the remainder of the season, Alabama head coach Anthony Grant announced on Thursday.

Tarrant suffered a ruptured plantar fascia in the game against Florida on Jan. 27 and has missed the Tide’s last eight contests.

In addition, prior to the season, the Alabama medical staff diagnosed a bony prominence in Tarrant’s left knee that would require surgery to correct.

The original plan was to do the surgery after the season, however, given the amount of time it has taken with Tarrant’s foot injury and knowing the knee surgery was required, Grant, Tarrant and the Alabama medical staff felt it was in Tarrant’s best interest to proceed with the surgery as soon as possible to get a head start on the recovery process.

“We have decided to shut Ricky down the rest of the year,” Grant said. “He has been dealing with a couple of different injuries with his foot and knee. We felt his foot was not progressing well enough to return to action in the next few weeks and knowing about his knee surgery, we all felt it was in his best interest to move forward with the procedure at this time.”

Tarrant played in 19 games this season, making 13 starts. He ranked second on the team with 13.1 points per game, while also averaging 2.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game. He led the Tide with four 20-point games on the year.