Louisville Athletics | December 20, 2015 Mathiang out 6-8 weeks following succesful foot surgery Louisville captain Mangok Mathiang has blocked 12 shots in 10 games. Share LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- University of Louisville junior forward/center Mangok Mathiang had successful surgery to insert a screw into a broken bone in his left foot on Sunday at Jewish Hospital. Mathiang broke the fifth metatarsal in his left foot in the second half of the Cardinals' 78-56 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday. He is expected to be out 6-8 weeks. Dr John Ellis and Dr. Michael Salamon performed the surgery. A team captain and vocal leader for the Cardinals, Mathiang has averaged 7.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and has blocked 12 shots in 10 games this season for the Cardinals (9-1). He was the MVP of the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational championship game against Saint Louis on Nov. 28 when he totaled 17 points and 13 rebounds for his first double-double. No. 4 NC State goes on epic fourth-quarter run, beats No. 3 Louisville women's basketball, 68-59 No. 4 NC State women's basketball came back from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to take down No. 3 Louisville. READ MORE Louisville women's basketball continues stellar run behind stout defense Louisville women's basketball has had one of the most unrelenting defenses in the nation. That has elevated them to a 13-1 record so far. READ MORE 10 moments we won't forget from the 2021 NCAA volleyball tournament The 2021 DI women's volleyball tournament was one for the books. Here are 10 moments from the tournament that we will never forget. READ MORE