Atlanta -- Syracuse University basketball freshman Howard Washington will miss the remainder of the season.

Washington, a 6-foot-3 guard from Buffalo, injured his right leg during the Orange's practice on Monday.

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim confirmed that Washington was out for the season afer the Orange's 55-51 loss to Georgia Tech on Wednesday.

"He's got a bad injury,'' Boeheim said without revealing the specifics of Washington's injury. "He'll be out for the year.''

Washington did not travel with the rest of the Syracuse team to the Orange's game against Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Wednesday.

Washington appeared in 18 games this season. He was averaging 1.1 points in 6.2 minutes per game. He is not eligible for a medical redshirt, having exceeded the NCAA's maximum number of games played to seek such a waiver.

"It's tough to see," Syracuse guard Tyus Battle said after the Orange's 55-51 loss to Georgia Tech. "He worked so hard. Always in the gym late nights, shooting the ball. He's been playing so much better throughout the season. It's tough to see him go down like that. I wish him the best and for a speedy recovery."

Washington's injury leaves Syracuse with just seven available scholarship players.