Louisville basketball won’t be playing in the post-season this year thanks to a self-imposed ban, but now the Cards will also be without a key contributor for the last three weeks of the regular season.

Sophomore big man Anas Mahmoud will be out the remainder of the season after spraining his ankle in practice today, the program announced tonight.

Louisville F/C Anas Mahmoud will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a sprained right ankle in practice today #L1C4 — Kenny Klein (@KKcards) February 16, 2016

UofL Coach Rick Pitino had planned to start Mahmoud (sprained ankle) on Wednesday with his ability to pass against the Syracuse zone #L1C4 — Kenny Klein (@KKcards) February 16, 2016

The 7-foot Mahmoud had made major strides in his second year with UL, averaging 3.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.

He also did this in a win over North Carolina two weeks ago. That was pretty cool.