Gugliatta Out With Stress Fracture

The Phoenix Suns will be without former Wolfpack forward Tom Gugliatta for the rest of the regular season.

3/19/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

March 19, 2002

PHOENIX, March 18 - Phoenix Suns forward Tom Gugliotta will likely miss the remainder of the regular season with a stress fracture of his right foot and was placed on the injured list. The former NC State forward has been replaced on the roster by guard Joe Crispin, who was activated to the 12-man roster.

Gugliotta missed the last three games after suffering the right foot injury in the contest at Miami on March 12. In his last eight full games he averaged 9.8 points, 7.9 rebounds, .461 shooting from the field and 1.3 steals in 35.8 minutes with three double-doubles and five games with 10-plus points. On the season he played in 44 games with 40 starts and averaged 6.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in 25.7 minutes. Gugliotta missed 23 games this season due to injury (mild concussion, left quadriceps tendinitis, right foot) and the Suns were 8-15 in those contests.