Texas guard Jordan Pope reveals he played through broken foot in Sweet 16 loss to Purdue

Jordan Pope didn’t really hesitate on Thursday when it came to whether or not he was going to take the court at the SAP Center in San Jose, California. Despite his broken foot, the Texas star was going to play. “I couldn’t break it any more, so there wasn’t much of a high risk in terms of the actual injury,” Pope said.

“Obviously you can hurt other things, but I had nothing to lose. It was the Sweet 16, I’m back home in front of my family … I’ll never have this opportunity again. I couldn't let that pass.

I think I would have regretted that a lot if I would have. ” With about five minutes left in No. 11 Texas’ win over Gonzaga last weekend, which propelled the Longhorns into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2023, Pope broke his foot.

Specifics of the injury aren’t clear, but Pope described it as a “clean break. ” The senior had 17 points and three assists in Texas’ 74-68 win over the Bulldogs. He played 33 minutes on Thursday night in San Jose, too, finishing with 12 points and two rebounds.