The sophomore power forward will undergo surgery on Tuesday with Dr. James Andrews. He will remain with the team but will not play in Sunday's Elite Eight game against Kentucky.
Auburn's star sophomore power forward suffered a torn ACL in the second half of Friday's Sweet 16 game against North Carolina. Okeke had an MRI on Saturday morning, and coach Bruce Pearl announced the news Saturday afternoon.
Danjel Purifoy, Horace Spencer and Austin Wiley will likely take on larger roles in the Tigers' frontcourt in Okeke's absence. Josh Vitale is the Auburn beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. You can follow him on Twitter at @JoshVitale. To reach him by email, click here.
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