Memphis' Luke Almodovar OK after scary fall on head, losing grip on dunk in loss to No. 22 Vanderbilt
Luke Almodovar, thankfully, is OK after a scary fall on Tuesday night in Nashville.
Key points
- I just thank God for keeping me safe." Almodovar finished with a team-high 21 points while shooting 7 of 14 from the field in the loss.
- [I was] just hoping that he didn't land hard enough on his neck that it was going to put him in any kind of bad situation." Ace Glass led Vanderbilt with 23 points, all of which came in the second half, in the win on Tuesday night.
- "I'll be alright, [I was] a little woozy after," Almodovar said, via the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
But Almodovar lost his grip on the rim and came crashing down to the court, where he landed very awkwardly directly on his head.
The Memphis guard went up for a dunk in the second half of their 105-81 loss to No.
Additional details
- pic.twitter.com/mEiiQRCGYO — Goody (@chrisgoodman) November 11, 2026 While the moment was terrifying, Almodovar appears to have avoided any major injury.
- "It was a nasty fall," Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said.
- Memphis, after a four-point win over Iowa State to start the season, now sits at 2-1 on the year.
- The senior transferred in to Memphis after spending last season at Southeast Missouri State.
- Memorial Gym went silent as Almodovar remained down for quite some time.
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