Tiger junior Jeremy Hunt underwent surgery

Tuesday morning to repair a bone fracture in his left wrist, and the

procedure was a success. Team physicians will x-ray his

wrist again in

three weeks to monitor the progress, but Hunt is

expected to miss 4-to-6

weeks of action.

The 6-foot-4 guard has missed the Tigers' last

two games versus

Pittsburgh Dec. 7 and Ole Miss Dec. 11. Hunt also

missed the Nov. 26

game against Maryland as a result of a chest bruise

that he suffered in

the Nov. 23 Arkansas State contest.

Prior to the wrist injury, Hunt had played in six

games and

averaged 5.3 points and 3.7 rebounds. He also had 22

assists to only six

turnovers for a 3.7 assist-to-turnover ratio.

Hunt injured his left wrist while taking a charge

with nearly six

minutes left in the first half in Memphis' win at

Purdue Dec. 3. Hunt

entered the 2004-05 season having come off rehab

following an ACL injury

in late February of the 2003-04 campaign.

Fellow junior Clyde Wade will undergo surgery to

repair his torn

right ACL Thursday, Dec. 16. Following surgery, the

6-foot guard will

undergo 6-to-8 months of rehabilitation. The Memphis,

Tenn., native had

played in three games prior to the injury and averaged

1.0 points and

0.3 boards.

Wade tore his ACL in a Nov. 29 practice at the

Finch Center.

The Tigers (5-4) return to action Saturday, Dec.

18 when they host

Austin Peay (1-5) at FedExForum. Game time is 7:00 p.m.

(CT).