UMBC men’s basketball star Bryce Johnson was taken to a local hospital overnight after a hard fall on his head and shoulders during Thursday night’s game against Albany.

The game was delayed for about 20 minutes in the first half as Johnson was tended to by trainers and emergency personnel before being strapped to a backboard.

According to the ESPN+ telecast, Johnson was moving his arms and legs as he exited Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Catonsville.

On Friday afternoon, Johnson posted an update from the hospital on his Instagram page. “Preciate all the love and check ins [fingers crossed emoji] feeling better today [heart emoji],” he wrote with a photo of himself giving a thumbs up from a hospital bed while wearing a neck brace.

According to a UMBC spokesperson, Johnson is back at school Friday and “all good,” though there is no timetable for his return. The Retrievers (13-17, 5-10 America East) host Vermont in their regular-season finale Saturday.

Johnson tumbled over Great Danes guard Kheni Briggs while vying for a rebound, and Briggs was assessed a flagrant foul for not giving Johnson enough room to land. Albany ultimately won the game, 78-74.

“You’re scared for a kid,” Albany coach Dwayne Killings said after the game, according to the Times Union. “It’s a scary moment, you don’t really know the severity of it. … Our thoughts and our prayers go out to the UMBC program, and Bryce Johnson and his family.”

Johnson, a 6-foot-4 senior from Orlando, Florida, is the Retrievers’ leading scorer this season, averaging 16.7 points per game.

He’s already overcome a series of personal hardships during his career, including breaking a bone in his right foot, suffering multiple concussions and tearing the MCL in his right knee last season after transferring from Chicago State. He almost died of an infection when he was 13, lost a baby brother, a grandmother and a close friend, and has watched his parents battle health problems.

“It’s definitely overwhelming,” he told The Baltimore Sun earlier this season. “Sometimes it’s like, man, all the stuff I’ve been through to now, it’s just amazing. My coaches believe in me, my teammates believe in me. So it’s all great here.”

Baltimore Sun reporter Edward Lee contributed to this article. Have a news tip? Contact sports editor C.J. Doon at cdoon@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/CJDoon.