| All Times Pacific | Red= Key Injury | Bold = Starter |
| 2008-09 COLLEGE BASKETBALL - WEEK 5 |
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Akron Zips |
| 12/03 | 11:52am | Ronnie Steward | G |  Out | Leg | Substitute guard Steward will be out about a month with a medical condition known as compartment syndrome. The RS freshman has had surgery on his right leg for the condition. Compartment syndrome is an affliction in which increased pressure within a confined space impairs blood supply and could lead to nerve damage if not treated properly. He started the first three games but has given way to true freshman Anthony ''Humpty'' Hitchens in the starting lineup for the past three game. Steward is averaging 3.3 points. Steward missed all of last season with a hip flexor. Coach Dambrot said he expects Steward back for the MAC season, which opens Jan. 10 at Miami. |
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Arizona Wildcats |
| 12/09 | 6:07pm | Garland Judkins | G |  Probable | Suspension | Judkins missed the Texas A & M game while under suspension but has been upgraded to probable for Wed (12/10) vs. San Diego State. The reserve guard averages 5.2 points per game in 20 minutes a night off the bench. | | 12/04 | 1:11pm | Jeff Withey | C | Out | Transfer | Arizona freshman Jeff Withey finally got his release to transfer Monday after it was initially denied by the school. Withey told ESPN.com early Monday that he had stopped asking for the release but then he was "shocked" when the school gave it to him. He said the signed release ends a frustrating first semester for him. Withey said he will likely concentrate on two of the schools that recruited him out of San Diego's Horizon High -- Texas and Kansas. Withey, who originally committed to Louisville but said he doesn't have interest in the Cardinals now, plans on enrolling for second semester at one of those schools so that he can be eligible midseason of 2009-10. |
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Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 11/25 | 2:15pm | Jason Henry | G | Out | Suspension | Freshman guard Jason Henry will miss his 2nd consecutive game when the Razorbacks play at South Alabama on Wednesday night. Coach John Pelphrey said Henry is suspended indefinitely for violation of team rules, though he hasn’t been specific about what Henry did. Henry is continuing to practice with the Razorbacks. He averaged 11.5 minutes at one point in Arkansas’ first two games before his suspension began with the Razorbacks’ 62-57 loss at Missouri State on Saturday night. | | 11/10 | 6:55am | Patrick Beverly | G | Out For Year | Europe | Arkansas guard Patrick Beverly, who was slated to be the lone returning starter for John Pelphrey this year, told FOXSports.com that he’s signed with BDA Sports and will play professionally for a year before entering his name in next year’s NBA Draft. |
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Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| 11/14 | 7:46am | Yima Chia-Kur | F | Out | Ineligible | Senior forward Yima Chia-Kur, ASU’s leading returning scorer, is out indefinitely while Arkansas State petitions the NCAA to re-instate him. Consider him a non-factor until the team hears back from the clearinghouse. Prior to the beginning of the fall semester Arkansas State determined that 24 student-athletes were ineligible because of incorrect academic advisement. The school made an emergency appeal to the NCAA and 23 were granted waivers. Chia-Kur was the only athlete not granted a waiver. Chia-Kur started all 30 of Arkansas State’s games last season, averaging 11.1 points and 3.5 rebounds | | 11/14 | 7:38am | Trey Finn | G | Out | Foot | Freshman guard Trey Finn is out for the beginning of the season and possibly longer due to a foot injury he sustained during a conditioning workout this past week. Finn will be out 6-8 weeks and the Red Wolves are looking at the possibility of redshirting the freshman standout. He was competing for minutes in the backcourt. |
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Bowling Green Falcons |
| 11/23 | 4:37pm | Cameron Madlock | F | Out | Suspension | Reserve forward Cameron Madlock has been out serving a suspension because he violated team rules. He averaged 1.0 PPG last season and is out indefinitely. |
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Bradley Braves |
| 12/10 | 10:07am | Andrew Warren | G |  Doubtful | Foot | The top scoring threat for the Bradley basketball team was in street clothes and sitting on the bench for the last few games and is expected to miss Wed (12/10) vs. Butler. Warren is Bradley's top returning scorer from last season (13.2 points a game) | | 12/07 | 6:39am | Will Egolf | F/C | Out For Year | Knee | Bradley sophomore center Will Egolf will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee 11/29 vs. East Tennessee State. Egolf was injured in the second half after making his third consecutive start for the Braves. Egolf is eligible for a medical redshirt, meaning he will retain three seasons of eligibility. Senior Sam Singh is a 5th year player who has overcome injuries and will take on more responsibility at the 5 spot. |
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Brigham Young Cougars |
| 12/09 | 7:28pm | Noah Hartsock | F |  Questionable | Ankle | The former Oklahoma 6A player of the year and incoming freshman missed BYU's last few games due to an ankle injury. He is questionable for Wed (12/10) vs. Boise State. | | 11/22 | 4:31am | Michael Boswell | F | Out For Year | Redshirt | Freshman walk on forward Michael Boswell will redshirt this year. | | 11/21 | 5:46am | Michael Loyd, Jr. | G | Out For Year | Shoulder | Guard Michael Loyd, Jr. is bothered by a shoulder injury and is questionable for Friday's game against Rice. Coach Rose announced plans to redshirt the sophomore guard. |
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Butler Bulldogs |
| 12/01 | 6:36am | Chase Stigall | G | Out For Year | Redshirt | Freshman guard Chase Stigall will redshirt this season. | | 12/01 | 6:36am | Emerson Kampen | F | Out For Year | Redshirt | Freshman walk-on forward Emerson Kampen will redshirt this season. |
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Cal Poly Mustangs |
| 12/03 | 7:45am | Charles Anderson | G | Questionable | Leg | Anderson was held out of Cal Poly's last game with a leg injury and is questionable to get back on the hardwood tonight against San Francisco. Anderson is a top guard reserve averaging 4 points per game while receiving nearly 16 minutes per contest. | | 12/03 | 7:43am | Titus Shelton | F | Questionable | Ankle | Shelton injured his ankle in Cal Poly's last game and is questionable to play tonight against San Francisco. Shelton is the Mustangs' leading scorer this year averaging 14 points per game. |
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Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| 12/09 | 11:01am | Gerard Anderson | F | Questionable | Ankle | Anderson injured his ankle in the Titans' last game and is questionable for Tuesday (12/9) vs. Montana State. Anderson is the team's leading rebounder and ranks 2nd in PPG. |
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California Golden Bears |
| 12/06 | 8:24am | Taylor Harrison | C | Out | Knee | Harrison is trying to return from knee surgery that forced him to redshirt a year ago. He has yet to play this season and is out indefinitely. |
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Central Michigan Chippewas |
| 11/16 | 2:17pm | Marko Spica | F/C | Out | Knee | Spica is out indefinitely with a knee injury. Spica averaged 6.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game last year as a starting member of the frontcourt. | | 11/14 | 7:12am | Jordan Bitzer | G | Out | Academics | The Chippewas' leading returning scorer is ineligible until December 20 due to academics. Bitzer averaged 8.2 ppg and 3.5 rpg last season. |
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Charlotte 49ers |
| 12/09 | 4:45pm | RaShad Coleman | G | Questionable | Ankle | Backup guard Coleman is questionable for Wed (12/10) vs. Mississippi State due to an ankle injury. | | 11/14 | 7:34am | Shamarr Bowden | G | Out For Year | Knee | Freshman guard Bowden will miss the entire season with a knee injury. No information regarding his taking a redshirt has been released. |
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Chattanooga Mocs |
| 11/17 | 5:05pm | Kevin Goffney | F | Out | Ankle | Kevin Goffney will miss three weeks after injurying his ankle during UT-Chattanoogs's 114-75 loss to Tennessee on Saturday. Goffney is coming off of a season in which he averaged 6.6 ppg and 5.1 rpg. UT-Chattanooga coach John Shulman was quoted as saying “I’ve said from the first day that he’s our best player" in regards to Goffney. |
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Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 11/10 | 7:14am | Nick Aldridge | F | Out | Leaving Program | Western Carolina transfer forward Nick Aldridge would have been a huge addition to the roster after he posted averages of 18.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per contest last year. However, Cincinnati head men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin has announced that Nick Aldridge is leaving the program prior to the start of the 2008-09 academic term. | | 11/05 | 5:14pm | Cashmere Wright | G | Out For Year | Knee | Freshman point guard Wright tore his left ACL in preseason workouts and will miss the entire 2008-09 season. Wright was competing for the Bearcats' starting point guard spot and was expected to play significant minutes regardless of position. |
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Cleveland State Vikings |
| 12/05 | 2:27pm | Charlie Woods | F | Out For Year | Head | Freshman forward Charlie Woods is expected sit out this season as a redshirt. He collided with teammate Trevon Harmon and suffered facial and head injuries. He said he still has some dizziness and has trouble remembering names. While he would rather be out on the floor, he's content to ride a stationary bike and dribble a basketball until he feels ready to put up some shots. | | 12/02 | 5:55am | Trevon Harmon | G | Out | NCAA Clearance | Trevon Harmon, a 6-0 combo guard from California, could be an intriguing addition to Waters’ rotation when he’s cleared to play by the NCAA. He is set to return at the end of the semester. |
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Colorado Buffaloes |
| 12/09 | 7:08pm | Nate Tomlinson | G | Probable | Foot | Colorado received some good news last week when an MRI on Nate Tomlinson's injured foot revealed a sprain and no structural damage after the point guard sat out of the 62-46 loss to TCU. Tomlinson will be back in the starting lineup against the Rams on Wednesday night (12/10). | | 12/09 | 7:06pm | Casey Crawford | F/C | Doubtful | Foot | The Buffs will likely be without Casey Crawford for Wed (12/10) vs. Colorado State, who was wearing a boot on his right foot today. The 6-foot 9 forward/center had a stress fracture in the same foot last season when he was redshirting and was scheduled to see a doctor this afternoon. The sophomore transfer from Wake Forest is averaging just 6.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. After scoring 18 points off the bench against Harvard he only scored a total of three points in the ensuing losses to Stanford and TCU | | 11/28 | 3:21pm | Trent Beckley | F | Out For Year | Back | Junior forward Trent Beckley will miss the 2008-09 basketball season with a stress fracture in his lumbar spine. According to CU men’s basketball athletic trainer Larry Willock, Beckley’s injury does not require surgery, as the bone tissue is healing. Beckley played in 10 games last season. He was a walk-on during his freshman and sophomore years, and was awarded a scholarship at the beginning of the 2008-09 school year. |
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Columbia Lions |
| 11/06 | 12:13pm | Brian Grimes | F | Out For Year | Knee | Grimes injured his knee five minutes into the Lions' first practice of the season and will miss the season. The junior transfer from LaSalle saw very few minutes with the Pioneers but had an attractive combination of size and strength to be a force in the Ivy League. There has been no announcement regarding if Grimes plans to take a redshirt. |
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Cornell Big Red |
| 12/05 | 1:42pm | Louis Dale | G | Questionable | Hamstring | Louis Dale sat out Cornell's last few games with a hamstring injury. Dale is the reigning Ivy League player of the year for the defending Ivy League champions after averaging 13.7 ppg and 4.9 apg and is questionable for Saturday vs. Minnesota. | | 11/10 | 6:13am | Adam Gore | G | Out | ACL | Senior guard Adam Gore is out until January with a foot injury. Gore tore his ACL in September and is expected to miss the entire non-league schedule. He could return for Ivy League play. |
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Davidson Wildcats |
| 12/09 | 11:32am | Max Paulhus Gosselin | G | Out | Suspension | A Southern Conference policy on ejections means No. 23 Davidson will be without starting guard Max Paulhus Gosselin against West Virginia tonight. Paulhus Gosselin was ejected in the first half of Saturday's win over North Carolina State for a flagrant foul. While NCAA rules state that players are subject to suspension only for ejections due to fighting, the Southern Conference policy calls for a one-game ban for any ejection due to unsportsmanlike conduct. Davidson appealed, but league spokesman Jason Yaman said Tuesday that the suspension was upheld. Paulhus Gosselin is Davidson's top defender. He's averaging 3.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. |
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Dayton Flyers |
| 12/10 | 10:35am | Stephen Thomas | G | Out | Personal | Backup point guard Thomas will miss Wednesday's (12/10) game due to a death in the family. | | 12/10 | 10:30am | Charles Little | F | Probable | Knee | Little is probable but might be limited for tonight's matchup with Creighton due to a knee injury. In his last six games Little averaged 10.0 points and 5.7 rebounds. | | 11/27 | 2:55pm | Josh Benson | F/C | Out For Year | Shoulder | Freshman Josh Benson is out for the year with a dislocated shoulder. |
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Detroit Titans |
| 12/04 | 7:09am | Eli Holman | C | Out For Year | Eligibility | Sophomore transfer Holman had his request to play this season after transfer denied by the NCAA. He will no longer be allowed to suit up for Detroit this season. Holman was playing under appeal and averaged slightly more than a point per game this year. |
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Drexel Dragons |
| 11/05 | 4:45pm | Chris Fouch | G | Out For Year | Knee | Fouch has torn his ACL and will sit out the entire season, taking a redshirt. The freshman was considered one of the top shooting first-year players in the country and was likely to contribute immediately for the Dragons. |
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Duquesne Dukes |
| 12/02 | 7:10am | David Theis | F | Out | Kidney | Theis is not expected to play Wednesday against Pitt with a kidney malfunction. The reserve forward has appeared in all five of the Dukes games this year averaging 3.2 points and 1.4 rebounds a game. | | 11/27 | 2:03pm | Phillip Fayne | G | Out For Year | Illness | Duquesne announced that guard Phillip Fayne had been diagnosed with adult-onset Still's Disease in early July and was forced to forego his senior season. |
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East Carolina Pirates |
| 12/02 | 10:58am | DaQuan Joyner | F | Out | Foot | Sophomore DaQuan Joyner will miss several weeks with an injured left foot. Joyner hurt the foot a few weeks ago but tried to play through it and played pretty well, scoring 12 points and grabbing a career-high eight rebounds in the Pirates' victory over VCU. But Joyner did not play in the win at Winthrop and had a protective boot on the foot at practice Monday. Joyner is averaging seven points and 3.4 rebounds per game this season. |
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East Tennessee State Buccaneers |
| 11/17 | 10:12am | Jocolby Davis | G | Out | Wrist | Senior point guard and preseason starter Jocolby Davis is expected to miss at least the first month of play due to a wrist injury. He averaged 4.1PPG and 3APG. |
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Eastern Illinois Panthers |
| 12/04 | 7:27am | James Hollowell | F | Out | Foot | Reserve forward Hollowell will miss two weeks of action with a foot injury. He averages 3 points and 3 assists per game playing just under 12 minutes per night. |
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Eastern Michigan Eagles |
| 11/06 | 12:19pm | Carlos Medlock | G | Out For Year | Foot | Senior point guard Medlock broke his foot during preseason practice and will be out for the year. Widely considered one of the top guards in the MAC, Medlock has averaged 13.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game for his career. |
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Eastern Washington Eagles |
| 11/23 | 5:22pm | Chris Busch | F | Out | Academics | JC transfer Chris Busch, who was expected to start at power forward, is finishing up a correspondence course to get eligible. Coach Earlywine didn’t know when the paperwork would be finalized and Busch is out indefinitely. | | 11/13 | 4:54pm | Adris DeLeon | G | Out | Academics | DeLeon is out indefinitely due to academic issues. The lightning quick senior was the 2nd leading scorer on the team a year ago and is the leading returning scorer this year. No word as to when he will be eligible to play again. |
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Elon Phoenix |
| 11/14 | 1:29pm | Scott Grable | F | Out For Year | Knee | The reserve forward is out for the season while recovering from knee surgery on his ACL. |
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Fairfield Stags |
| 12/11 | 8:56am | Rob Sisca | G | Out For Year | Quit | Junior guard Rob Sisca, a reserve this season for the Stags, was a walk on transfer from University of Vermont, plans to continue his education at Fairfield and work toward a degree in communications. He saw limited minutes in three games this season. | | 12/11 | 8:56am | Brandon Davis | C | Out For Year | Transfer | Freshman center Brandon Davis never took the floor for the Stags. He will leave Fairfield at the end of the semester and return home to South Carolina where he is expected to transfer to school closer to home. |
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Florida Atlantic Owls |
| 11/17 | 7:14am | Carlos Monroe | F | Out | Eligibility | Monroe is out indefinitely with an eligibility issue. The senior is the leading returning scorer for the Owls having averaged 15.4 points and 9.5 rebounds per game last season. |
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Fordham Rams |
| 12/10 | 4:17pm | Brenton Butler | G | Doubtful | Ankle | Butler is expected to miss Thursday's game with Fairfield due to an injured ankle. He ranks 3rd on the team in PPG. |
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Furman Paladins |
| 12/04 | 1:12pm | Neil Duval | F | Doubtful | Mono | Freshman forward Duval is doubtful for Friday 12/5 with mono. He hasn't seen any playing time yet this year. | | 12/03 | 11:56am | Chris Toler | F | Out | Foot | Toler is out indefinitely with a foot injury. He is one of the "newcomers to watch" on this young Furman squad and is expected to add depth in the paint. |
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Georgia Bulldogs |
| 11/10 | 5:57am | Ebuka Anyaorah | G | Out For Year | Stress Fracture | Freshman guard Ebuka Anyaorah is out for the season following surgery to repair a stress fracture in his leg. |
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Georgia Southern Eagles |
| 12/11 | 3:00pm | Johntavious Rucker | G | Out For Year | Knee | Reserve guard Rucker will sit out the 2008/2009 season after having ACL surgery. The sophomore missed all but five games a year ago as well. |
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Georgia State Panthers |
| 11/15 | 11:07am | Dante Curry | SG/SF | Out | Eligibilty | Ole Miss transfer Dante Curry is expected to become eligible in December. Curry is expected to contend for a starting spot upon arrival. |
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
| 11/10 | 7:20am | Ra'Sean Dickey | C | Out For Year | Europe | The college career of Georgia Tech's Center Ra'Sean Dickey ended when the 6-10 senior signed to play professionally in the Ukraine. Dickey missed the 2007-08 season with academic and injury issues. The power forward was set to return this season but left Atlanta after averaging 8.7 points and 5.1 rebounds in 89 career games. Dickey signed with Budivelnyk Kiev in the Ukrainian Super League. | | 11/10 | 5:29am | Lewis Clinch | G | Out | Ineligible | Georgia Tech senior guard Lewis Clinch will miss at least the first seven games of his senior season because he is academically ineligible. He will not play during the fall semester, which ends Dec. 12. He can return to the team after that if he regains his eligibility. Clinch started 14 of 32 games last season and averaged 9.0 points. | | 11/05 | 1:14pm | D'Andre Bell | G | Out For Year | Back | Senior guard D'Andre Bell will miss the season because of spinal
stenosis but hopes to return next year following surgery with a redshirt. Bell averaged
6.6 points and 24.8 minutes a game last season. |
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Harvard Crimson |
| 12/09 | 4:32pm | Pat Magnarelli | F | Questionable | Knee | Harvard's leading rebounder from a year ago has yet to play this season due to a knee injury and is questionable for Wednesday vs. Northeastern. |
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Hawaii Warriors |
| 12/07 | 7:01am | Hiram Thompson | G | Doubtful | Hamstring | Back up point guard Thompson has been out with a hamstring injury and may not even be with the team on the current road trip. His status for Monday vs. Illinois is doubtful. |
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Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 11/14 | 9:37am | Alex Legion | G | Out | Transfer | Sophomore guard Alex Legion transferred in from Kentucky and will be eligible after the first semester. He's scheduled to be eligible after first-semester grades are posted, meaning he could be ready to go Dec. 20 against Detroit at Assembly Hall. |
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Illinois State Redbirds |
| 11/15 | 6:41am | Alex Rubin | G | Out | Foot | Rubin will miss the first six weeks of the season with a foot injury. He will be out until December with a broken right foot. The reserve guard did not play much last year but showed promise in short bursts and was competing for an increased role off the bench this season. | | 11/15 | 6:40am | Bobby Hill | F | Out | Knee | Hill tore his ACL during preseason workouts and will be out indefinitely. The school has not declared him gone for the season but he is likely to miss at least the first half of the year and probably more. |
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Indiana Hoosiers |
| 12/10 | 10:03am | Verdell Jones | G | Doubtful | Neck | Verdell Jones III was taken off the court on a stretcher during the game against Cornell (11/30) but does not appear to be seriously injured, coach Tom Crean said. Jones was knocked hard to the floor and lay motionless several minutes before being strapped to the stretcher and wheeled out. The 6-foot-5 freshman started five of Indiana's first six games. He was upgraded to questionable vs. Gonzaga but did not play and has been downgraded to doubtful for Wednesday (12/10) vs. TCU. |
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Indiana State Sycamores |
| 11/30 | 7:45am | Harry Marshall | G | Out | Eligibility | Marshall is out until the second semester due to an NCAA eligibility issue. He started at shooting guard last season averaging 10 points per game but was expected to shift to point guard this year. Rashad Reed, a junior transfer, will get most of the minutes at the point until the second semester. |
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Iona Gaels |
| 12/07 | 6:57am | Gary Springer | F | Doubtful | Ankle | Springer rolled his ankle in Iona's last game at Marist and has been downgraded to doubtful fo Sunday's MAAC contest against Fairfield. Springer has led the anemic Iona offense this year with 15 points and 6.5 rebounds this season. |
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Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 12/08 | 9:20am | Anthony Tucker | G | Out | Suspension | Freshman guard Anthony Tucker, Iowa's leading scorer, was suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules. Tucker was averaging 13.1 points per game for Iowa (7-2). He had 24 points in an 87-68 loss to West Virginia on Nov. 28, including shooting 6-of-9 on 3-pointers |
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IUPUI Jaguars |
| 11/10 | 7:06pm | Gary Patterson | G | Out | Hand | Patterson missed IUPUI's last game and will be out for around two weeks. The senior guard was tabbed 2nd TM Preseason All-Summit after averaging 12.9 points per game last season. |
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Kansas Jayhawks |
| 11/30 | 3:59pm | Mario Little | G/F | Out | Leg | Kansas will be without last year’s junior college player of the year. The 6-5 forward is out “for an extended period of time” with a stress fracture in his left leg |
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Kent State Golden Flashes |
| 12/07 | 6:48am | Tyree Evans | F | Out | Eligibility | The highly anticipated junior-college transfer was ruled ineligible before the season opener but Evans is expected to be available to play after Dec. 12th. | | 11/05 | 12:43pm | Rodriquez Sherman | G | Out For Year | Knee | Rodriquez Sherman is forecasted to sit out this season with a medical red-shirt due to off-season knee surgery. A MAC All-Freshman team member in 2006-07, the 6'2" versatile guard played in all 35 games, making 13 starts while averaging 20 minutes a contest last season. |
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Kentucky Wildcats |
| 12/05 | 2:14pm | Ramon Harris | F | Doubtful | Head | Wednesday's game was stopped for several minutes in the first half when Ramon Harris and teammate Michael Porter and were injured. Harris left the court on a stretcher and was taken to UK Hospital. He was alert, had movement in his arms and legs and was undergoing tests. Harris was reportedly walking and joking on Thursday but he is listed as doubtful for Miami (Fla.) Saturday. | | 12/05 | 2:10pm | Michael Porter | G | Questionable | Eye | Wednesday's game was stopped for several minutes in the first half when Michael Porter and teammate Ramon Harris collided and were injured. Porter needed ten stitches for a cut over his left eye. He returned to the bench by the end of the first half, but did not play again. He is questionable for Saturday vs. Miami (Fla.). |
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La Salle Explorers |
| 11/18 | 7:02am | Kyle Griffin | G | Out For Year | Left Team | Sophomore guard Griffin, who underwent offseason knee surgery and missed most of the preseason, has left the team for undisclosed reasons. The reserve averaged 3.5 points per game last year. |
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Long Beach State 49ers |
| 12/06 | 8:59am | Mike Vantrimpont | C | Out | Eligibility | Freshman center Mike Vantrimpont is practicing with the team but has yet to be cleared for game action by the NCAA's Committee on Initial Eligibility. He is out indefinitely. |
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Louisville Cardinals |
| 11/05 | 1:23pm | Terrence Williams | F | Out | Knee | Williams tore his right meniscus while playing pickup basketball and will be out until at least mid-November. He averaged 11.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game last season including two triple-double efforts. |
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Loyola Chicago Ramblers |
| 11/21 | 10:13am | Leon Young | F | Out | Hand | Senior Leon Young has battled an assortment of injuries and ailments over the last few seasons and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks of this season. The 6-foot-6 forward was sidelined for 11 games last season, but still ranked second on the team in both scoring (10.6 ppg) and rebounding (5.1 rpg), while also setting a career high with 18 assists on the year. Although he only played in five of the Ramblers' 12 wins last year, Young was a major factor in the team's success by putting up 16.4 ppg and 8.2 rpg, while connecting on 59 percent (26 for 44) of his attempts from the field, in those victories. |
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Marist Red Foxes |
| 12/09 | 11:33am | David Devezin | G | Probable | Heel | Devezin is probable to play tonight against Siena but is not likely to be 100%. He played through the same injury in Marist's last game against Iona and has healed some since then. | | 11/15 | 10:17am | Dorvell Carter | G/F | Out For Year | Knee | Freshman forward Carter tore his ACL in practice prior to Marist's season opener against Rutgers and will miss the entire season. He is likely to take a redshirt. Carter was scheduled to see significant playing time as a freshman off of Chuck Martin's bench as Carter was Martin's first recruit at Marist. |
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Marquette Golden Eagles |
| 11/21 | 10:49am | Chris Otule | C | Out | Foot | The freshman big man broke a bone in his foot after a teammate stepped on it in practice last week. Otule is out until just before the start of Big East play. An already thin frontcourt has thinned even further. | | 11/21 | 10:46am | Liam McMorrow | C | Out For Year | Foot | The 7-0, 260 pound transfer from Durham College broke a bone in his foot this summer. The big Canadian is redshirting his sophomore season. | | 11/21 | 10:42am | Joe Fulce | F | Out | Knee | Fulce will be out indefinitely with a stress reaction in his right knee. The sophomore transferred to Marquette from Tyler Junior College where he played his freshman season. He was being counted on for reserve minutes behind Lazar Hayward this year and might return at the end of November. |
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Marshall Thundering Herd |
| 11/28 | 1:41pm | Chris Lutz | G | Questionable | Hamstring | Lutz, a junior transfer from Purdue, missed Marshall's 82-78 loss to Mississippi on 11/23 due to a hamstring injury. He is questionable for Saturday's game against Old Domonion. Lutz led the Big Ten in 2006-2007 by making 47.2 percent of his 3 pointers. |
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Massachusetts Minutemen |
| 11/29 | 11:21am | Doug Wiggins | G | Out | Suspension | The University of Massachusetts has suspended guard Doug Williams after he was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of breaking and entering. Wiggins transferred over the summer from the University of Connecticut after averaging 6.8 points in 30 games as a reserve last season. He was allowed to practice with the Minutemen but not play with the team this season. | | 11/28 | 2:33pm | Matt Hill | F | Out For Year | Achilles | Forward Matt Hill has been lost for the season to a torn left Achilles tendon. Matt Glass, primarily a guard, will take over the 4-spot as he is the next biggest guy on the team. When center Luke Bonner returns UMass will be able to re-adjust its lineup and get Glass back into a more familiar position. | | 11/17 | 7:09am | Luke Bonner | C | Out | Knee | Bonner will miss the first month of the season with a knee injury. A reserve last year, the 7'1" center was expected to start at the 5 this season. Bonner chipped in 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game last season. |
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Michigan Wolverines |
| 11/11 | 6:04am | Laval-Lucas Perry | G | Out | Transfer | Michigan should get a lift after the fall semester when guard Laval Lucas-Perry is eligible to play after transferring from Arizona | | 11/11 | 6:00am | Ekpe Udoh | F | Out | Transfer | Wolverines suffered a blow with the sudden transfer of 6-10 shot-blocker Ekpe Udoh to Baylor. He didn't leave until May, too late to find an adequate replacement. |
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Michigan State Spartens |
| 12/06 | 3:17pm | Goran Suton | C | Out | Knee | Suton is expected to miss 2-3 weeks after having knee surgery. The senior starter is coming off of a season in which he averaged 9.1 ppg and 8.2 rpg. If Suton does return to practice in two weeks, there's a slight chance he could be back in time for the game against the Longhorns in Houston. However, that may be wishful thinking. Getting Suton back for the Dec. 27 game against Oakland at The Palace of Auburn Hills probably is more realistic, according to Izzo. The Spartans open the Big Ten season Dec. 31 at Minnesota. |
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Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 12/05 | 1:43pm | Paul Carter | F | Doubtful | Ankle | Junior college transfer Paul Carter, one of the team's few post players, went down in the E.Washington game because of a right ankle injury. Carter was taken to a hospital for X-rays after he collided with teammate Ralph Sampson III. He has sat out the past couple of games and has been downgraded to doubtful for Saturday vs. Cornell. |
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Mississippi Rebels |
| 11/25 | 2:06pm | Terrico White | G | Questionable | Wrist | The Rebels have already been hit hard by injuries this season and are now unsure if freshman Terrico White will be able to play against UCF. White jammed his wrist during the Rebels' 82-78 victory over Marshall on Sunday. | | 11/17 | 1:13pm | Eniel Polynice | G | Out For Year | Knee | Junior Eniel Polynice will miss the season after having knee surgery on Tuesday. The returning starter averaged 10 points and 5.5 rebounds per game last season and was one of the SEC's most difficult matchups. | | 11/10 | 5:35am | Trevor Gaskins | G | Out For Year | Knee | Mississippi sophomore guard Trevor Gaskins will miss the upcoming season after tearing a ligament in his knee. The sophomore will have season-ending surgery after injuring the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during practice Thursday. He started eight games last season and played in all 35, averaging 5.9 points per contest. |
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Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 12/09 | 4:50pm | Jacquiese Holcombe | F | Questionable | Foot | Transfer forward Jacquiese Holcombe, a junior, has continued to struggle because of a foot injury that sidelined him in the preseason. When asked if he'll be redshirted, Coach Stansbury said, "We'll see." Holcombe is averaging 2.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 14.3 minutes per game. | | 12/09 | 4:49pm | Brian Johnson | F | Doubtful | Ankle | Lone returning starter Brian Johnson has been out due to an ankle injury. Johnson averaged 2.3 ppg and 2.2 rpg in limited minutes last season. He was upgraded from 'out' to 'doubtful for last Saturday's game but did not play. |
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Monmouth Hawks |
| 11/28 | 3:26pm | Whitney Coleman | G | Out For Year | Knee | Whitney Coleman's season is over, but the Monmouth University guard said his career is not. Coleman said on Friday he plans to redshirt and return to the men's basketball team as a fifth-year senior in 2009-10. "I want to play, I want to win," said the tri-captain while having his injured left knee tended to on Friday in the trainer's room at Boylan Gym. "I want to have a chance to be a part of a winning team," he said. | | 11/28 | 10:54am | James Hett | G | Doubtful | Ankle | The sophmore point guard is doubtful for Friday's game against Niagra. Hett has averaged 5.2 ppg so far in limited minutes this season. |
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Montana Grizzlies |
| 11/14 | 2:01pm | Nyandigisi Moikobu | F | Out For Year | None | Moikobu will reshirt the 2008/2009 season. | | 11/14 | 2:01pm | Mathias Ward | F | Out For Year | None | Ward will redshirt the 2008/2009 season. |
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Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 12/07 | 6:29am | Eshaunte Jones | G | Out For Year | Foot | The big guard hasn't played since 11/22 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff due to a foot injury and is now expected to miss the rest of the season. Nebraska will have to wait until next year to see if he is truly one of college basketball's top newcomers like several preseason mags suggest. | | 12/07 | 6:22am | Chris Balham | F | Questionable | Knee | Balham missed NU's last game with a sore knee and is questionable for today's tip-off with Arizona State. Last season, Nebraska's offense ran through 6-foot-11 post player Aleks Maric. Now the Huskers' tallest starter is the 6-8 Balham who would be replaced by 6-7 RS freshman Alonzo Edwards if he can't go Sunday. | | 12/07 | 6:18am | Alex Chapman | F | Questionable | Knee | Alex Chapman missed the last few games due to a knee injury and is questionable for today's game against Arizona State. Chapman was expected to be a key reserve this year but has had a lot of trouble getting healthy. | | 11/28 | 2:23pm | Christopher Niemann | C | Out For Year | Eligibility | 6-11, 273-pound freshman from Germany Christopher Niemann will sit out this season under an NCAA eligibility ruling. |
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New Mexico Lobos |
| 11/15 | 1:24pm | Curtis Dennis | G/F | N/A | None | Coach Alford says that the big guard with big scoring skills is going to redshirt this season. | | 11/15 | 1:21pm | Kem Nweke | F | Out | Knee | RS freshman Nweke is still recovering from offseason knee surgery and is out indefinitely. |
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New Mexico State Aggies |
| 12/11 | 3:07pm | Jahmar Young | G | Probable | Hand | Sophomore guard Jahmar Young didn't play the last four minutes against North Texas with an injured hand has been upgraded to probable for Thursday night after not practicing Tuesday. | | 11/17 | 1:30pm | Terrance Joyner | PG | Out | Eligibility | Joyner is expected to miss the first semester while he works on eligibility issues. |
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New Orleans Privateers |
| 11/25 | 2:18pm | Kyndall Dykes | F | Questionable | Ankle | The Privateers were without senior forward Kyndall Dykes for a third straight game due to a sprained ankle. He is questionable for 11/26 vs. Colorado State. |
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North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 11/20 | 7:16am | Tyler Zeller | C | Out For Year | Wrist | Freshman center Zeller is out for the season with a wrist injury. He had earned some playing time with Tyler Hansbrough out and played pretty well. No word if Zeller will apply for a redshirt. | | 11/15 | 6:34am | Mike Copeland | F | Out | Knee | Copeland is out indefinitely with a knee injury. The newcomer is a bench option for the Tar Heels but likely will not see much playing time this year due to the quality of talent playing ahead of him. | | 11/05 | 4:34pm | Marcus Ginyard | G | Out | Foot | Ginyard suffered a stress fracture in his left foot back in mid-October and will be out until early December. The guard is widely considered the best defensive player in the ACC. He averaged 6.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game last season. |
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North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 12/06 | 9:13am | Farnold Degand | G | Probable | Knee | Point guard Farnold Degand, who started and played 13 minutes in the season-opening 65-59 win at New Orleans, has tendinitis in his left knee and hasn't played since. The injured knee is the same knee that Degand had surgically repaired last season. He is probable for Saturday's game against Davidson. |
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North Carolina Wilmington Seahawks |
| 12/05 | 2:32pm | Kevon Moore | G | Questionable | Groin | Moore did not play against East Carolina with a groin injury and is questionable for Georgia State. Moore is a top guard option off the bench for UNC-Wilmington as he plays 16 minutes a night and averages nearly six points per game. | | 12/02 | 11:00am | Will O'Huaregbe | F | Out For Year | Knee | Freshman forward O'Huaregbe had to be helped off the practice court last week after banging his knee against the floor. An MRI showed no ligament or cartilage damage but there is an issue with his patella tendon. O'Huaregbe has been downgraded to 'expected to miss the remainder of the season'. | | 11/19 | 6:56am | Montez Downey | G | Out | Foot | is out 2-4 weeks after having surgery on his left foot on Friday. Downey started the first three games of the season averaging 5.3 points and 5.3 rebounds. |
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North Texas Mean Green |
| 11/23 | 10:49am | Josh White | G | Probable | Thumb | White is probable for Sunday's game against Indiana St. after suffering a thumb injury. White scored 19 points in North Texas's win over Sam Houston on Thursday night. |
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Northeastern Huskies |
| 12/10 | 7:14am | Chris Alvarez | F | Doubtful | Shoulder | Senior forward Chris Alvarez is doubtful with a shoulder injury against Harvard. He missed the last two games for the Huskies. |
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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks |
| 11/22 | 7:03am | Zarko Comagic | F | Questionable | Concussion | Comagic sat out the UNLV game Thursday night with a concussion and the returning starter is questionable for today's tilt with UC Riverside. Comagic (6.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg last year) was inconsistent at times last season but when the 6-foot-7-inch forward was on, he was hard to stop. |
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Northern Colorado Bears |
| 12/05 | 7:52am | Robert Palacios | F | Questionable | Ankle | Palacios injured his ankle in Northern Colorado's game against Texas State-San Marco and has missed the last three games. He is questionable to play Saturday against Air Force. The forward averages 5.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game this season as a starting post player. |
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Northern Illinois Huskies |
| 11/17 | 12:54pm | Keith Smith | G | Out | Shoulder | Freshman Keith Smith is out indefinitely with a shoulder injury and could possibly miss the entire year. |
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Northern Iowa Panthers |
| 12/09 | 9:16am | Jon Montgomery | G | Questionable | Ankle | Reserve guard Montgomery injured his ankle in UNI's last game and is questionable for Tuesday night vs. Iowa. Montgomery is averaging 8.3 minutes per game. | | 11/15 | 6:30am | Jake Koch | F | Out For Year | Ankle | Koch will miss the entire season with an ankle injury. The brother of top returning scorer Adam will likely take a redshirt. | | 11/05 | 1:15pm | Carlton Reed | G | Out For Year | Knee | Senior guard Reed will miss the season with a ruptured tendon
in his left knee. He averaged 3.5 points and 11.4 minutes a game last
season. |
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 12/05 | 7:42am | Luke Harangody | C | Questionable | Pneumonia | Harangody has been upgraded to questionable to play in Notre Dame's next game against Ohio State on Saturday. The All-American center has been battling pneumonia. In five games this year Harangody is averaging a double double of 23 points and 11 boards per game. |
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Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 11/05 | 4:48pm | Nikola Kecman | F | Out | Eligibility | Sophomore forward Kecman will have to sit out the first 12 games of the 2008-09 season after the NCAA ruled he received more than "necessary" expenses while playing for a professional team in his native Serbia. He will become eligible for the Buckeye's 1/6 game against Michigan State but is still able to practice with the team. |
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Oklahoma State Cowboys |
| 12/09 | 7:47pm | Ibrahima Thomas | F | Out For Year | Disciplinary | Thomas sat out the Cowboys' last game after an undisclosed violation of team rules but coach Travis Ford has now dismissed the starter from the basketball team. Ford says he had several conversations with the sophomore over the past week and determined that he lacked the commitment to make the program successful. At 6-foot-11, Thomas was the main post presence on a Cowboys team that lacks depth inside. Thomas averaged 8 ppg and 4 rpg in 21 minutes a night. |
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Oregon State Beavers |
| 12/05 | 7:40am | Calvin Haynes | G | Out | Eligibility | Haynes has not played yet this season while awaiting the outcome of an eligibility issue but is expected to finally suit up and play on December 13th when Oregon State faces Nebraska. No word has been released regarding Haynes' possible role with the team. |
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Pacific Tigers |
| 12/06 | 9:10am | Royal Edwards | F | Out | Knee | The Tigers have been without Royal Edwards for the past few games, and the rest of his season is in doubt. He's scheduled to have arthroscopic surgery on both knees after battling soreness all season. | | 11/25 | 2:29pm | Steffan Johnson | G | Out For Year | Suspension | All-Big West guard Steffan Johnson was suspended for stemming from an on-campus sexual assault investegation. He has since transferred to Idaho. Last season Johnson averaged 14.5 ppg and 4.9 apg. He has since transferred to Idaho. | | 11/15 | 10:46am | Michael Kirby | PG | Out | Suspension | Backup point guard Michael Kirby was suspended stemming from an on-campus sexual assault investigation. Kirby may become eligible in late December. | | 11/15 | 10:44am | Michael Nunnally | C | Out For Year | Suspension | Center Michael Nunnally received a one year suspension stemming from an on-campus sexual assault investigation. Nunally was expected to be the Tigers starting center and was coming off a season in which he averged 7.4 ppg and 4.5 rpg. |
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Penn State Nittany Lions |
| 12/05 | 2:25pm | Billy Oliver | F | Out | Concussion | Freshman forward Billy Oliver, who has missed considerable practice time due to concussions this season, has not yet been cleared by doctors to resume contact drills and is out indefinitely. Coach DeChellis is counting on the freshman to add some 3-point range and shot blocks to the team. Oliver doesn't think he'll be cleared to play in a game for another one to two weeks. While he would take a redshirt if the coaches sat him down and asked him to, right now he wants to play. | | 11/14 | 8:02am | Andrew Ott | C | Out | Transfer | Villanova transfer Andrew Ott is the team's tallest player at 6'10'' but he will not be eligible to play until after fall finals because of NCAA transfer rules. |
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Pennsylvania Quakers |
| 12/01 | 6:54am | Andreas Schreiber | C | Questionable | Shoulder | The Quakers' center sat out Penn's last three games with a shoulder injury and is questionable to play against Villanova. Schreiber averaged 5.5 points and 3.3 boards per game last season mostly in a reserve role but is being counted on to increase his playing time this season. | | 11/14 | 1:05pm | Darren Smith | G | Out | Knee | Smith is expected to be a key reserve for Penn this year but is out indefinitely with a knee injury. He missed all of last season and is trying to get back to a healthy state. |
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Pepperdine Waves |
| 12/02 | 7:13am | Ryan Holmes | G | Out | Knee | Holmes will be out of action for 4-6 weeks. The senior guard has been out of action for a week due to a knee injury suffered in Friday's 90-66 loss to New Mexico St. Holmes is one of four seniors on roster and has averaged 11.7 points and 3.0 assists through the first three games. |
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Portland Pilots |
| 12/05 | 2:01pm | Ethan Niedermeyer | F | Questionable | Ankle | Niedermeyer missed 12/3 vs. E. Washington with an ankle injury and is questionable for Saturday against Idaho. Neidermeyer is averaging 7 points and 2 rebounds per game as the first forward off the bench most nights. | | 12/05 | 2:00pm | John Hegarty | C | Questionable | Personal | The reserve center has missed the few couple of games due to personal reasons and is questionable for Saturday's tip with Idaho. |
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Portland State Vikings |
| 12/09 | 7:56pm | Jeremiah Dominguez | PG | Out | Finger | The Big Sky's Player of the Year from a year ago is scheduled to miss his 2nd game in a row when PSU plays host to Lewis & Clark Dec. 9. Dominguez has a chip fracture in his right index finger and will be reevaluated on Wednesday for a possible return on Dec. 14 @ Washington. |
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Providence Friars |
| 12/03 | 7:28am | Geoff McDermott | F | Probable | Ankle | McDermott is probable to play tonight for Providence with an ankle injury but might not be able to play his usual 26 minutes per game. McDermott is averaging 8.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game as the starting power forward for the Friars. | | 11/05 | 4:54pm | Ray Hall | C | Out For Year | Leg | Hall is out for the season and his career is over after doctors have told him that his injured leg will never fully heal if he continues to play basketball on it. The 6'11" junior was seen as a reserve front court player for the Friars this season after averaging 1.3 points and 1.6 rebounds last year in very limited minutes. |
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Purdue Boilermakers |
| 12/09 | 9:38am | Ryne Smith | Q | Questionable | Leg | Reserve guard Ryne Smith has a leg rash/infection and sat out the Boilermakers' last game. He is questionable for tonight (12/9) vs. Ball State. | | 11/20 | 8:04am | John Hart | G | Out For Year | Redshirt | Freshman guard John Hart will be redshirted this year. |
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Richmond Spiders |
| 12/02 | 11:22am | Conor Smith | G | Questionable | Hip | RS freshman Conor Smith injured his hip and was only able to play 9 mins vs. Coppin State. He is questionable for Wed 12/3 vs. Old Dominion. | | 11/04 | 12:51pm | Dan Geriot | C | Out For Year | Knee | Junior Center Geriot, the Spider's returning scorer is out for the entire 2008-2009 season due to a knee injury. Geriot averaged 14.3 points and 5.5 rebounds last season. |
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Rider Broncs |
| 11/13 | 4:43pm | Lamar Johnson | G | Out | Concussion | Senior guard Johnson is out for 2-3 weeks with a concussion. He is one of the top options on Tommy Dempsey's bench and averaged 4.6 points per game last season. | | 11/06 | 9:54am | Justin Robinson | G | Out | Knee | Robinson is out until early December after having arthroscopic knee surgery. The sophomore point guard averaged 6.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game while starting 31 contests last year. Fellow sophomore Matt Griffin will likely see an increased role with Robinson out. |
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Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
| 12/09 | 4:37pm | JR Inman | G | Questionable | Ankle | Inman missed some time this season while serving a suspension for a violation of team rules. Now he is out due to an injured ankle and is questionable for Wed 12/10 vs. Princeton. |
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Sacramento State Hornets |
| 12/05 | 7:52am | Michael Selling | F | Out | Foot | Selling's broken foot is progressing on schedule and he could return in two weeks. Coach Katz is counting on the forward to add depth in the frontcourt. | | 12/01 | 6:53am | AJ Kapanoske | F | Out For Year | Foot | Forward AJ Kapanoske will not play this season with an injured foot. The junior transfer from Irvine Valley CC was expected to compete for a significant role in the frontcourt. | | 11/30 | 4:22pm | Alex Ward | F | Out | Personal | The projected reserve has missed all five of Sacramento State's game this season due to personal issues. He is out indefinitely. |
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Saint Louis Billikens |
| 11/20 | 8:01am | Femi John | G | Out For Year | Redshirt | Freshman guard Femi John (McCluer North) will redshirt this year. |
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San Diego Toreros |
| 12/09 | 6:35pm | De'Jon Jackson | G | Questionable | Knee | Jackson has missed the last two games with a swollen left knee. He had the knee drained of fluid and received a cortisone shot last week. The problem may not be as much related to the MCL, which Jackson sprained taking a charge in a preseason scrimmage, as it is with the patella (kneecap). Jackson's contributions, as the team's best overall and No. 1 perimeter defender, and his savvy on offense were invaluable to the team's cohesiveness and success. He also made the 18-foot jump shot with 1.2 seconds left in overtime that lifted USD over UConn. Jackson averaged 31.1 minutes of playing time, 7.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists as a starter in all 36 Toreros games last season. He has averaged 25.8 minutes, 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds in five of USD's eight games this season. | | 12/07 | 7:10am | Brandon Johnson | G | Out For Year | Achilles | Senior guard Johnson suffered a ruptured left achilles tendon in last night's loss to San Diego State and he will now be lost for the rest of the season. Johnson is expected to have surgery on Tuesday. "We lose the guy that is kind of the heart and soul of this team," said head coach Bill Grier. "And he is a senior, and you lose him for the year. Right now the game isn't on my mind, it's him. This kid has done so much for this program and for him to have a senior year like this is devastating." | | 12/06 | 9:06am | Trumaine Johnson | G | Out | Suspension | Johnson has yet to play this season while under suspension and is out indefinitely. The starting guard averaged 5.6 points and 2.3 rebounds per game last season. |
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San Diego State Aztecs |
| 12/10 | 10:38am | Lorenzo Wade | F | Probable | Suspension | Wade was upgraded to probable to play against San Diego 12/6 but he did not enter the game. Wade is with the team, but HC Fisher said he hadn't decided whether the senior would make his season debut tonight (12/10) vs. Arizona. The Aztec's leading scorer from last season had been suspended after first degree felony burglary charges were brought against him stemming from an incident in which he allegedly broke into an apartment and stole a television set. Wade averaged 14.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game last season. |
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San Francisco Dons |
| 12/09 | 9:59am | Chris O'Brien | G | Questionable | Back | O'Brien did not play in San Francisco's last game because of a back injury and is questionable for tonight (12/9) vs. Pacific. He had started the Dons' previous eight games averaging 21.8 mpg and 3.4 ppg. |
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San Jose State Spartans |
| 11/15 | 1:30pm | Oliver Caballero | C | Out | Back | A back injury will keep Caballero out indefinitely. The sophomore started in five games last year averaging 2.1 ppg and 1.3 rpg). | | 11/15 | 1:28pm | Adrian Oliver | G | N/A | Transfer | Sophomore Guard Adrian Oliver, a starter in 13 games of the 2006-07 season as a freshman for the University of Washington men’s basketball team, is expected to play his first game for San Jose State following the completion of the 2008 fall semester. |
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Santa Clara Broncos |
| 11/07 | 7:06am | Decensae White | F | N/A | Transfer | White transferred from Texas Tech and becomes eligible in December. He played 30 out of 34 games as a freshman at Texas Tech in 2006-07 and started two games for Bobby Knight's squad. He averaged 4.5 points and 2.2 rebounds per game, while shooting .486 from the floor and .522 from 3-point range. His shooting percentage was 2nd on the team and his 3-point shooting ranked 1st amongst players with over 10 made 3-pointers. White's offensive rebounds total tied for 3rd on the team. |
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SE Missouri State Redhawks |
| 12/03 | 5:38pm | Jimmy Drew | G | Questionable | Foot | Junior guard Jimmy Drew has missed the last couple of games because of a lingering foot problem that also plagued him last year. He is questionable for Saturday's game against Tennessee St. | | 11/13 | 4:47pm | Hank Harris | PG | Out For Year | Achilles Tendon | The probable starting point guard Senior Hank Harris suffered an achilles tendon injury during a pickup game and is expected to miss the entire season. |
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Seton Hall Pirates |
| 11/28 | 1:49pm | Robert Mitchell | F | Probable | Suspension Served | Starting power forward Robert "Stix" Mitchell, the team's 2nd-leading scorer, was suspended for the tournament's first two games because he rode on the team bus from Georgetown last season while sitting out the year after his transfer from Duquesne. The NCAA prohibits players from sitting on the bench at road games or from traveling to or from road games with the team while sitting out a year. Mitchell played in the 11/23 win over V-Tech. |
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South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 12/04 | 1:21pm | Brandis Raley Ross | G | Out | Knee | South Carolina starting guard Bradis Raley-Ross was initially projected to be out 3-4 weeks, and that projection has not changed. Raley-Ross was off crutches last week, playing the role of cheerleader on the Gamecock bench. “He’s progressing,” said Coach Horn. “In terms of the exact date he’s back, he’s on the schedule he was on before" (returning in mid-December). | | 12/04 | 1:17pm | Sam Muldrow | F | Out | Academics | Carolina could certainly benefit from the presence of 6’9” forward Sam Muldrow, but Muldrow has yet to play this season with “academic issues.” Officially, Coach Horn has said only that Muldrow is suspended game by game until the issues are resolved. It was rumored that Muldrow is actually ineligible for the semester and would return after the fall semester ended, in time for the December 16 game against North Carolina Central. On Monday, Horn stopped short of saying that was the case, but did indicate Muldrow could be back for that game. |
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South Florida Bulls |
| 11/13 | 3:51pm | Augustus Gilchrist | F/C | N/A | Transfer | The NCAA has granted a waiver request for USF basketball player Augustus Gilchrist that will allow him to be eligible for competition after the fall semester of the 2008-09 academic year. Gilchrist will be eligible to begin competition as a freshman on Dec. 14 when USF hosts Niagara at the Sun Dome. The 6-10 forward/center transferred to USF from Maryland during the Summer of 2008. | | 11/13 | 3:51pm | Mike Mercer | G | N/A | Transfer | Junior guard Mike Mercer, who transferred to USF from Georgia prior to the Spring semester of 2008 will be eligible to play at the end of the 2008 fall semester (Dec 14th). He was named to the coaches All-SEC Freshman team. He appeared in 51 games for the University of Georgia in his two-year career, starting 27 of them. He averaged 12.2 points and 3.6 rebounds. He has scored in double figures in 34 of 51 games played and has 620 collegiate points. |
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Southern Illinois Salukis |
| 11/25 | 2:12pm | Nick Evans | G | Out | Wrist | Center Nick Evans will miss 4-6 weeks after sustaining a broken left wrist Friday night. Evans' injury opens the door for freshman forward Anthony Booker and junior forward Christian Cornelius to play more minutes. Both played in all four games this season, but neither are averaging more than four rebounds or points a game. |
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Southern Methodist Mustangs |
| 11/06 | 11:28pm | Mouhammad Faye | F | N/A | Transfer | Junior forward Mouhammad Faye, who transferred to SMU from Georgia Tech will be eligible to play at the end of the 2008 fall semester. Faye played in five games last year with highs of four points and five rebounds at Vanderbilt. He played in 30 games with eight starts as a redshirt freshman in 2006-07, contributing career-bests of 17 points and nine rebounds against Virginia Tech. |
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Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
| 12/11 | 7:07am | Brandon Cooks | F | Out For Year | Quit | Sophomore forward Brandon Cooks has left the team. Cooks played in 20 games last season, averaging 3.8 points. | | 12/05 | 7:46am | LaVance Pennington | G | Out For Year | Eligibility | Pennington will not play this season due to an unresolved eligibility issue. | | 12/01 | 3:45pm | Andre Jackson | F | Out For Year | Eligibility | Jackson is expected to sit out the 2008/2009 season due to eligibility issues. Southern Miss was hoping the freshman's wide body could fill a key role this season. |
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St. John's Red Storm |
| 11/23 | 5:05pm | Anthony Mason Jr. | F | Out For Year | Foot | St. John's forward Anthony Mason Jr. will miss the rest of the season after foot surgery. The dazzling athletic senior averaged 14.0 ppg and 4.4 rpg a year ago. This is a huge blow to a very young St. John's squad. |
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St. Joseph's Hawks |
| 11/14 | 7:27am | AJ Rogers | G | Out | Shoulder | The highly regarded freshman from St. Anthony's high school is out indefinitely with a shoulder injury. Rogers is part of a very talented freshman class and was competing to see significant minutes in the backcourt. |
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Stanford Cardinal |
| 11/25 | 2:32pm | Will Paul | F | Out | Foot | Paul is expected to miss at least 5 games, perhaps more, with a foot injury. Stanford's tallest scholarship player played in 17 games a year ago before redshirting the season. He could become a valuable commodity off of the bench when he returns. |
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Temple Owls |
| 11/20 | 7:47am | Martavis Kee | G | Out | Transfer | Sophomore guard Martavis Kee, who reportedly will transfer at the end of the semester, was not on the bench. | | 11/14 | 1:52pm | Juan Manuel Fernandez | F | Out | Eligibility | Fernandez is expected to miss the first 10 games of the season before he officially becomes an Owl. The freshman from Argentina should debut at Villanova on Dec. 29. |
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Tennessee Volunteers |
| 11/14 | 1:39pm | Daniel West | G | Out | Academics | West has been ruled ineligible by the NCAA and is expected to miss the season. The Vols will have to wait until next year to see West's stellar assist skills (he averaged 11 assists his senior year of high school). Junior college All-American Bobby Maze will likely direct the offense this year. |
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Texas Longhorns |
| 12/09 | 9:52am | Alexis Wangmene | F | Out | Knee | The status for sophomore reserve forward Alexis Wangmene has changed from day-to-day to out indefinitely. Wangmene has an injured right knee. He played in the first four games this season but has missed the last two. There is no word yet from the team on whether Wangmene will miss enough time to angle for a medical redshirt season. With that status, he would sit out the rest of the season and petition the NCAA to return as a sophomore next season . |
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Texas A&M Aggies |
| 12/04 | 6:58am | Derrick Roland | G | Questionable | Foot | Roland is questionable to play in Friday's game against Arizona with a foot injury. In 22 minutes per game, the junior is averaging 5.2 points and 1.4 rebounds per game this year. |
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Texas Christian Horned Frogs |
| 12/10 | 7:25am | John Ortiz | F | Doubtful | Arm | Senior forward John Ortiz is doubtful for Wednesday's game against Indiana with an arm injury. |
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Toledo Rockets |
| 12/09 | 9:33am | Terrance Tubbs | F | Questionable | Shoulder | Tubbs missed last Wednesday's (12/3) game vs. UMass and is questionable for tonight matchup with Wright State. The freshman forward left the game against Florida with a shoulder injury after a nasty fall. He was able to play 23 minutes 11/17 vs. Xavier but has not entered the past couple of games. |
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Towson Tigers |
| 12/09 | 11:06am | Rick Brown | F | Questionable | Suspension | Freshman forward Brown sat out Towson's first five games of the season while under suspension for violating team rules. He has served the suspension but due to coach's discretion has not entered the past three Towson games. He was fighting for playing time in a crowded Tigers' frontcourt this offseason and receiving the suspension apparently greatly hurt his chances for future playing time. |
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Troy State Trojans |
| 11/17 | 6:36am | Bernard Toombs | C | Out For Year | Redshirt | Bernard Toombs, a 6-10 junior center, is also redshirting. He averaged 2.2PPG and 2.3RPG last season. | | 11/17 | 6:35am | Trayce Macon | F | Out For Year | Redshirt | Junior forward Trayce Macon will redshirt this season. He averaged 7.1PPG and 4.2RPG last season. |
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Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
| 12/07 | 6:45am | Armond Battle | F | Out For Year | Ankle | 6-7 freshman forward Armond Battle will redshirt this basketball season after suffering an ankle injury in practice. |
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UC Davis Aggies |
| 12/02 | 7:19am | Mark Payne | G | Questionable | Shoulder | Starting point guard Payne is questionable to play against Sacramento State with a shoulder injury. Payne is averaging 6 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists per game while at the controls of the Aggies offense. |
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UC Riverside Highlanders |
| 11/17 | 9:54am | Rudy Meo | G | Out | Knee | Guard Rudy Meo is out for three more weeks after arthroscopic knee surgery. He had arthroscopic knee surgery two weeks ago, was still on crutches Tuesday but could return in three weeks. Meo is a new transfer from Cloud County Community College. | | 11/17 | 9:48am | Kyle Austin | F | Out | Transfer | Kyle Austin, a 6-foot-7 forward transfer from Southern California, will be eligible to join the team in December. |
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UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
| 11/17 | 9:58am | Justin Joyner | G | Out For Year | Wrist | Junior point guard Justin Joyner, a two-year starter for the Gauchos, will miss the 2008-09 season after having two surgeries to repair his right wrist in the off-season. Joyner played the entire 2007-08 season with the injured wrist and, in fact, played in and started all 32 games. He had the first surgery on his wrist in the spring of 2008 and the second in the latter portion of the summer. He is expected to apply to the NCAA for an injury redshirt in the 2008-09 season and expects to make a healthy return for his junior year in 2009-10. |
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UCLA Bruins |
| 12/07 | 6:52am | Mustafa Abdul-Hamid | G | Doubtful | Wrist | Reserve guard Abdul-Hamid did not play in UCLA's last game against Texas and has been downgraded to doubtful to play Sunday against Cal State Northridge. Abdul-Hamid plays sparingly, getting only about 1 minute per game. |
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UNC Greensboro Spartans |
| 12/05 | 7:51am | Damien Eargle | F | Questionable | Disciplinary | Eargle is questionable to play Saturday against the College of Charleston because of an undisclosed disciplinary action. He has not suited up yet this season. |
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UNLV Runnin' Rebels |
| 11/06 | 2:04pm | Matt Shaw | F | Out For Year | Knee | Shaw tore his ACL over the summer and will miss the entire season. The junior forward averaged 6.9 points and 4 rebounds per game last season. Shaw hopes to resume full practices by February. |
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Utah Utes |
| 12/10 | 10:26am | Luka Drca | PG | Out | Ankle | The Utes will be playing without starting point guard Luka Drca, who sprained his ankle against Idaho State and will be out 10 days. Drca leads the team in both steals and turnovers. |
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Utah State Aggies |
| 12/05 | 7:44am | Dominique Cooks | G | Out | Ankle | Cooks is out indefinitely with an ankle injury. The Australian guard has not played yet this season and might end up taking a redshirt. |
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UTEP Miners |
| 11/23 | 4:43pm | Tavaris Watts | F | Out | Knee | Senior Tavaris Watts is out indefinitely after suffering a knee injury. It is not yet known how long Watts will be sidelined. Watts is one of only two seniors on the roster and averaged 6.9 ppg last season as a starter. |
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UW-Green Bay Phoenix |
| 12/10 | 4:30pm | Jesse Childs | G | Questionable | Suspension | Coach Kowalczyk said junior-college transfer Jesse Childs did not make the trip to Utah because he was suspended for a violation of team rules. Childs didn't play in the three games in Daytona Beach, Fla. nor in the past few games either. His status for Idaho State is uncertain. | | 12/06 | 8:34am | Ryan Tillema | G | Probable | Knee | Senior guard Ryan Tillema has been out since suffering a knee injury while practicing on November 6th. He sat out game vs. Detroit but is expected to return to practice on Monday. Tillema was UW-Green Bays second leading scorer last season averaging 12.5 ppg. He has been upgraded to probably and will most likely see about 10 minutes of game action tonight against IdahoSt. |
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UW-Milwaukee Panthers |
| 12/03 | 5:31pm | Patrick Souter | G | Out For Year | None | Souter is expected to redshirt this season. | | 12/03 | 5:30pm | Riley Walker | F | Out For Year | None | Walker is expected to redshirt this season. | | 12/03 | 5:29pm | Ryan Haggerty | F | Out For Year | None | Haggerty is expected to redshirt this season. | | 12/03 | 5:28pm | Jerard Ajami | G | Out For Year | Eligibility | Ajami is ineligible for the 2008/2009 season. |
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Valparaiso Crusaders |
| 12/01 | 3:17pm | Brandon McPherson | G | Out | Knee | McPherson, the team's floor leader and arguably its best player (at least top two), is back on the court, albeit in limited capacity. He hasn't even practiced this year as he recovers from offseason knee surgery, but is getting closer to a much-needed return. "Brandon's knee is a lot stronger," coach Homer Drew said. "He's been doing some halfcourt stuff with us and shooting." He won't be in uniform Tuesday when the Crusaders open up conference play against preseason favorite Cleveland State. Drew said there's no way McPherson returns in the next "couple of weeks," either. But that does leave the door open for McPherson to possibly return by the big Jan. 3 game against Butler. The senior point guard averaged 10 points and 2.1 rebounds per game last season. |
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Vanderbilt Commodores |
| 12/02 | 11:50am | Andre Walker | F | Out For Year | Knee | Walker has been downgraded to 'expected to miss the season' after being diagnosed with a torn ACL in his right knee. The talented sophomore was expected to add depth to both forward positions this season. | | 11/28 | 3:31pm | Lance Goulbourne | G/F | Out | Mono | Explosive freshman Lance Goulbourne is expected to miss up to a month with mononucleosis. |
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Villanova Wildcats |
| 12/01 | 3:20pm | Casiem Drummond | C | Out For Year | Transfer | Drummond told the coaching staff on Monday that he will leave the Big East school and transfer. The 6-foot-10 junior played in two games for the No. 17 Wildcats (6-0) and averaged 2.0 points and 2.5 rebounds. He started nine times in 42 career games at Villanova and missed most of last season with ankle injuries. "Casiem is interested in finding a place where he can earn significantly more playing time than he has received here," Villanova coach Jay Wright said. "Our staff is doing all it can to help him locate that opportunity." |
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Virginia Tech Hokies |
| 11/13 | 5:55am | J.T. Thompson | F | Out | Hernia | Forward J.T. Thompson will miss 4-6 weeks after he has surgery Friday morning to correct a sports hernia, according to Tech's athletic department. The 6-foot-6 sophomore was diagnosed Wednesday with the injury. He played in 34 games last season, starting five, and averaged 5.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. |
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Washington Huskies |
| 11/14 | 1:18pm | Tyreese Breshers | F | Out | Shin | The freshman has yet to earn a role on the young Huskies squad as he has been recovering from offseason shin surgery. He did not suit up for the Thursday night exhibition game and is now expected to be out until early December. |
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West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 12/09 | 5:39pm | Alex Ruoff | F | Questionable | Shoulder | Ruoff had to leave the Davidson game with a shoulder injury Tuesday night (12/9) and could not return for the 2nd half. | | 12/09 | 4:38pm | Joe Mazzulla | PG | Questionable | Shoulder | Mazzulla is day-to-day after suffering a left shoulder bruise in the win at Ole Miss. He sat out Saturday vs. Cleveland State and entered Tuesday's (12/9) game vs. Davidson but had to leave in the first half. |
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
| 12/01 | 3:38pm | Japeth Aguilar | C | Out | Foot | Aguilar is recovering from a stress fracture in his foot and should return sometime in the month of December. The junior center averaged 4.4 points and 4 rebounds per game off the bench last season and while it is unknown if he'll crack the starting lineup this year, the 6'9" Aguilar is a top option in the frontcourt when healthy. |
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Western Michigan Broncos |
| 11/22 | 4:51am | Andre Ricks | G | Out | Wrist | Senior point guard Andre Ricks will be out at least several weeks with a wrist injury. |
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Wisconsin Badgers |
| 11/20 | 7:34am | Ryan Evans | G | Out For Year | Redshirt | Freshman guard Ryan Evans announced Friday that he will use his redshirt and sit out the 2008-09 season. Evans will participate in all practices and attend games. |
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Wyoming Cowboys |
| 11/06 | 10:59pm | Djibril Thiam | F | N/A | Transfer | Forward Djibril Thiam transferred to Wyoming from Baylor in January of 2008 and will not be available to play for Wyoming until the end of the 2008 fall semester. He played in the first seven games of last season for Baylor. He was averaging 2.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 17.3 minutes per game, while shooting 60 percent from the field (9 of 15 field goals) as a redshirt freshman. He also was a perfect 1 of 1 from three-point range. |
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Xavier Musketeers |
| 12/09 | 5:49pm | Terrell Holloway | G | Probable | Foot | Freshman guard Terrell Holloway has a stress fracture in his left foot. He has missed nearly two weeks of action and is healing nicely. He returned to practice on Monday and Coach Sean Miller said he plans on playing Holloway "some" Wednesday against Ohio. Holloway had been playing a bigger role for Xavier (5-0) as he continues to get acclimated. He's averaging 7.8 points and 21 minutes per game, and leads the Musketeers in free throws, going 27-for-28. Dante Jackson, who spent some time at point guard last season, continues to assume the bulk of the minutes there while Holloway recovers. | | 12/02 | 11:48am | Jordan Crawford | G | Out For Year | Transfer | Jordan Crawford, a sophomore guard, will sit out this season and have three years of eligibility remaining. He transferred from Indiana in June. | | 11/20 | 7:31am | Mark Lyons | G | Out For Year | Ineligible | The 6-foot-1, 185-pound freshamn guard Mark Lyons will not be able to play this season after a ruling by the NCAA. He was one of the most athletic guards in the A-10, was selected to the conference's All-Rookie team and was the front runner to start at point guard. |
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Youngstown State Penguins |
| 11/15 | 6:47am | Blair Rozenblad | F | Out For Year | Dismissed | Rozenblad has been dismissed from the team due to what is being described as personal reasons. He was battling for time in the frontcourt before leaving his squad. | | 11/15 | 6:45am | Ben Umbel | G | Out | Shoulder | Umbel is out indefinitely with a shoulder injury. The reserve guard was not expected to play a big role this season. |
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