| All Times Pacific | Red= Key Injury | Bold = Starter |
| 2008-09 COLLEGE BASKETBALL - WEEK 10 |
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Air Force Falcons |
| 01/20 | 7:27am | Anwar Johnson | G |  Questionable | Foot | Johnson is dealing with a foot injury that threatens to hold him out of Tuesday 1/20 against Colorado State. The forward averages 14.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. |
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Akron Zips |
| 01/09 | 4:42pm | Ronnie Steward | G |  Out | Leg | Substitute guard Steward has missed the past month with a medical condition known as compartment syndrome. The RS freshman has had surgery on his right leg for the condition. He started the first three games of the season but has given way to true freshman Anthony ''Humpty'' Hitchens in the starting lineup. Steward averaged 3.3 points. Steward missed all of last season with a hip flexor. Coach Dambrot expected Steward back for the MAC season, which opens Jan. 10 at Miami, but his recovery has been slower than projected. No new timetable has been set for Steward's return. |
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Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 01/21 | 8:23am | Ronald Steele | G | Out For Year | Foot | The news out of Alabama on Wednesday 1/21 is that Steele will not play again this season. His foot injury has been diagnosed as Plantar Fasciitis and while it was originally hoped that Steele could return for March Madness, that will not happen. Steele is Alabama's floor general averaging 13 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game. |
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Appalachian State Mountaineers |
| 01/18 | 4:34am | Ryann Abraham | G | Questionable | Leg | Abraham injured his leg and did not play on Saturday 1/17 against Samford. He is questionable to return on the court on Wednesday 1/21 against the College of Charleston. The guard averages 11 points and 2 rebounds per game when healthy. | | 01/17 | 7:54am | Marcus Wright | G | Out | Ankle | Wright turned his ankle in Appalachian State's last game against Davidson and will be out for about two weeks. He is not making the team's current road trip. The reserve guard is averaging 2.2 points and 1.1 rebounds per game in just under 9 minutes of action per night. |
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Arizona Wildcats |
| 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 has now enrolled at Kansas and will be eligible midseason of 2009-10. |
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Arkansas Razorbacks |
| 01/16 | 12:49pm | Montrell McDonald | G | Out | Suspension | Junior guard Montrell McDonald hasn't played or practiced since the Friday after the South Alabama game 11/26. Arkansas coach John Pelphrey said McDonald remains indefinitely suspended for an undisclosed violation of team rules. | | 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 |
| 01/22 | 9:55am | JeJuan Brown | F |  Probable | Ankle | Brown is probable to play on Thursday 1/22 against Middle Tennessee State but he is not expected to be at 100% for the game. The forward averages 7.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game when fully healthy. |
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Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans |
| 01/09 | 7:11pm | Mike Smith | F | Out | Suspension | UALR's leading rebounder, Mike Smith, has been suspended for a violation of team rules and is out indefinitely. |
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Austin Peay Governors |
| 01/21 | 10:44pm | Ernest Fields | F | Questionable | Ankle | Fields sprained his ankle in practice last week and did not play Saturday 1/17 against Tennessee State. He is questionable for Thursday 1/22 vs. Tenn Tech. The forward averages 6.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per night. |
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Ball State Cardinals |
| 01/12 | 7:45am | Anthony Newell | G | Out For Year | Ankle | Newell left Ball State's last game on 1/10 against Eastern Michigan with an ankle injury and did not return. It was hoped that he merely suffered a sprain, however an MRI showed ligament damage and Newell will miss the remainder of the season. Among the top 20 rebounders in the nation at the time of his injury, Newell was averaging 15.2 points and 9.4 boards per game for the Cardinals. | | 01/02 | 8:17am | Laron Frazier | G | Out | Hand | Senior guard Frazier is out for 4-6 weeks with a hand injury suffered in practice just before the new year. He was one of Ball State's leading scorers averaging 8.9 points per game before the injury. |
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Boise State Broncos |
| 01/23 | 8:16am | Mark Sanchez | F | Probable | Ankle | Sanchez did not play in Boise State's last game but had practiced all week and is expected to return to the court on Saturday 1/24 against Louisiana Tech. His role in that game is to be determined. Sanchez might not be healthy enough to start. |
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Bowling Green Falcons |
| 12/13 | 11:54am | 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. Coach Orr said Madlock remains a part of the team but is suspended indefinitely. "With the semester winding down, we want him to focus in on his academics," Orr said. |
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Bradley Braves |
| 12/19 | 6:31pm | Andrew Warren | G | Out | Foot | Bradley's top scoring threat was in street clothes and sitting on the bench for the last few games. Warren has been downgraded to 'out indefinitely' with a broken bone in his foot. He 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 |
| 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 |
| 01/08 | 8:30am | Trae Clark | G | Out For Year | Academics | Clark has been dismissed from the team due to academic reasons. The starting point guard appeared in 9 games for the Mustangs averaging 7 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists per game. | | 12/15 | 6:54am | John Manley | F | Out | Back | Senior forward John Manley has not played this year and is out indefinitely with a back injury. |
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Cal State Northridge Matadors |
| 01/16 | 9:23pm | Deon Tresvant | G | Out | Legal | Tresvant is out indefinitely after being arrested for stealing more than $6600 worth of merchandise from a Best Buy. This is a huge blow for Northridge, the favorite to win the Big West this season. The Big West has found itself on the police blotter before, but this is a pretty serious offense. It's hard to imagine that Tresvant, a senior and the team's leading scorer, will be back on the floor this season. | | 01/16 | 9:20pm | Dallas Rutherford | G | Out | Legal | Reserve guard Rutherford is out indefinitely after being arrested for stealing more than $6600 in merchandise from a Best Buy with teammate Deon Tresvant and Coach Braswell's son. Rutherford was averaging 5 mpg. |
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California Golden Bears |
| 01/23 | 8:18am | Jerome Randle | G | Questionable | Ankle | Randle played through a bruised ankle to drop 20 points against Oregon State on Thursday 1/22 but experienced some discomfort in his ankle after the game and might not be able to play on Saturday 1/24 against Oregon. Consider him questionable. Randle averages 18.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game. | | 01/09 | 5:01pm | 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. Harrison was able to practice a couple of weeks ago for the first time in about 1 1/2 years, but Coach Montgomery said the sophomore probably won't be able to contribute immediately. |
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Canisius Golden Griffins |
| 01/22 | 10:05am | Chris Gadley | F | Questionable | Back | Gadley has missed the past five games with back soreness and remains questionable heading into Friday 1/23 against Marist. At the time of his injury, Gadley was second on the team in scoring and first in rebounding. Canisius has struggled mightily without his presence in the lineup. | | 01/05 | 9:19am | Brett Chance | G | Out For Year | Left Team | Chance has decided not to return to Canisius after the Christmas break and will remain at home in his native Florida while trying to find a new school and basketball program. The freshman guard played in eight games for the Griffins averaging 3 points per game. He was reportedly unhappy with his playing time. |
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Central Florida Knights |
| 01/16 | 8:03am | Drew Speraw | F | Out For Year | Academics | Speraw has been suspended for the rest of the season due to academic reasons. The junior guard played sparingly this season, appearing in just five games and averaging 4 minutes per night. |
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Central Michigan Chippewas |
| 01/16 | 7:50am | Chris Kellerman | C | Out | Foot | Kellerman recently re-aggravated a foot injury, the same one that plagued him last season, and has missed the last 3 weeks of action. The big man will likely need to spend another 2-4 weeks on the shelf before he can return. The senior center was averaging 14.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and is out indefinitely. | | 12/16 | 3:22pm | Marko Spica | F/C | Out | Knee | Spica has yet to play this season and 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. |
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Charlotte 49ers |
| 01/06 | 7:11am | Charles Dewhurst | G | Out For Year | Knee | UNC Charlotte's Charles Dewhurst landed awkwardly on his knee on a successful drive against Maryland in early January and did not return to the game. Originally diagnosed with a dislocated knee cap, it turns out Duwhurst suffered ligament damage and will require surgery that will keep him out for the season. The guard was averaging 4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. | | 01/05 | 6:23am | Michael Garrity | G | Out For Year | Transfer | Junior guard Michael Garrity has left the team and will transfer to another school. | | 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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Cincinnati Bearcats |
| 01/05 | 6:12am | Kenny Belton | F | Out | Back | Sophomore forward Kenny Belton is out with a spinal chord injury. He has yet to play this year. | | 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 |
| 01/16 | 8:06am | D'Aundray Brown | G | Out | Shoulder | Brown is dealing with a shoulder injury that kept him out of the last couple of games. He is did not play on Thursday 1/15 vs. UW-Green Bay and likely wont be back in action for another 2-3 weeks. The starting guard, who will occasionally play the point, is averaging 8 points, 5 boards, and 2.5 assists per game. | | 01/09 | 7:04pm | Eric Schiele | G | Out For Year | Undisclosed | Schiele has decided to transfer. He was only playing 10 mpg off the bench. | | 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. |
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Colorado Buffaloes |
| 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 |
| 01/16 | 7:59am | Patrick Foley | G | Questionable | Foot | Foley missed Columbia's last game due to a foot injury and is questionable to play Saturday 1/17 against Cornell. The starting point guard averages 13.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per night. | | 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 |
| 01/16 | 3:22pm | Adam Gore | G | Out | ACL | Senior guard Adam Gore has yet to play this year due to an knee injury. Gore tore his ACL in September and is expected to miss the entire non-league schedule but should return sometime near the beginning of conference play. |
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Dayton Flyers |
| 01/21 | 8:31am | Paul Williams | G | Questionable | Ear | Williams has missed two games due to an ear infection that has impaired his balance. The guard is questionable to return on Thursday 1/22 against George Washington. Williams plays about 10 minutes per night for the Flyers when healthy averaging under 2 points and 2 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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Delaware Fightin Blue Hens |
| 01/18 | 4:29am | Pau Geli | F | Questionable | Ankle | Reserve forward Geli did not play in UDel's last five games due to an ankle injury suffered in practice and he remains questionable heading into Tuesday 1/20 against Drexel. Geli plays about 12 minutes per game. | | 12/12 | 1:52pm | Kelvin McNeil | F | Out For Year | Shoulder | Freshman forward McNeil is out for the season after suffering a torn labrum during the preseason. He will redshirt the year and have four years of eligibility remaining starting next season. McNeil averaged 10 ppg, 6 rpg and 4 apg last year at Massanutten Military Academy. | | 12/12 | 1:45pm | Hakim McCullar | F | Out For Year | Transfer | The sophomore forward will sit the 2008/2009 season under NCAA transfer rules. |
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Detroit Titans |
| 01/21 | 11:01pm | Chris Hayes | F | Out | Suspended | Reserve forward Chris Hayes has been suspended indefinitely for disciplinary reasons. His return to the court for Thursday 1/22 vs. Illinois-Chicago is in doubt. | | 12/22 | 4:33pm | Xavier Keeling | G | Out | Foot | The team's leading scorer and best rebounder sat out Detroit's last two games with a foot injury and has been downgraded to 'out indefinitely'. | | 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 |
| 01/21 | 8:13am | Melquan Bolding | F | Questionable | Illness | Bolding is questionable to play Wednesday 1/21 against St. Joe's due to a recent bout of Strep Throat. The freshman hasn't practiced all week. Bolding averages 9 points and 4 rebounds per game in about 20 minutes when healthy. | | 01/21 | 8:11am | Aaron Jackson | G | Questionable | Tailbone | Jackson
is hobbled with a bruised tailbone that might keep him out of the
lineup on Wednesday 1/21 against St. Joe's. Jackson, who was injured January 14 against George
Washington, scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half of the Dukes most recent game against Dayton. The second half was a different
story. Jackson came out tight and was noticeably limping and scored
just two points in limited playing time. The point guard averages 17.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game. | | 12/17 | 6:56am | Rodrigo Peggau | F | Out For Year | Knee | Peggau has been downgraded to out for the season after it was discovered that the knee injury he suffered earlier this week would require surgery. The operation will be the third on Peggau's right knee in the past year, and the forward has also dealt with knee issues when in high school. Peggau averaged 5 points and 3 boards per game off the bench this year. | | 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 |
| 01/20 | 7:15am | DaQuan Joyner | F | Questionable | Foot | Sophomore DaQuan Joyner has missed the last few weeks of action with a foot injury but is nearing a return. Joyner did not play in ECU's game on Saturday 1/17 against UTEP but was upgraded to questionable for the contest and remains as such for Wednesday 1/21 against Houston. He was averaging seven points and 3.4 rebounds per game this season in the five contests he's suited up for. |
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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 |
| 01/21 | 10:46pm | James Hollowell | F | Questionable | Foot | Reserve forward Hollowell has been out since November with a foot injury but is nearing a return. Hollowell was upgraded to questionable to play Saturday 1/17 against Morehead State but did not enter the game. He averages 3 points and 3 assists per game playing just under 12 minutes per night in the four games he's suited up for this season. |
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Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
| 01/14 | 5:59pm | Dayvon Ellis | G | Out | Hand | Junior Dayvon Ellis broke his hand late in the Austin Peay game and will be out several weeks. | | 01/04 | 6:19pm | Papa Oppong | G | Out | Shoulder | Oppong is expected to miss 2-4 weeks with an injured shoulder. He ranks 2nd on the team in scoring and ranks 6th in the conference with 7.0 rpg. |
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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 |
| 01/08 | 8:39am | Trey Gross | G | Out For Year | Left Team | Gross has left Eastern Washington for undisclosed reasons. The reserve guard was playing about 17 minutes per night and averaging 4.6 points and 1.6 rebounds. |
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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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Florida Gators |
| 12/20 | 8:59am | Adam Allen | G | Out | Knee | Sophomore guard Adam Allen suffered a strained MCL in his left knee and his knee is coming along slowly. He worked out briefly last week but soreness has prevented him from working out since. Allen is becoming a prime candidate for a redshirt. Allen averaged 4.0 points per game and shot 42.1 percent from 3-point range as a freshman. | | 12/01 | 6:45am | Hudson Fricke | G | Out | Wrist | Walk-on guard Hudson Fricke is out indefinitely after he broke both of his wrists in a freak accident during a workout. According to FoxSports.com, Fricke was injured when a large, heavy ball burst while he was lifting a 95-pound weight. He has casts on both wrists. | | 11/06 | 2:17pm | Jai Lucas | G | Out For Year | Transfer | Lucas will sit out this season after deciding to transfer out of the University of Florida. The sophomore point guard started all 36 games last season for coach Billy Donovan but is leaving due to anticipation that his minutes will be dropping in the near future. Lucas averaged 8.5 points per game last season and was the Gators' top 3-point threat. He has not announced any schools of interest but was recruited by both OSU and Oklahoma out of high school. He is from nearby Bellaire, Texas. |
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Florida Atlantic Owls |
| 01/14 | 7:32am | Carlos Monroe | F | Out | Foot | Monroe's injured foot will keep him out for about three weeks of action. The forward last played on Jan. 8 but couldn't finish that game due to foot pain. Monroe is the Owls' leading scorer averaging 12.8 points per game while also chipping in 5.6 rebounds a night. | | 01/04 | 5:51pm | Xavier Perkins | F | Out | Personal | Perkins has missed the last few games due to personal reasons and is out indefinitely. Perkins had started all eight games for which he was with the team and was second on the team with 12.4 points per game. He was also their leading rebounder. Perkins had back-to-back games with at least 20 points this season and back-to-back games with 11 rebounds. |
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Florida International Golden Panthers |
| 01/22 | 9:50am | Josue Soto | G | Questionable | Thumb | Soto transferred from Florida State last year and sat out the 2007-08 season. He fractured his right thumb while driving to the basket in practice during the month of December but is nearing a return. He is questionable to play on Saturday 1/24 against UL-Monroe. | | 01/22 | 9:49am | JC Otero | F | Questionable | Knee | Otero, a Miami Dade College transfer, tore his right knee during workouts in June but he is nearing a return. Consider him questionable to play his first game on Saturday 1/24 against UL-Monroe. | | 11/13 | 4:41pm | Badara N'Diaye | C | Out For Year | Knee | Backup center N'Diaye will miss the 2008/2009 season after tearing his knee over the summer. |
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Fordham Rams |
| 01/11 | 7:04am | Brenton Butler | G | Out | Ankle | Butler did not play in Fordham's last few games and remains out indefinitley. He ranks 3rd on the Rams in points per game with 9.6. |
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Furman Paladins |
| 01/16 | 3:39pm | Darryl Evans | G | Questionable | Leg | Evans injured his leg and missed Furman's last few games. He is questionable to play Saturday 1/17 vs. Charleston. When healthy, Evans runs the Furman offense for 24 minutes per game averaging 6 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists. |
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George Mason Patriots |
| 12/29 | 9:08pm | Vlad Moldoveanu | F | Out For Year | None | Moldoveanu has left the team. He was averaging 9.9 mpg in a reserve role. |
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George Washington Colonials |
| 01/21 | 8:32am | Damian Hollis | F | Probable | Concussion | Hollis missed GW's last game due to a concussion but is expected to be back on the hardwood Thursday 1/21 against Dayton. Hollis averages 11.6 points and 5 rebounds per game. |
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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 |
| 01/14 | 7:55am | Willie Powers | G | Out For Year | Leg | Powers' injured leg is not going to heal in time for him to see any more action this season. His loss is huge for Georgia Southern who will be without their leading scorer (14.5 ppg) and assist man (3.6), not to mention their floor general, for the remainder of the year. | | 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 Tech Yellow Jackets |
| 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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Gonzaga Bulldogs |
| 01/22 | 10:00am | Jeremy Pargo | G | Probable | Finger | Pargo is expected to play his full complement of minutes on Thursday 1/22 against Pepperdine. The star guard has been dealing with a lingering finger injury that required some heavy taping during the second half of the Bulldogs' last game but Pargo says he's "pretty much fine." The senior averages 9.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game. |
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Harvard Crimson |
| 01/09 | 7:18am | Evan Harris | F |  Doubtful | Knee | Harris sat out Harvard's last three games with an apparent knee injury and is unlikely to play Saturday 1/10 against Dartmouth. The bench option averages 4.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per night. | | 01/06 | 7:29pm | Pat Magnarelli | F | Out | Knee | Harvard's leading rebounder from a year ago has yet to play this season due to a knee injury and is out indefinitely. It is reported that he may begin a comeback attempt soon. | | 12/15 | 7:20am | Andrew Van Nest | C | Out For Year | Shoulder | Freshman center Andrew Van Nest is lost for the season with shoulder surgery |
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Hawaii Warriors |
| 12/22 | 4:59pm | Gary Satterwhite Jr | G | Out | Shoulder | Redshirt freshman Gary Satterwhite Jr. is currently not travelling with the team because of a shoulder injury. Satterwhite will not be able to practice for at least another month. |
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Idaho Vandals |
| 01/16 | 9:06pm | Brandon Brown | G | Questionable | Thumb | Brown missed the last few games with a thumb injury and is questionable for Saturday 1/17 vs. Louisiana Tech. Brown averages 10.6 mpg off the Vandal bench. | | 01/16 | 7:45am | Luis Augusto | F | Questionable | Ankle | Augusto sprained his ankle last month and hasn't played since. He is questionable to play Saturday 1/17 against Louisiana Tech as the forward is trying to return ahead of schedule. In 8 games this year Augusto is averaging 2.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game off the bench. |
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Idaho State Bengals |
| 01/15 | 7:01am | Kal Bay | G | Out | Hand | Bay broke his shooting hand and will be out for 2-4 weeks. The JUCO transfer by way of the University of Colorado has dealt with a string of injuries during his Idaho State career including abdominal strains and another broken hand. Bay is averaging 6.1 points off the bench for the Tigers this year and is one of their best three point shooters. |
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Illinois State Redbirds |
| 12/19 | 6:37pm | Bobby Hill | F | Out | Knee | Hill has recovered from his torn ACL injury but is still out indefinitely. He tore his ACL during preseason workouts. It remains to be seen what kind of role the forward will play for Illinois State. It is questionable now when Hill will return to the court. |
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Illinois-Chicago Flames |
| 01/21 | 8:29am | Spencer Stewart | G | Questionable | Foot | Stewart was a late scratch from UIC's last game with a foot injury and he should be considered questionable to play heading into Thursday 1/22 against Detroit. The Flames starting point guard averages 5.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game. |
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Iona Gaels |
| 01/10 | 6:26pm | Kyle Smyth | G | Out | Ankle | Freshman guard Smith has been out about three weeks due to a lingering ankle injury suffered during his high school days and re-aggravated during Iona's season opener. Smyth is out indefinitely and when he does return to the court, it remains to be seen what kind of role the combo guard will play in Kevin Willard's offense. Smyth may very well not play at all this year and take a redshirt to preserve eligibility. | | 01/08 | 8:51am | Kashif Pratt | G | Out For Year | Left Team | Pratt has decided to walk away from the Iona basketball program and the college altogether. He missed the Gaels' last game due to personal reasons while mulling over his future and desire to play basketball. As of now Pratt, a transfer from Seton Hall one year ago, is not seeking to transfer and it is rumored that he'll finish up his academic career at the John Jay School of Criminal Justice. Pratt was averaging 6.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game as one of Iona's top bench options this year. |
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Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 01/20 | 7:16am | Cyrus Tate | F | Doubtful | Leg | Tate did not play in Iowa's last two games due to a leg injury and he is unlikely to return on Wednesday 1/21 against Wisconsin. He leads the Hawkeyes in rebounds (6.3 rpg) and blocked shots. |
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James Madison Dukes |
| 01/20 | 7:10am | Devon Moore | G | Probable | Concussion | Moore's concussion has cleared up and he is probable to return on Wednesday 1/21 against Towson. Moore averages 9.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game. | | 01/20 | 7:08am | Juwann James | F | Probable | Back | James played limited minutes in JMU's last game because he injured his back during the contest but the forward is probable to play on Wednesday 1/21 against Towson. James is the Dukes leading scorer averaging 14.7 points per game along with nearly 6 rebounds per night. | | 12/18 | 7:33am | Abdulai Jalloh | G | Out For Year | Shoulder | Jalloh is done for the year after having surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. The starting guard was averaging over 7 points per game in 23 minutes per night this season. |
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Kansas Jayhawks |
| 01/02 | 8:40am | Abdul Herrera | F | Out For Year | Left Team | Reserve center Herrera, who has only played in four games this season, has left the Jayhawks. He has not announced any plans to transfer though it would appear likely that the 6-10 player would be welcomed elsewhere, especially at the mid-major level. |
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Kansas State Wildcats |
| 01/09 | 6:35pm | Abdul Herrera | F | Out For Year | None | KSU forward Abdul Herrera has left the team. He played in four games this season and averaged 4.5 mpg. |
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Kent State Golden Flashes |
| 01/13 | 7:46am | Rashad Woods | F | Out | Suspension | Woods has been suspended indefinitely for an undisclosed violation of team policy. The reserve forward plays about 10 minutes per game averaging just over 4 points and 2 rebounds. | | 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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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 |
| 01/07 | 3:51pm | 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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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
| 01/16 | 9:12pm | Kenneth Cooper | F | Out For Year | Suspended | Cooper has been suspended and is expected to miss the remainder of the season. He was leading the Bulldogs in rebounds and ranked third in scoring. Now Olu Ashaolu will have more room to operate and will have to become the team’s chief low-post threat. Magnum Rolle will also have to take a more active role in the offense. Center Shawn Oliverson and senior Adrian Rogers will also need to step up their games off the bench. |
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Louisville Cardinals |
| 01/21 | 10:37pm | George Goode | F | Questionable | Shin | Reserve forward Goode missed a couple of games due to a shin problem but managed to play long enough vs. Notre Dame to log a rebound. He was probable for Saturday 1/17 vs. Pitt but did not enter the game. He also sat out 1/19 vs. Rutgers. Goode averages about 2 points and 2 boards per game while getting about 12 minutes of action. |
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Loyola Chicago Ramblers |
| 01/21 | 10:35pm | Andy Polka | F | Questionable | Ankle | Polka missed four games with an injured ankle and but managed to log 4 minutes Thursday 1/15 vs. Butler. He was probable for Saturday 1/17 vs. Valpo but did not enter the game. The starting forward is averaging 8 points and 6 boards a night while playing nearly 30 minutes a game. |
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Loyola Marymount Lions |
| 01/22 | 10:03am | Vernon Teel | G | Probable | Foot | Leading scorer, rebounder and assist person Vernon Teel broke his right foot in November vs. Notre Dame and has been out ever since. He has been practicing all week however and is expected to play on Thursday 1/22 against Portland. Even though he will not start and it remains to be seen how many minutes he'll be on the court for, Teel's return is a good sign for Loyola Marymount. | | 12/20 | 5:27am | Ashley Hamilton | F | Out For Year | Back | Hamilton has missed a few games with a bad back and Loyola Marymount trainers do not envision it getting any better. They have shut the forward down for the season. He was averaging 7.2 ppg and 4.7 rpg when healthy. | | 12/06 | 8:58am | Bill Bayno | HC | Out | Illness | Coach Bill Bayno is taking a medical leave of absence, the school announced last week. Assistant coach Max Good will be acting coach. | | 11/28 | 2:48pm | Terron Sutton | F | Out For Year | Knee | Redshirt sophomore Terron Sutton is out for the year with a torn ACL. He was expected to be a key reserve this season. | | 11/28 | 2:46pm | Tim Diederichs | F | Out For Year | Shoulder | Returning starter Diederichs is expected to miss the season after suffering a shoulder injury. He averaged 8.2 ppg and 3.4 rpg a year ago. |
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LSU Tigers |
| 12/15 | 7:36am | Garrett Green | F | Out For Year | Back | LSU sophomore forward Garrett Green will redshirt this season because of nagging back pain |
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Marist Red Foxes |
| 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 | 10:46am | 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. |
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Marshall Thundering Herd |
| 01/06 | 8:13pm | Marcus Goode | C | Out | Knee | Reserve center Goode did not play Friday 1/2 against San Diego with a knee injury and is out indefinitely. He was averaging 12 minutes a night with 5 points and 3 rebounds. | | 12/16 | 4:12pm | Brandon Powell | G | Out For Year | Dismissed | Powell was dismissed from the team for a violation of team policy. The redshirt sophomore transferred from Florida in 2007. In four games this season, he averaged 5.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in 21 minutes. |
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Maryland Terrapins |
| 01/09 | 3:16pm | Steve Goins | F | Out | Leg | Freshman forward Steve Goins has missed the last couple weeks with a leg injury. Coach Williams said Goins was cleared to remove the protective boot from his left foot and resume working out with the Terps during workouts. It is not clear when Goins will be able to play in games, however. | | 01/09 | 3:12pm | Jerome Burney | F | Out | Foot | Jerome Burney has been out almost a month due to a stress fracture in his right foot. The sophomore forward was averaging1.9 rebounds in 6.9 minutes per game. Coach Williams was hoping he could play in the Terps' ACC season opener Jan. 10 against Georgia Tech but he has not returned to practice yet. |
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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. |
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Memphis Tigers |
| 01/12 | 3:32pm | CJ Henry | G | Out | Knee/Foot | Henry has been dealing with two injuries and still has not played this year. First he had a sprained knee, second he had a broken bone in his foot. He is apparently healthy again and was expected to be available for Memphis' last couple of games but did not play. Consider the talented freshman out indefinitely. | | 12/20 | 8:45am | Angel Garcia | F | Out | NCAA Clearance | Freshman forward Angel Garcia has yet to be cleared to play by the NCAA. A decision should be made shortly. The NCAA has allowed Memphis to keep him on scholarship throughout the 2008-09 season, so he is now able to join the team on the bench during games and other team functions. The NCAA Clearinghouse is still reviewing his case. He has also been battling an MCL knee sprain so he might not be playing right now even if cleared. |
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Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes |
| 01/14 | 8:22am | Eddie Rios | G | Out For Year | Suspension | Rios has been suspended for the remainder of the season. This marks the second time this season he has been suspended due to an undisclosed violation of team rules. The first suspension was lifted after two days and was announced as for a lack of communication with team coaches, but this one appears to be permanent. Rios is an important bench contributor for the Hurricanes averaging 4.7 points per game in about 12 minutes of action. He has started four games as well. |
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Miami (Ohio) RedHawks |
| 01/09 | 4:46pm | Kenny Hayes | G | Out | Wrist | Senior guard Hayes has missed the past couple of weeks with a wrist injury. He ended up having surgery on the wrist 7 January and is out indefinitely. In 8 games played this year the starting point guard is averaging 14 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 assists per night. | | 12/12 | 2:42pm | Antonio Ballard | G/F | Out | Hand | Ballard recently suffered an injury to his right hand and is expected to be out six weeks. He is averaging 21.8 mpg off the bench. |
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Michigan Wolverines |
| 12/30 | 3:55pm | Ben Cronin | C | Out For Year | Hip | Freshman center Ben Cronin will miss the rest of the basketball season after surgery on his left hip. The surgery is set for Jan. 14 at the University of Michigan Medical Center. The Wolverines say Cronin will be out five to six months during recovery and rehabilitation. He missed most of the preseason with the hip injury and has seen limited action this season, playing in just two games. |
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Middle Tenn. State Blue Raiders |
| 01/09 | 6:11pm | Antwaun Boyd | G | Out | Shoulder | Redshirt freshman guard Boyd is out indefinitely with a shoulder injury and it is possible he will miss the remainder of the season. In December, it was thought his shoulder might require surgery. Boyd earned a starting job before the injury and was averaging 14.1 mpg. | | 12/10 | 4:14pm | Darren Avery | G/F | Out | Disciplinary | Junior guard/forward Darren Avery, one of MTSU's best defenders, has been suspended indefinitely for attitude detrimental to the team. Avery was averaging 11.2 mpg. |
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Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| 01/22 | 9:52am | Kevin Payton | G | Out | Academics | Payton has been suspended indefinitely for reasons having to do with academics. The junior guard hardly plays when eligible, getting just about four minutes per night. | | 01/22 | 9:52am | Jonathan Williams | C | Doubtful | Calf | Williams is doubtful to play on Thursday 1/22 against Purdue due to a calf injury. The center averages 1.1 points and 1.4 rebounds per game in about 11 minutes per night off the bench. |
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Mississippi Rebels |
| 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 |
| 12/12 | 3:25pm | Jacquiese Holcombe | F | Out | Foot | Transfer forward Jacquiese Holcombe, a junior, has continued to struggle because of a foot injury that sidelined him in the preseason and is out indefinitely. 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. |
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Missouri Tigers |
| 01/16 | 9:02pm | Leo Lyons | F | Questionable | Suspension | Lyons was suspended due to continued legal troubles stemming from a recent traffic stop. Lyons apparently failed to provide proof of insurance on his vehicle and Mizzou head coach Mike Anderson decided to suspend Lyons because he failed to show responsibility. Lyons is the Tigers' leading scorer with 14.6 points per game and there is no word on whether he'll be reinstated for Iowa St Saturday. |
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Missouri State Bears |
| 01/09 | 7:27pm | Spencer Laurie | G | Out | Hand | Senior guard and veteran team leader Sp.Laurie is expected to miss at least 2 weeks with a broken bone in his left hand. | | 01/06 | 7:48pm | Dominick Brumfield | F | Out | Foot | Freshman forward Dominick Brumfield has yet to play this season due to a stress fracture in his right foot. | | 12/20 | 9:57am | Derron Hobbs | G | Out For Year | Personal | Reserve guard Hobbs has quit the team. He played in three games this season averaging 17.3 mpg. |
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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. |
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Montana Grizzlies |
| 01/17 | 7:50am | Ceylon Elgin-Taylor | G | Questionable | Disciplinary | Elgin-Taylor's originally announced two-game suspension has lasted for eight games but appears to finally be ending. Montana head coach Tinkle said that he received the go-ahead from school administrators to play Elgin-Taylor, and that the team was rushing to fly him into Weber State in time for him to play on Saturday 1/17. Coach Tinkle said depending on how the travel went, Elgin-Taylor would be a game time decision so consider him questionable. While the starting point guard doesn't make a huge impression in the point column averaging just 4 per game, he does dish out over 4 assists a night and is a competent floor general. | | 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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Morehead State Eagles |
| 01/10 | 7:59am | Maze Stallworth | F | Out | Suspension | Junior guard Maze Stallworth has been indefinitely suspended for violation of team rules. Stallworth ranks 3rd on the team in scoring with 11.7 ppg and has put 36 3-pointers through the net. |
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Murray State Racers |
| 12/12 | 3:46pm | Jewuan Long | F | Out For Year | Knee | Sophomore Jewuan Long will miss the rest of the 2008-09 season after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee in the game at Morehead State Dec. 6. “We’re going to miss him because he was such a big part of our team, especially on the defensive end" coach Kennedy said. Long had played in all seven MSU games this season and was averaging 4.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. He will be eligible to apply for a medical redshirt. |
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Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 01/21 | 8:24am | Brandon Richardson | G | Probable | Knee | Reserve guard Richardson did not play in Nebraska's last four games with a knee injury but has been upgraded to probable to return on Wednesday 1/21 against Oklahoma. He has played in 13 Cornhusker games thus far this season and averages 14.9 mpg off the bench. | | 01/20 | 7:19am | Chris Balham | F | Questionable | Knee | Balham is questionable to play on Wednesday 1/21 against Oklahoma due to a knee injury. The reserve guard averages 2.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. | | 01/09 | 4:17pm | Alex Chapman | F | Out For Year | Knee/Transfer | Alex Chapman missed the beginning of the season with a knee injury and then announced in mid-December that he would transfer. Chapman was expected to be a key reserve this year but had a lot of trouble getting healthy. | | 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. | | 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 |
| 12/22 | 5:38pm | Kem Nweke | F | Out | Knee | RS freshman Nweke has yet to play this year while still recovering from offseason knee surgery and is out indefinitely. |
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New Orleans Privateers |
| 01/08 | 8:13am | Ejike Hart | F | Out | Leg | Hart injured his leg in New Orleans' against South Dakota State and had to sit out the last game. He will not play again on Thursday 1/8 vs. UL Lafayette and is likely to miss about two weeks of action overall, meaning a mid-to-late January return is the target. The junior forward averages 4.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. |
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North Carolina Tar Heels |
| 01/17 | 7:46am | Tyler Hansbrough | C | Probable | Elbow | Hansbrough suffered a minor elbow injury in UNC's last game but is not expected to miss any time. He should be at close to 100% for the Tar Heels' Saturday 1/17 matchup with Miami. The consensus National Player of the Year is averaging 22.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game this season while playing just about 24 minutes per night. | | 01/14 | 7:44am | Marcus Ginyard | G | Out | Foot | Ginyard had preseason foot surgery and missed the first 11 games. He returned and played 11 minutes against Rutgers on Dec. 28. Then he played against Nevada and Boston College, too. But Ginyard has never felt right, meaning something is still wrong. So Roy Williams sat Ginyard down against Charleston, and has now decided to shut him down indefinitely. It remains unclear whether this injury will improve with time or if it'll linger through March. | | 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. |
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North Carolina State Wolfpack |
| 01/20 | 7:21am | Javier Gonzalez | G | Probable | Ankle | Gonzalez has been injured on and off over the past few months with his most recent malady being an ankle injury. Gonzalez missed the past two games with that injury but is probable to return on Tuesday 1/20 against Duke. The guard averages 3.4 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. |
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North Carolina Wilmington Seahawks |
| 12/27 | 3:13pm | Jason Aycock | C | Out | Back | Reserve center Aycock is expected to miss a couple of weeks of action due to lower back spasms. He averages 5.9 mpg. | | 12/19 | 7:30am | Brad Bald | F | Out | Lung | Freshman forward Bald is out indefinitely with a lung infection and symptoms of exercise-induced asthma. He has a scheduled doctors appointment for Dec. 25 at which time he will know more about his condition and a possible return to the court. In five games this year Bald is averaging 2 points and 2 rebounds in about 5 minutes of action. | | 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'. |
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Northern Colorado Bears |
| 12/12 | 3:52pm | Jefferson Mason | G/F | Out For Year | Personal | Guard/forward Jefferson Mason has decided to transfer out of the men’s basketball program and is leaving school entirely at the end of the semester. No specifics were given of Mason’s reasons for leaving the team. UNC players were asked by UNC coach Tad Boyle not to comment on the departure.Mason, a a 6-foot-6 junior, started all six games for the Bears. He was 4th on the team in scoring, averaging 9.7 points per game and was the team’s 2nd-leading rebounder at 5.8 per game. Mason was in his third season at UNC. The departure of Mason will leave the Bears short-handed as they prepare to play Creighton in a 6:05 p.m. game Saturday as part of the Las Vegas Classic. |
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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 |
| 12/27 | 2:35pm | Jon Montgomery | G | Out For Year | Ankle | Reserve guard Montgomery injured his ankle earlier this month and has now left the basketball program altogether. Montgomery, who was looking for more playing time, averaged 2.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per contest in his 33 games as a Panther. | | 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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Ohio Bobcats |
| 01/16 | 2:31pm | Asown Sayles | F | Out | Shoulder | Sayles has yet to play this year due to a shoulder injury and is out indefinitely. The forward was competing for time in the frontcourt in his first year on campus. | | 11/16 | 6:30am | Zach Nagtzaam | C | Out | Knee | Zagtzaam is out of action for an indefinite period with a knee injury. He was expected to contribute on the frontline this season. |
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Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 01/16 | 9:28pm | Nikola Kecman | F | Out For Year | Knee | Kecman tore the ACL in his left knee at practice Monday night and is out for the season. The 6-foot-8 forward from Belgrade, Serbia, had to sit out the first semester after transferring to Ohio State from Eastern Arizona College. In his first and only appearance for the Buckeyes, he scored six points and had five rebounds in 11 minutes of Friday's 89-66 win over Houston Baptist. Kecman will have surgery later and is expected to be available for the 2009-10 season. | | 01/12 | 3:38pm | Mark Titus | G | Out | Foot | Titus will miss between 3-6 weeks of action due to a foot injury. The walk-on guard doesn't see many minutes but he is a bit of an internet celebrity and author of an extremely popular blog about life as a walk-on at a major university. | | 12/30 | 4:52pm | Anthony Crater | G | Out For Year | Left the Team | Anthony Crater, a prized recruit who has appeared in all 10 games for No. 15 Ohio State this season, has been granted a release from his scholarship. Buckeyes coach Thad Matta announced the surprise decision on Sunday. The 6-foot-1 freshman point guard from Flint, Mich., requested the release. Crater had 12 points and 19 assists for the Buckeyes (9-1). Matta did not know Crater's plans, but in a news release he thanked him for his brief time with the Buckeyes and wished him the best with his college career. | | 12/19 | 8:08am | David Lighty | F | Out | Foot | Lighty will miss between 6-12 weeks of action after undergoing surgery to repair a broken bone in his left foot. He suffered the injury late in the second half of OSU's 12/17 game against Jacksonville, a contest in which Lighty had a career high 21 points. The junior forward is the most experienced player on the Buckeye's roster and his 10 points and 6 rebounds per game will be sorely missed. |
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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 Ducks |
| 01/21 | 11:22pm | Teondre Williams | G | Out | Foot | Reserve Guard Williams has a foot injury and is expected to be out at least two weeks. He averages just under 10 mpg. | | 12/06 | 8:33am | Frantz Dorsainvil | C | Out | Wrist | Reserve center Dorsainvil is out for eight weeks with a wrist injury. The 6'-8" frontline player does not play much for Oregon, getting just about 4 minutes per game when healthy. |
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Oregon State Beavers |
| 01/21 | 11:19pm | Calvin Hampton | F | Probable | Hip | Reserve forward Calvin Hampton is probable for Thursday 1/22 vs. California despite a hip injury. | | 01/14 | 7:43am | David Sturner | F | Out | Mono | Freshman forward Sturner has come down with mono and will miss an indeterminate amount of time. Mono typically can last anywhere from three weeks to three months. Sturner doesn't play much when healthy, averaging only 4 minutes per game this year. |
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Pacific Tigers |
| 01/09 | 6:24pm | Royal Edwards | F | Out For Year | Knee | The prospects of Royal Edwards playing again this season for the men's basketball team are diminishing, according to coach Bob Thomason. Edwards had arthroscopic surgery on both knees on Dec. 16. "He's limping around, so I have no timetable on him getting back," Thomason said. "I just don't see any way he can come back and help this team (this year)." Edwards likely will redshirt this season and retain two years of eligibility. | | 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 | 10:44am | 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 |
| 01/20 | 7:25am | Talor Battle | G | Probable | Groin | Battle has missed practice recently with a mild groin injury but he is expected to play on Tuesday 1/20 against Michigan. Battle is second in the Big East in points per game at 18.6. He also chips in 5.6 rebounds and is near the top of the conference with 5.4 assists per game. |
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Pennsylvania Quakers |
| 01/21 | 8:22am | Andreas Schreiber | F | Out For Year | Shoulder | Schreiber has a severe shoulder injury including torn ligaments and has been shut down for the rest of the season. Schreiber has only played in two games this year, both in early December, but his shoulder didn't hold up. The junior is expected to rehab and be ready for his senior season next year. | | 01/21 | 8:20am | Remy Cofield | G | Out For Year | Left Team | Cofield has left the Quakers for personal reasons. The sophomore played in 8 games this year averaging just under 10 minutes per night and 3 points per game. | | 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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Portland Pilots |
| 01/21 | 8:48am | Ethan Niedermeyer | F | Questionable | Ankle | Niedermeyer missed Portland's last game with an injured his ankle and is questionable for Thursday 1/22 against Loyola Marymount. The forward averages 5.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game in just about 20 minutes of action each night when healthy. | | 01/16 | 3:47pm | John Hegarty | C | Out | Personal | The reserve center has missed a big chunk of the season due to personal reasons and is out indefinitely. |
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Providence 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 |
| 01/21 | 8:31am | Robbie Hummel | F | Probable | Back | Hummel is dealing with a minor back injury but it is not expected to force him to miss any time. Consider him probable to play on Thursday 1/22 against Minnesota. Hummel is averaging 13.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game this year. | | 11/20 | 8:04am | John Hart | G | Out For Year | Redshirt | Freshman guard John Hart will be redshirted this year. |
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Rice Owls |
| 01/20 | 7:17am | Lucas Kuipers | F | Out | Wrist | Kuipers broke a bone in his wrist during Rice's last game and he will miss between 6-8 weeks of action. The star freshman was averaging 8.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game before the injury. |
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Richmond Spiders |
| 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 |
| 01/23 | 8:10am | Lamar Johnson | G | Out For Year | Knee | Senior guard Lamar Johnson will not play again this season due to a knee injury. Johnson was one of the Bronc's first options off the bench (and an occasional starter), averaging 5.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. |
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Sacramento State Hornets |
| 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. |
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Saint Louis Billikens |
| 12/12 | 3:43pm | Ruben Cotto | G | Out | Personal | Reserve guard Cotto is expected to transfer from Saint Louis. He has averaged 12.4 mpg. | | 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 |
| 12/07 | 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." |
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San Diego State Aztecs |
| 01/21 | 8:25am | Lorrenzo Wade | F | Probable | Shoulder | Wade injured his shoulder in San Diego State's last game but is listed as probable to play Wednesday 1/14 against Wyoming. Wade averages 10.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game when healthy. |
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San Jose State Spartans |
| 01/22 | 10:01am | Adrian Oliver | G | Probable | Knee | Oliver injured his knee last week and did not play in San Jose State's last two games. He is however probable to return on Thursday 1/22 against Utah State. Head coach George Nessman said he is evaluating Oliver's status on a day-to-day basis, so be prepared for any last minute changes to his status. Oliver averages 16.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. | | 01/04 | 5:46pm | Oliver Caballero | C | Out | Back | Caballero has yet to play this season and his back injury will keep him out indefinitely. The sophomore started in five games last year averaging 2.1 ppg and 1.3 rpg). |
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SE Missouri State Redhawks |
| 12/22 | 5:09pm | Jimmy Drew | G | Out | Foot | Junior guard Jimmy Drew hasn't played this year because of a lingering foot problem that also plagued him last year. Medical staff has said that they do not believe the injury will get better without rest, so Drew has been downgraded to out indefinitely. The guard was expected to step in and start at the point this season after averaging 4.5 points and 2.3 rebounds in 14 minutes per game last year. | | 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 |
| 01/21 | 8:27am | Jeremy Hazell | G | Probable | Elbow | Hazell is probable to play on Thursday 1/22 despite an elbow injury that will likely leave him at less than 100%. Hazell is the second leading scorer in the Big East averaging 22.3 per game and he has scored in double figures in every game this year. |
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Siena Saints |
| 01/10 | 7:26pm | Josh Duell | F | Out | Knee | Duell injured his right knee in Siena's against Kansas and has been on crutches for the past few days. He is expected to miss 3-6 weeks. Head coach Fran McCaffrey has said that Steven Priestley and Owen Wignot are the top options to replace Duell's minutes. The reserve forward is averaging 2 points and 2 rebounds per game. | | 01/03 | 6:35pm | Cory Magee | F | Out | Concussion | Magee, still coping with the effects of a concussion suffered in the preseason, will be shut down, “for awhile,” Siena coach Fran McCaffery said Friday. The junior forward had been practicing on and off but has yet to appear in a game this season. He didn’t dress for Siena’s victory over Fairfield on Thursday. Magee said before practice Friday that he will undergo another MRI. The results of that may determine his fate for the rest of the season. If Magee doesn’t appear in a game the rest of the year, he would be a medical red-shirt candidate. | | 11/06 | 4:12am | Wolfgang Gieler | C | Out For Year | Playing Professionally in Europe | Junior Center, Wolfgang Gieler has left Siena College to pursue a professional basketball career in Germany. He attended Allan Hancock College last year after playing at UC-Irvine as a freshman. |
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South Alabama Jaguars |
| 01/01 | 10:00am | Daniel Hayles | G | Out For Year | Dismissed | Senior combo guard Hayles has been dismissed from South Alabama. The reserve played significant minutes (nearly 19 a night) averaging 4.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. |
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South Carolina Gamecocks |
| 01/09 | 5:18pm | Branden Conrad | G | Out | Foot | Coach Darrin Horn says guard Branden Conrad is out indefinitely after fracturing his right foot. Conrad, a senior, he has performed well as a starter. He ranks third in the SEC in assist-to-turnover ratio and has played 28.8 minutes per game. Horn said he is hoping Conrad will be ready by the end of the month. |
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South Florida Bulls |
| 01/19 | 3:58pm | Jesus Verdejo | G | Questionable | Concussion | Verdejo is questionable for Tuesday 1/20 vs. DePaul with a concussion. He is S.Florida's 2nd leading scorer at 14.4 ppg. | | 01/01 | 10:14am | Mike Mercer | G | Out For Year | Knee | Mercer's injured knee will require surgery and the guard is now out for the year. Mercer averages 8.5 points and 2 rebounds per game in 31 minutes per night. |
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Southern Illinois Salukis |
| 01/21 | 8:14am | Anthony Booker | F | Probable | Knee | Reserve forward Booker injured his knee during SIU's last game against Bradley but is probale to play on Wednesday 1/21 against Indiana State. Booker averages just over 2 points and 2 rebounds per game in about 12 minutes of action when healthy. | | 01/06 | 7:18am | Christian Cornelius | F | Out For Year | Left Team | Junior reserve forward Cornelius has left the team. No word has been released if he will seek to transfer. Cornelius was playing about 12 minutes per night averaging 2.6 points and 1.9 rebounds. | | 01/06 | 7:16am | Torres Roundtree | G | Out For Year | Left Team | Freshman guard Roundtree has left the Saluki's and will look to transfer. He has made insignificant statistical contributions in 11 games played this season. |
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Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
| 01/07 | 8:05am | Jerome Clyburn | G | Out For Year | Foot | Clyburn's injured foot will likely keep him out for the remainder of the season. The reserve guard has played in just three games this year and hasn't made any significant statistical contributions. | | 12/23 | 8:04am | Sai'Quon Stone | F | Out | Foot | Stone has missed Southern Miss' last two games with a foot injury, and while it was hoped rest alone would be enough to get him back onto the court that does not appear to be the case. Stone has been downgraded to out indefinitely while the Golden Eagles athletic training staff formulate a plan for his recovery. Stone is averaging 6 points and 5 rebounds per game. | | 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 |
| 01/22 | 9:58am | Rob Thomas | F | Doubtful | Leg | Thomas did not play in St. John's' last game due to an injured leg and is likely to sit out again on Thursday 1/22 vs. Cincinnati. He is averaging 12.5 mpg off the bench. | | 01/21 | 8:43am | Malik Boothe | PG | Out | Thumb | Malik Boothe will miss another 7-10 days of action while recovering from surgery to repair torn ligaments in his thumb. Coach Norm Roberts said Boothe would likely not regain his starting spot right away, but that he would rather work him slowly back into his full role once he is able to play. | | 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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Temple Owls |
| 01/23 | 8:21am | Dionte Christmas | G | Probable | Face | Christmas suffered some facial lacerations and bruising during Temple's last game, and while the image of a bloody Christmas rising off the hardwood struck fear into the hearts of Owls' fans, the star guard is expected to be good to go on Saturday 1/24 against Charlotte. Christmas leads the A-10 in scoring averaging 20.3 points per game while also contributing 6.4 rebounds a night. | | 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. |
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Tennessee Volunteers |
| 01/19 | 3:53pm | Ryan Childress | F | Questionable | Knee | Childress injured his knee in April and has not played yet this year was supposed to suit up for Saturday 1/17 against South Carolina but did not enter the contest. He is questionable for Tuesday 1/20 vs. Vandy. He averaged almost 10 mpg last year playing in 25 contests off the bench. | | 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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Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks |
| 01/08 | 8:37am | MJ Brown | G | Out | Leg | Brown will miss the next six weeks of action after having surgery on his left leg to repair a stress fracture. The freshman started his first career game on Monday 1/6 and has been receiving a larger role in the offense. Brown was averaging 4.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game in just under 20 minutes per night as a reserve before the injury. |
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Texas Longhorns |
| 12/19 | 5:00pm | Alexis Wangmene | F | Out For Year | Knee | Wangmene injured his right knee and will miss the remainder of the season after having surgery. Wangmene will probably qualify for a medical redshirt season. With that status, he would petition the NCAA to return as a sophomore next season . |
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Texas Christian Horned Frogs |
| 01/16 | 1:21pm | Kavon Rose | G | Questionable | Personal | Rose has missed a couple of games because of personal reasons and is questionable for Saturday 1/17 vs. Air Force. The backup point guard averages 2.5 points, 2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game in about 19 minutes per night. |
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Texas Tech Red Raiders |
| 01/16 | 7:49am | Tyree Graham | G | Out For Year | Left Team | Freshman guard Tyree Graham left the Red Raiders and will presumably transfer. |
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Toledo Rockets |
| 01/06 | 6:41am | Stephen Albrecht | G | Out For Year | Back | Freshman guard Stephen Albrecht, who had offseason back surgery, will redshirt this season. | | 01/06 | 6:40am | Emeka Okafor, Jr. | F | Out For Year | Transfer | The team announced freshman forward Emeka Okafor, Jr., has been released from his scholarship and will transfer to another school. Okafor played in six games and averaged 11 minutes. |
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Towson Tigers |
| 01/16 | 2:24pm | 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 served the suspension but due to coach's discretion has not entered a game yet. 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 |
| 01/15 | 6:54am | Chris Leggett | F | Out For Year | Transfer | Leggett has decided to leave school and seek a transfer. The junior forward played in 14 games this year and averaged 3.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. | | 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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Tulane Green Wave |
| 01/16 | 9:29pm | Kendall Timmons | G | Questionable | Ribs | Timmons missed Tulane's last few games and is questionable to return Saturday 1/17 vs. SMU. The reserve guard averages 5.8 points and 2.5 rebounds per game as one of the first players off the bench. |
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Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
| 01/20 | 7:15am | Ben Uzoh | G | Questionable | Ankle | Uzoh is questionable to play on Wednesday 1/21 against Tulane after injuring his ankle during Tulsa's last game. Uzoh is one of Tulsa's best contributors averaging 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists per game. | | 12/19 | 6:26pm | Adrian Hernandez | G | Out For Year | Personal | Hernandez has decided to leave the team due to personal reasons. He has not played much this year. | | 12/19 | 6:24pm | Brandon Jackson | PG | Out For Year | Personal | Freshman PG Jackson has decided to leave the team due to personal reasons. He played sparingly this season. | | 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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UAB Blazers |
| 12/17 | 7:42am | Terrence Roderick | G | Out For Year | Academics | Freshman guard Roderick is one of three UAB Blazers' ruled academically ineligible for the second semester, effectively ending his season. Roderick, the only starter affected, was averaging 5.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in about 22 minutes a night. It is rumored that Roderick is planning to leave school, though he has made no formal announcement regarding his transfer. | | 12/17 | 7:40am | Jeremy Mayfield | F | Out For Year | Academics | Reserve forward Mayfield has been suspended for the second semester due to academic ineligibility. He is one of three Blazers' who will effectively miss the rest of the season, leaving UAB with just six scholarship players. Mayfield was averaging 4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game off the bench this season. | | 12/17 | 7:34am | Ed Berrios | G | Out For Year | Academics | Berrios has been ruled academically ineligible for the second semester, meaning he is effectively out for the year. The reserve guard saw about 13 minutes per night and averaged just about 2 points and 1 rebound. |
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UC Irvine Anteaters |
| 01/15 | 6:56am | Joe Eberhard | F | Out | Hernia | Eberhard is out indefinitely due to a herniated disc in his back. The freshman plays sparingly when healthy averaging less than a point per game. This injury does hinder his development for the future however. | | 12/19 | 7:39pm | Darren Moore | G | Out For Year | Knee | Moore is expected to miss the remainder of the season due to an injured knee (tendonitis). He has started 4 of the first 6 games of the season and averaged 24.7 mpg. |
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UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |
| 01/01 | 10:17am | Jesse Byrd | F | Out | Knee | Byrd will miss 4-6 weeks of action with a knee injury suffered in practice over the Christmas holiday. The forward is UCSB's leading rebounder, pulling down nearly 8 caroms per night while also contributing just over 8 points per game. | | 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 |
| 01/21 | 11:13pm | Jerime Anderson | Guard | Doubtful | Back | Anderson is questionable to play Thursday 1/22 vs. Wazzu due to an injured back. The backup has come off the bench in all 17 Bruin games and averages 9.4 mpg. | | 01/21 | 10:48pm | J'mison Morgan | C | Questionable | Groin | Morgan, a 6-foot-10 center who has played sparingly this season due to a groin injury managed to log 2 minutes Thursday 1/15 but did not enter the game Saturday 1/17 vs. Arizona St. Consider him questionable for Thursday 1/22 vs. Wazzu. | | 12/28 | 6:36am | Mustafa Abdul-Hamid | G | Out For Year | Wrist | Former walk-on guard Mustafa Abdul- Hamid will undergo surgery to repair ligament damage in his wrist and is likely out for the season. |
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UL Monroe Warhawks |
| 01/16 | 2:33pm | Tony Hooper | G | Questionable | Thigh | Hooper missed the Warhawks' last few games due to a thigh injury and is questionable to play Saturday 1/17 vs. Troy. He is UL-Monroe's top returning player and averaged 10.3 ppg the first three games. Hooper had previously missed a handful of games while under suspension. | | 01/10 | 6:35pm | David Garrison | F | Out | Suspension | Garrison continues to be suspended for a violation of team rules. Coach Early has not said when he will be available to return. |
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UNC Greensboro Spartans |
| 01/23 | 8:27am | Mikko Koivisto | G | Questionable | Flu | Koivisto sat out UNC-Greensboro's last game due to flu-like symptoms and is questionable to be healthy enough to play on Saturday 1/24 against Samford. Koivisto averages 13.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game. |
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UNLV Runnin' Rebels |
| 12/14 | 8:35am | Beas Hamga | C | Out For Year | Left Team | Hamga has decided to leave the UNLV basketball team. He wasn't receiving much playing time, appearing in just five games for about 2 minutes per game. No information has been released regarding any potential transfer opportunities. | | 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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USC Trojans |
| 01/22 | 10:03am | Dwight Lewis | G | Questionable | Ankle | Lewis did not play on Thursday 1/22 against Washington due to an ankle sprain. Lewis himself said repeatedly that he was healthy enough to play, but head coach Tim Floyd and the Trojans' athletic training staff were not convinced. Consider Lewis questionable to play on Sunday 1/24 against Washington State. The star guard averages 15.8 points per game when healthy. | | 01/03 | 6:53pm | Alex Stepheson | F | Out For Year | Transfer | Junior forward Alex Stepheson was appealing to the NCAA for immediate eligibility after transferring from North Carolina but his transfer waiver was denied. Stepheson played in 37 games for the Tar Heels last season. He averaged 4.3 points and 4.5 rebounds as a reserve for North Carolina. The product of Harvard-Westlake High came to USC to be closer to his family, which is experiencing some health issues. | | 11/27 | 3:04pm | Kasey Cunningham | F | Out For Year | Knee | USC forward Kasey Cunningham is expected to miss the rest of the season after undergoing reconstructive surgery on his left knee. A knee injury sidelined him last year after nine games as well. |
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Utah State Aggies |
| 01/04 | 5:59pm | Modou Niang | C | Out | Hand | Backup center Niang is out indefinitely with a hand injury. Niang has played in 8 games this year and averages 9.3 mpg. | | 01/04 | 5:37pm | Dominique Cooks | G | Out | Ankle | Cooks has been out with a sprained ankle and ligament injury. The Australian guard has not played yet this season and might end up taking a redshirt. |
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UW-Green Bay Phoenix |
| 12/29 | 8:49pm | Jesse Childs | G | Out | Suspension | Junior-college transfer Jesse Childs was suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules and apparently won't return this season. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Villanova Wildcats |
| 01/21 | 8:09am | Shane Clark | F | Doubtful | Wrist | Clark is doubtful to play Wednesday 1/21 against UConn due to a wrist injury. The senior is one of the first forwards off the bench for the Wildcats averaging 4.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. | | 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 Commonwealth Rams |
| 12/20 | 5:24am | TJ Gwynn | F | Out | Foot | Gwynn will be out 2-6 weeks with a foot injury. The severity of the injury is not yet fully known as Virginia Commonwealth is awaiting the results of an MRI performed earlier this week. Once that information gets back to campus, a more narrow timetable for the forward's return should be announced. Gwynn is averaging 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in roughly 15 minutes per game off the bench this season. |
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| 01/11 | 7:16am | Jamie Skeen | F | Out For Year | Eligibility | Jamie Skeen will not return to Wake Forest University next spring. Skeen was declared ineligible for the fall semester after violating university academic policy last spring. The Charlotte native played in 29 games as a sophomore with six starts, averaging 5.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. He began last season as an undersized starting center for Wake Forest but came off the bench at his natural forward spot after the emergence of Chas McFarland. Skeen was named North Carolina's High School Mr. Basketball in 2005. |
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Washington Huskies |
| 01/02 | 8:23am | Tyreese Breshers | F | Out For Year | Shin | Coach Romar has decided to redshirt Breshers, making him out for the season due a shin injury suffered during pre-season practice. |
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West Virginia Mountaineers |
| 01/09 | 7:29am | Joe Mazzulla | G | Out For Year | Shoulder | Mazzulla is not likely to play again this season with a shoulder injury. He hasn't officially been shut down but it is unlikely that he'll suit up again soon. | | 12/12 | 3:15pm | Jonnie West | G | Out | Foot | Reserve guard West is out indefinitely with a broken bone in his foot. He is averaging 16.1 mpg and 5.5 ppg. |
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Western Michigan Broncos |
| 01/19 | 8:30am | Donald Lawson | C | Out | Heart | Lawson is expected to miss upwards of one month of action and maybe more after being diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat in the middle of January. Lawson complained of illness after practice one day, and luckily Western Michigan's training staff noticed his heartbeat was off. The center averages 6.6 points and 6 rebounds per game when healthy. |
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Wichita State Shockers |
| 01/17 | 7:41am | J.T. Durley | F | Questionable | Knee | Durley is questionable to play Saturday 1/17 against Creighton due to a knee injury. The reserve forward averages 7.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game for the Shockers as their sixth man. | | 01/06 | 8:12pm | Bret Michael | G | Out | Concussion | Michael is out indefinitely with a concussion. He has logged two minutes of playing so far this season. |
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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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Wofford Terriers |
| 01/21 | 10:29pm | Junior Salters | G | Questionable | Back | Salters sat out the last handful of Wofford's games with an apparent back injury. Consider him questionable for Thursday 1/22 vs. Ga.Southern. He leads the team with 17.3 ppg and 17 steals. | | 01/16 | 9:35pm | Corey Godzinski | G | Out | Hand | Godzinski will be out approximately 4 weeks while a broken bone in his hand mends. He has started 12 games this season and averages 25.3 mpg. |
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Wright State Raiders |
| 01/22 | 9:56am | Vaughn Duggins | G | Out For Year | Hand | Duggins has informed the coaching staff at Wright State that he would like to take a medical redshirt and not play for the remainder of the season. Head coach Todd Brownell granted the request. Duggins has missed the past four weeks of action with a broken finger and it was not healing quickly enough for him to make any sort of substantial impact down the stretch this season. |
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Xavier Musketeers |
| 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 |
| 01/07 | 3:20pm | Ben Umbel | G | Out | Shoulder | Umbel has yet to play this season and is still out indefinitely with a shoulder injury. The reserve guard was not expected to play a big role this season. | | 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. |
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