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The Core Four – four key updates from Oct 21-24

A note on the scrimmage/exhibition updates included in this post, I’ve not been tweeting many of these scrimmage updates out as “breaking news” because in many cases teams are holding players out as precautions with any sort of minor issue or just resting them altogether. Any more significant issues that are known related to players being held out that may impact the season are noted.

1. Blake Hinson quit the Iowa State team after a meeting with TJ Otzelberger to discuss his role this season, the Ole Miss transfer was part of the Cyclone program last season but did not play for medical reasons, he averaged 10.1 ppg for Ole Miss in ’19-20. This is an Iowa State team not returning much but with a lot of new transfers, so somewhat of a surprise he apparently didn’t earn a stronger role/place in the rotation.
2. LSU‘s Darius Days, Xavier Pinson, Efton Reid and Shareef O’Neal did not scrimmage Saturday, said to be minor injuries (LSU twitter said “minor bumps and bruises), but it is known that O’Neal was recently said to still be working his way back from a stress fracture in his foot last season, when he was limited to ten games
3. Memphis‘ Emoni Bates (deep thigh bruise), Landers Nolley, Chandler Lawson (not yet cleared after transfer) and Johnathan Lawson all sat out the Sunday exhibition, but Alex Lomax and Malcolm Dandridge started after sitting out an October 13 scrimmage.
4. Tre King entered the transfer portal again after being dismissed from the Georgetown team recently due to not meeting conduct expectations which also kept him from being enrolled in classes at the school. King had transferred to the Hoyas after averaging 14.9 ppg for Eastern Kentucky last season.

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from Oct 21-24:

• Alabama – Jahvon Quinerly and Juwan Gary were not dressed for Sunday’s scrimmage due to a violation of team rules (they had participated without issue in a Friday tipoff event), they will be available for the season opener. Alex Tchikou also did not play but was said to be available and will be available to play in the opener.
• Rafael Castro, Providence – freshman forward plans to redshirt this season
• LJ Cryer, Baylor – is fully cleared for the season after recovering from foot surgery, played in a weekend scrimmage
• Kyle Cuffe, Kansas – back to practicing full-go (knee)
• N’Faly Dante, Oregon – still around 4-6 weeks away from return (ACL)
• Zach Freemantle, Xavier – did not scrimmage Friday (foot)
• John Fulkerson, Tennessee – is active this fall after June wrist surgery
• RJ Gunn, Duquesne – Lenoir-Rhyne transfer wing is in a walking boot
• Blake Hinson, Iowa State – quit the team after a meeting with TJ Otzelberger to discuss his role this season, Ole Miss transfer did not play last season for medical reasons
• Austin Hutcherson, Illinois – played in the Saturday scrimmage, is full-go this season (back)
• Tariq Ingraham, Wake Forest – is active this fall after being medically cleared to return in the spring (covid-related), only played two games last season
• Josiah-Jordan James, Tennessee – is active this fall after April wrist surgery
• Javan Johnson, DePaul – Iowa State transfer is expected to be eligible in December – 9.7 ppg
• LSU – Darius Days, Xavier Pinson, Efton Reid and Shareef O’Neal did not scrimmage Saturday, said to be minor injuries, but O’Neal was recently said to still be recovering from a stress fracture in his foot
• Memphis – Emoni Bates (thigh bruise), Landers Nolley, Chandler Lawson (not yet cleared after transfer) and Johnathan Lawson all sat out the Sunday exhibition, Alex Lomax and Malcolm Dandridge started after sitting out an October 13 scrimmage
• Jack Nunge, Xavier – has begun full-contact practice but did not scrimmage Friday (meniscus)
• Bourama Sidibe, Syracuse – did not scrimmage Friday (knee), wait and see but hopeful short term, had previously been said to be fully cleared
• Moulaye Sissoko, Dayton – is active this fall after February knee surgery
• Cole Swider, Syracuse – did not scrimmage Friday (ankle), expected back Tuesday
• Jacob Toppin, Kentucky – did not scrimmage Friday, still recovering (shoulder)

Transfer Updates from Oct 21-22:

• Tre King, Eastern Kentucky/Georgetown – will enter the transfer portal after committing to then being dismissed from Georgetown, 14.9 ppg for EKU last season

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I break down the injury news from this past weekend with notes on each player who may have been dealing with injuries.

A few notes about this list, being on it does not for sure mean a player is “injured”, but rather:

• They may have missed the game due to a known injury (ok, this does mean they are injured), or missed the game for another stated reason
• They may have gone out of the game due to injury and not returned (sometimes with an official announcement from the team)
• They may have left the game but returned, or at least attempted to return (sometimes these guys end up banged up enough to miss future games)
• They may have had a vague twitter mention about possibly being injured or leaving a game, so it’s something on my radar

I’ll continue to post any updates I see during the week, those will be added to daily updates as well as the injury database.

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The Core Four – four key updates from Oct 19-20

1. Georgia F PJ Horne suffered a knee injury in practice and had season-ending surgery. Horne averaged 8.5 ppg last season and was one of only two players (Sahvir Wheeler the other) to start all 26 games. He was also the only player in their top eight in minutes per game last season to be returning this year, so a significant loss in both talent and experience.
2. Kentucky G CJ Fredrick had a surgical procedure on his leg in July and it was shared Wednesday that he has been doing non-contact work since September but has not been cleared for full-contact. Apparently he was going to practice Tuesday but they pushed it back. The Iowa transfer averaged 7.5 ppg last year for the Hawkeyes.
3. LSU G Adam Miller is expected to miss the season with a knee injury, reportedly a torn ACL. The Illinois transfer started all 31 games last season for the Illini, averaging 8.3 ppg, and was listed by many as being one of the top impact transfers of the offseason. With LSU having lost Javonte Smart and Cam Thomas after last season, Miller figured to be a key starter in the backcourt, likely alongside Missouri transfer Xavier Pinson.
4. For St John’s, G Julian Champagnie participated in his first full practice on Monday after a late July wrist surgery, but G Dylan Addae-Wusu has not yet practiced as he recovers from an ankle injury. Champagnie led the team in both points (19.8) and rebounds (7.4) last season, while Addae-Wusu averaged 6.5 ppg playing 20.3 minutes per game.

Announcing transfer destinations were Anthony Mason Jr (Florida International to Lane College).

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from Oct 19-20:

• Dylan Addae-Wusu, St John’s – has not practiced yet, questionable for opener (ankle)
• Marcus Carr, Texas – the Minnesota transfer has received a waiver to be eligible for the fall, began his career at Pitt
• Julian Champagnie, St John’s – had his first full practice Monday (wrist surgery)
• Dylan Disu, Texas – not yet a full practice participant (knee) but still hopeful to start the season
• Mason Faulkner, Louisville – did not scrimmage Friday, still working way to game speed (ankle)
• Allen Flanigan, Auburn – looking at a potential mid-December return (Achilles surgery)
• CJ Fredrick, Kentucky – has not yet been cleared for full contact (leg), has been non-contact since September
• Zach Freemantle, Xavier – is still in a walking boot
• PJ Horne, Georgia – is out for the season after surgery for knee injury in practice
• Puff Johnson, North Carolina – did not scrimmage Friday, still recovering from toe injury from last season
• Walker Kessler, Auburn – has returned to practice full-speed (concussion)
• Adam Miller, LSU – is reportedly expected to miss the season after a knee injury, he appeared to confirm the news on social media
• Brandon Newman, Purdue – was active in the scrimmage last weekend after an ankle issue the end of September
• Malik Williams, Louisville – is back healthy for the fall (ankle)
• Wisconsin – Lorne Bowman (lower body) and Chucky Hepburn (upper body) were both still out of practice Wednesday but are getting close to returning
• Gabe Wiznitzer, Louisville – will be out 4 weeks with a broken hand

Transfer Updates from Oct 19-20:

• Anthony Mason Jr, Florida International – transfers to Lane College – 3.3 ppg

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