Tag: college basketball injuries

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Jairus Hamilton (Maryland) had his waiver for eligibility approved as did Mac McClung (Texas Tech) and Umoja Gibson (Oklahoma), while Nahziah Carter (Washington) remains suspended. Washington is also still waiting on waivers for Cole Bajema and Erik Stevenson. In injury news Kentucky’s Keion Brooks will be out another couple weeks with a leg injury.

List of College Basketball Updates, Injuries & Transfers this week:

• Cole Bajema, Washington – still waiting on waiver for eligibility (Michigan)
• Keion Brooks, Kentucky – dealing with leg injury, still out a couple weeks
• Chaundee Brown, Michigan – eligible after transfer from Wake Forest
• Nahziah Carter, Washington – remains suspended from all team activities
• Vince Cole, St John’s – has been out for 3 weeks with a knee injury, hopes to be back in a week
• Christian David, Butler – rehab for knee is on track but will not be ready for the season opener
• Both Gach, Minnesota – team has filed waiver for eligibility
• Umoja Gibson, Oklahoma – eligible after transfer from North Texas
• Brycen Goodine, Providence – eligible after transfer from Syracuse
• Jairus Hamilton, Maryland – eligible after transfer from Boston College
• Isaiah Hill, Fresno State – eligible after transfer from Tulsa
• Patrick Iriel, South Carolina – no longer with the team
• Kimani Lawrence, Arizona State – will return to practice next week (knee)
• Courvoisier McCauley, DePaul – eligible after D2 transfer
• Mac McClung, Texas Tech – eligible after transfer from Georgetown
• DJ Murray, Rider – eligible after transfer from Incarnate Word
• Alex O’Connell, Creighton – still plans to redshirt this season after transfer from Duke
• Addison Patterson – reports he is transferring from Oregon to Nevada
• Zach Scott, McNeese State – eligible after transfer from Florida Gulf Coast
• Sam Sessoms, Penn State – eligible after transfer from Binghamton
• Tyreek Smith, Texas Tech – team announces he is back after dealing with injuries last season
• Erik Stevenson, Washington – still waiting on waiver for eligibility (Wichita State)
• Sam Waardenburg, Miami (FL) – out for season with a left foot injury
• Malik Williams, Louisville – has not been practicing due to an ankle injury but should return to practice within a week or so

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The biggest player injury news this week was Nick Sherod of Richmond being announced out for the season with an ACL tear. Kentucky’s Olivier Sarr and South Alabama’s Michael Flowers were granted immediate eligibility.

In team news Marquette shut down all activities for 14 days for covid-related reasons on October 21, may resume November 4th. Toledo had 6 players test positive for covid as well.

List of College Basketball Updates, Injuries & Transfers this week:

• Riley Abercrombie, Rice – eligible after transfer from Boise State
• Paul Atkinson, Yale – plans to graduate and transfer following the season
• Dahmir Bishop, St Joe’s – eligible after transfer from Xavier
• Keion Brooks, Kentucky – has been limited in practice, thought to be minor
• Harrison Curry, Siena – eligible after transfer from Detroit
• Chris Doherty, Northeastern – eligible after transfer from Notre Dame
• Michael Flowers, South Alabama – eligible after transfer from Western Michigan (and some drama after his initial waiver request was denied)
• Anthony Harris, UNC – a few weeks away from being cleared for contact practice
• Oton Jankovic, Tulane – eligible after transfer from Vanderbilt
• Latrell Jossell, Kansas – has not been practicing due to an ankle injury
• Johnny McCants, New Mexico State – had tonsils out, out around 10 days
• Ben Pyle, San Diego – eligible after transfer from Western Illinois
• Olivier Sarr, Kentucky – eligible after transfer from Wake Forest
• Nick Sherod, Richmond – out for the season with an ACL tear
• Kristian Sjolund, UTEP – eligible after transfer from Georgia Tech
• Jimmy Sotos, Ohio State – waiver for eligibility denied after transfer from Bucknell, team will appeal
• Alex Tchikou, Alabama – will miss the season after Achilles surgery
• Aaron Thompson, Butler – should be full-go in about a week coming off of wrist injury last season
• Jacob Toppin, Kentucky – eligible after transfer from Rhode Island

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Practices begin this Wednesday October 14, so I anticipate getting many more injury updates from teams this week. Waivers for eligibility also continue to get approved. As the volume of updates increase I will discern when to move from doing a weekly post to multiple posts per week. The biggest news so far this week has likely been UCF’s Collin Smith announcing he would opt out of the season.

List of College Basketball Updates, Injuries & Transfers this week:

• Akok Akok, UConn – working out as progressing in Achilles recovery
• Jimmy Bell, St Louis – out another 2-3 weeks with a sore foot
• Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk, Illinois – foot issue flared back up, back in a boot
• Naz Carter, Washington – suspended from all team activities for violating student code of conduct
• Dwayne Cohill, Dayton – ACL tear, out for season
• Courtese Cooper, Southern Utah – eligible after transfer from LSU
• Eric Curry, Minnesota – not yet fully medically cleared but making good progress
• Zack Dawson, South Florida – opts out of season
• Silvio De Sousa, Kansas – opts out of season, leaving the program
• Samba Diallo, Manhattan – eligible after transfer from UMass
• Emmanuel Dowuona, Purdue – has not been practicing due to breathing issues
• LJ Figueroa, Oregon – waiver request still pending after transfer from St John’s
• Umoja Gibson, Oklahoma – waiver request pending after transfer from North Texas
• Brycen Goodine, Providence – waiver request pending after transfer from Syracuse
• Jermaine Hamlin, Illinois – had a hand procedure this summer, hasn’t begun practicing
• Elijah Harkless, Oklahoma – waiver request pending after transfer from Cal State Northridge
• Austin Hutcherson, Illinois – sidelined with back issues
• Kamani Johnson – transfers from Little Rock to Arkansas
• Justin Kier, Georgia – arrested on four traffic violations, team is addressing the issue internally
• Arkel Lamar – transfers from UMBC to Manhattan
• Tyrese Martin, UConn – nicked up in practice, expected to be back in practice next week
• Tyler Morman, Southern Miss – eligible after transfer from Wyoming
• Jack Nunge, Iowa – has been fully medically cleared
• Addison Patterson, Oregon – no longer with the team
• Collin Smith, UCF – opting out of season due to underlying medical concerns
• Tai Strickland, Temple – may be able to return to practice in about a month (shoulder)
• DeShawn Thomas, Coastal Carolina – eligible after transfer from LSU
• Dallas Walton, Colorado – no longer wearing knee brace
• Daivien Williamson, Wake Forest – eligible after transfer from ETSU
• Sidney Wilson, SIU-Edwardsville – eligible after transfer from UConn
• Holland Woods, Arizona State – will play this season rather than redshirt

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As the season gets closer to practices starting next week on October 14 (official date), we are beginning to get more injury updates from teams as well as waivers for eligibility that continue to get approved.

List of College Basketball Updates, Injuries & Transfers this week:

• Bryce Aiken, Seton Hall – limited to non-contact and individual drills right now, expected to be ready by end of November
• Lorne Bowman, Wisconsin – taking personal leave of absence from team
• Darnell Brodie, Drake – eligible after transfer from Seton Hall
• Chaundee Brown, Michigan – school will submit waiver request for the Wake Forest transfer “very soon”
• Caleb Christopher, Arizona State – out 6-8 weeks after thumb surgery
• Christian David, Butler – not yet cleared after knee injury last season
• Luke Frampton, Western Kentucky – eligible after transfer from Davidson
• Anthony Gaines, Northwestern – fully medically cleared after only playing 10 games due to injury last season
• Anthony Harris, North Carolina – knee, has not yet been fully cleared
• Frankie Hughes, San Diego – eligible after transfer from Duquesne
• Andre Jackson, UConn – fully back after minor meniscus surgery this summer
• Kamani Johnson, Little Rock – enters transfer portal (11.0 pts last season)
• Lake Kasubke, Kansas State – foot surgery, walking boot through the end of the month
• Amari Kelly, Duquesne – has been fully cleared for basketball activities
• Kimani Lawrence, Arizona State – dealing with knee issue, hopes to begin practicing in around 3 weeks
• Trey McGowens, Nebraska – eligible after transfer from Pitt
• Sean Miller-Moore, Grand Canyon – eligible after transfer from Oregon State
• Takal Molson, Seton Hall – sidelined by a sprained ankle right now
• Jack Nunge, Iowa – not yet fully cleared but expected to be able to begin practice Oct 14th
• Tyler Polley, UConn – fully cleared for live action after knee injury last year
• Anthony Roberts, St Bonaventure – eligible after transfer from Kent State
• Jacob Toppin, Kentucky – school is awaiting results on waiver for eligibility, had been discussion he might sit year out (which he still might)
• Alexis Yetna, South Florida – so far only cleared for non-contact work after missing all of last season

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As the season gets closer to practices starting on October 14 (official date), we are beginning to get more injury updates from teams as well as waivers for eligibility that continue to get approved.

List of College Basketball Updates, Injuries & Transfers this week:

• Ryan Boyce, Georgia State – eligible after transfer from Memphis
• Flynn Cameron, UC Riverside – eligible after transfer from DePaul
• Javian Davis, Mississippi State – eligible after transfer from Alabama
• Jacobi Gordon, Louisiana – still waiting on waiver ruling after transfer from Cal
• Quincy Guerrier, Syracuse – recovering well from June groin surgery
• Musa Jallow, Ohio State – not medically cleared yet, ankle
• Kobe Julien, Louisiana – expected to be officially cleared Oct. 6th after missing most of last year with knee surgery (12.8 pts)
• Hayden Koval, UNC-Greensboro – eligible after transfer from Central Arkansas
• Zane Martin, Towson – eligible after transfer from New Mexico
• Caleb McConnell, Rutgers – taking a medical redshirt due to a back injury
• Miles Thomas, Tennessee-Martin – enters transfer portal (7.1 pts)
• Seth Towns, Ohio State – likely not ready to play games by late November

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As the season gets closer to practices starting we are beginning to get injury updates from teams. Robby Carmody (Notre Dame) will be out for the start of the season, we also got updates on 5 different Texas players who dealt with injuries last season.

List of College Basketball Updates, Injuries & Transfers this week:

• Robby Carmody, Notre Dame – broken kneecap, will have surgery – out until December
• Devonaire Doutrive, Boise State – waiver for fall eligibility denied, will be eligible in winter
• Jase Febres, Texas – knee, still a few weeks away
• Patrick Good, ETSU – will opt out of season for personal/family reasons
• Andrew Jones, Texas – hip, could be cleared next week
• Duncan LeXander, Charleston Southern – enters transfer portal
• Gerald Liddell, Texas – back, has been cleared
• Asbjorn Midtgaard, Grand Canyon – eligible after transfer from Wichita State
• Austin Mueller, Wyoming – no longer playing basketball, at least in part due to injuries
• Ugo Obasi, Virginia – out for season with injury
• Koreem Ozier, Louisiana Monroe – eligible after transfer from Sacred Heart
• Aaryn Rai, Dartmouth – enters transfer portal as a grad transfer
• Cooper Robb, Eastern Kentucky – eligible after transfer from Charlotte
• Olivier Sarr, Kentucky – reports that the Wake Forest transfer has had his NCAA waiver approved, but still waiting on a separate SEC waiver
• Nike Sibande, Pitt – waiver for eligibility denied after transfer from Miami (OH), team will appeal
• Jericho Sims, Texas – back, has been cleared
• AJ Taylor, NC State – enters transfer portal
• Donovan Williams, Texas – knee, still a few weeks away

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Most of the news this week again centered around waivers for eligibility being granted, with Jamarius Burton (Texas Tech) and Tyrese Martin (UConn) being some of the highlights.

On Friday came the news that Iowa State’s Blake Hinson will miss the season due to an ongoing medical condition.

List of College Basketball Transfers, Updates & Injuries this week:

• Andre Adams, Boston College – reports of a season-ending injury for the grad transfer from Southern Utah
• Jamal Bieniemy, UTEP – eligible after transfer from Oklahoma
• James Bishop, George Washington – eligible after transfer from LSU
• Jamarius Burton, Texas Tech – eligible after transfer from Wichita State
• Je’Lani Clark, Nevada – not enrolled in school and has been removed from the roster
• Noah Fernandes, UMass – eligible after transfer from Wichita State
• Juwan Gary, Alabama – not yet returned to action (knee)
• Raymond Hawkins, Long Beach State – eligible after transfer from Alabama
• Blake Hinson, Iowa State – will miss the season with an ongoing medical condition (transfer from Ole Miss)
• Tyrese Martin, UConn – eligible after transfer from Rhode Island
• Mike Peake, Austin Peay – eligible after transfer from Georgia
• James Rojas, Alabama – no longer limited (knee)

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The early news this week was South Alabama’s Michael Flowers going public with his frustration that Western Michigan (where he transferred from & averaged 16.9 points last season) wasn’t cooperating and he had been denied an eligibility waiver.

Some transfer eligibility waivers were granted on Thursday, which also saw the news of Western Kentucky’s Charles Bassey returning from injury to full-contact drills with the team.

Also the bizarre news this week that Buffalo’s Malik Zachery was charged with assault in relation to the stabbing of Canisius’ Scott Hitchon, which somehow resulted from a pickup basketball game.

List of College Basketball Transfers, Updates & Injuries this week:

• Charles Bassey, Western Kentucky – fully cleared, participates in full-contact drills
• Reggie Chaney, Houston – eligible after transfer from Arkansas
• Danilo Djuricic, Harvard – enters transfer portal as grad transfer
• Michael Flowers, South Alabama – says eligibility waiver has been denied after transfer from Western Michigan
• Jervay Green, Pacific – eligible after transfer from Nebraska
• Scott Hitchon, Canisius – identified as player stabbed by Buffalo’s Malik Zachery, has been released from hospital
• Austin Hutcherson, Illinois – resumes workouts after back issues this summer
• Zach Kent, Delaware State – eligible after transfer from Tennessee
• Makur Maker, Howard – top recruit is reported to be eligible to play this season
• Grant Sherfield, Nevada – eligible after transfer from Wichita State
• Nike Sibande, Pitt – waiting on eligibility waiver after transfer from Miami (OH)
• Levi Stockard, VCU – eligible after transfer from Kansas State
• Malik Zachery, Buffalo – suspended indefinitely after being charged with assault in connection with the stabbing of a Canisius basketball player, Scott Hitchon

The news this week again centered around transfers being granted immediate eligibility to play this season, with Liam Robbins at Minnesota and Tyler Harris being eligible at Iowa State some of the biggest news from early in the week.

Brandon Williams also announced that he would be leaving Arizona to pursue professional opportunities.

List of College Basketball Transfers, Updates & Injuries this week:

• James Akinjo, Arizona – eligible after transfer from Georgetown
• Jamarius Burton, Texas Tech – waiver request in process
• Courtese Cooper, formerly of LSU, commits to transfer to Southern Utah after first committing to FIU
• Eric Curry, Minnesota – recovering from knee surgery, hopeful for start of season
• Jason Douglas-Stanley, Manhattan – eligible after transfer from George Mason
• Tykei Greene, Stony Brook – eligible after transfer from Manhattan
• Tyler Harris, Iowa State – eligible after transfer from Memphis
• Carlos “Scooby” Johnson, Butler – torn ACL, out season
• Mac McClung, Texas Tech – waiver request in process
• Nathan Mensah, San Diego State – expected to be cleared and ready for start of practice
• Julian Rishwain, San Francisco – eligible after transfer from Boston College
• Liam Robbins, Minnesota – eligible after transfer from Drake
• Klay Stall, Utah State – ruled medically ineligible to compete, career likely over
• Tai Strickland, Temple – had shoulder surgery, not expected to miss entire season
• Donnie Tillman, New Mexico State – eligible after transfer from UNLV
• Brandon Williams, Arizona – leaving school to pursue professional opportunities

The news this week again mostly centers around transfers being granted immediate eligibility to play this season, with Memphis’ Landers Nolley perhaps the biggest name to get a waiver.

List of College Basketball Transfers, Updates & Injuries this week:

• Charles Bassey, Western Kentucky – knee expected to be fully cleared for the start of practice
• Tyron Brewer, ETSU – eligible after transfer from SE Louisiana
• Colin Castleton, Florida – eligible after transfer from Michigan
• David DeJulius, Cincinnati – eligible after transfer from Michigan
• Jalen Hawkins, transferring from Robert Morris to Norfolk State
• Nigel Hawkins, Stephen F. Austin – eligible after transfer from UTEP
• Rey Idowu, Tulsa – eligible after transfer from Illinois State
• Trey Jemison, UAB – eligible after transfer from Clemson
• Isaiah Jones, transfers from Southern Miss/New Orleans to Mississippi Valley State
• Chris Knight, Dartmouth – will miss season with Achilles injury, also will explore a grad transfer
• Adam Kunkel, Xavier – will redshirt after transfer from Belmont
• Malik Martin, Rhode Island – eligible after transfer from Charlotte
• Zane Martin – transferring from New Mexico to Towson, where he began his college career
• Franco Miller, Florida Gulf Coast – eligible after transfer from Ole Miss
• Landers Nolley, Memphis – eligible after transfer from Virginia Tech
• Jaylen Sebree, Morehead State – eligible after transfer from FAU
• Justice Sueing, Ohio State – foot fully cleared for fall
• Wynston Tabbs, Boston College – knee expected to be fully cleared for start of practice
• Austin Trice, Old Dominion – eligible after transfer from Portland State, played at Kansas St in 2018-19
• De’Torrion Ware, transfers from Jacksonville St to Morgan St
• Howard Washington, transfers from Syracuse to South Alabama
• Gabe Watson, Tulane – eligible after transfer from Southern Miss
• Elijah Weaver, Dayton – will redshirt after transfer from USC
• Isaiah Wilkins, Wake Forest – eligible after transfer from Virginia Tech
• Bryce Williams, Oklahoma State – eligible after transfer from Ole Miss
• Jalen Wilson, Kansas – ankle fully cleared for fall