Men's basketball deals with injuries


The CMU men’s basketball program will start the season with significant injuries for the second consecutive season.

Junior guard Amir Rashid will have surgery on his knee today to fix an unspecified injury. Coach Ernie Zeigler said the team fill find out how long he is out once the surgery is complete.

“We’re hoping and praying that’s not as serious and that it’s something he will be able to come back from in a short period of time,” he said. “But it’s all circumstantial right now until the doctors go in and determine the damage.”

The team was already dealing with an injury to sophomore guard Antonio Weary. Weary broke a bone in his left hand and will not return until December.

Freshman center Will McClure also is day-to-day with an unspecified injury. McClure practiced Tuesday for the first time in ten days.

Last season, the team started the season missing three players.

Zeigler said senior guards Jordan Bitzer and Robbie Harman are relied on to take the extra minutes.

“Hopefully, we’ll be able to manage their minutes the best we can as we continue to prepare for the start of the season,” he said.

Departure

Zeigler said freshman forward Sean Day left the program to deal with personal issues.

“He’s got a lot going on as a freshman and I think, for him, it’s just he needed to take some time away ... Right now, I’m just really praying for him that he can have some resolution to the issues that have been bothering him,” he said.

The men’s home opener is noon Saturday in Rose Arena against Princeton.

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