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With Chansey Willis Jr. Out for Season, What Does Gophers Rotation Look Like Now?
Chansey Willis Jr. will miss the season after surgery on a broken foot he re-injured in November, forcing Minnesota to rely heavily on other guards, coach said.
- Coach Niko Medved announced Tuesday that Gophers starting point guard Chansey Willis Jr. will have season-ending surgery to repair a broken foot and is ruled out for the season.
- During nonconference play, Willis first hurt his foot on Friday and re-broke it early in the Thanksgiving Stanford game, playing four minutes.
- A history of a prior fracture — with a screw inserted — is not supported by the source, so only Willis's recent injury and roster impact are included.
- Without Willis, Minnesota will lean on starting guard Isaac Asuma, Langston Reynolds and true freshman reserve Kai Shinholster in a seven-man rotation including freshman Grayson Grove.
- Medved said Willis may seek a medical redshirt and aims to be cleared for practice in spring, with Tuesday’s announcement coming before Minnesota’s Big Ten opener against Indiana at Williams Arena at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Gophers point guard Chansey Willis Jr. ruled out for the season
The Gophers men’s basketball team was picked to finish near the bottom of the Big Ten this season, and that preseason prediction didn’t factor in Minnesota’s starting point guard being lost before the conference opener. Chansey Willis Jr. will have season-ending surgery to repair a broken foot, head coach Niko Medved said Tuesday, with No. 22 Indiana coming to Williams Arena on Wednesday. “Tough blow of the young man, Medved said. “… Obviously, …
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