Leuer out indefinitely with fractured wrist
by Adam Hoge on Jan 11, 2010 10:24 AM CST
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Wisconsin junior forward Jon Leuer injured his left wrist in Saturday’s game vs. Purdue, the UW Sports Medicine Staff announced Monday. Leuer was injured early in the first half of the Badgers’ game as he tried to brace himself during a fall.
An x-ray following the game revealed a fracture of a bone in his wrist and he is scheduled to have surgery on Tuesday. No timetable has been set for his return.
"Obviously, I’m disappointed by the injury, but I plan on being as big a part of this team as ever," Leuer said. "I will continue to be at all the practices and conditioning sessions and support the team as best I can. I’m confident my teammates can continue the great season we’ve begun and I look forward to rejoining the team."
Leuer has started all 16 games for UW this season and was the Badgers’ second-leading scorer at the time of the injury, averaging 15.4 points per game. He also leads the team with 6.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. Leuer scored four points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds in Saturday’s win over Purdue.
Bo Ryan is set to talk to the media between 12:30 and 1 p.m. this afternoon. We'll keep you posted with any further details.
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The good news...
The good news is that he injured his non-shooting wrist. But it’s tough to tell how far the surgery will set him back.
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by Adam Hoge on Jan 11, 2010 11:17 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Not cool.
Injuries like this are hard to set a timetable. The good thing is it will give other players a chance to get more playing time, the bad news is it will give other players a chance to get more playing time—it all depends on if the reserves can step up and play an entire game, because up until now they have only had to play a few solid minutes. However, the team has been able to play well when Leurer has been in foul trouble/not been able to play significant minutes this year—lets hope it keeps up, and Jon can recover quickly!
Sorry to hear this, guys.
I know this rumor has been floating around since right after the Purdue game, but it looks like it’s finally confirmed. Impressive that he played the rest of the game with it, even if it is his non-shooting wrist.
At least you proved on Saturday that you can win without big contributions from him…right?
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