Johntavious Rucker to Miss 2008-09 Season with Injury
9/29/2008 4:04:00 AM | Men's Basketball
STATESBORO, Ga. --- Georgia Southern head men's basketball coach Jeff Price has announced that sophomore guard Johntavious Rucker will miss the 2008-09 season with an ACL injury.
The Decatur, Ga. native underwent surgery Monday in Statesboro. Rehabilitation will take approximately 6-12 months.
“It's a blow to our team but more than anything I feel bad for Johntavious,” said Price. “I felt like he was making strides and worked extremely hard in the offseason and was looking forward to having a good year.”
Rucker missed all but five games in 2006-07 with an elbow injury, sat out the remainder and was redshirted.
Last season he returned to play in 22 games and averaged 2.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per outing.
The Decatur, Ga. native underwent surgery Monday in Statesboro. Rehabilitation will take approximately 6-12 months.
“It's a blow to our team but more than anything I feel bad for Johntavious,” said Price. “I felt like he was making strides and worked extremely hard in the offseason and was looking forward to having a good year.”
Rucker missed all but five games in 2006-07 with an elbow injury, sat out the remainder and was redshirted.
Last season he returned to play in 22 games and averaged 2.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per outing.
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