A body blow to the University of Minnesota basketball program. Gophers forward Trevor Mbakwe tore his ACL in Sunday night's loss to Dayton, and will miss the remainder of the season.
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The Gophers' basketball season may have come to a crashing halt Monday when the University announced Trevor Mbakwe will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. Tubby Smith is now facing the challenge of replacing his best player.
Gophers forward Trevor Mbakwe tells SiriusXM that he started jogging and jumping this week for the first time since blowing out his knee five months ago. As long as there are no setbacks, Mbakwe thinks he'll "be fine by the time the season gets here."
The Golden Gophers' undefeated streak is over as Minnesota loses to Dayton in the Old Spice Classic final. Worse news: Forward Trevor Mbakwe suffered a knee injury and had to be carried off the court.
Gopher basketball senior Trevor Mbakwe successfully completed surgery for a torn ACL Friday, coach Tubby Smith said. Mbakwe was leading the Gophers in scoring when he went down with the injury in late November. Mbakwe is not expected to return to the Gopher’s lineup this year.
The NCAA granted Gophers' forward Trevor Mbakwe a sixth year of eligibility on Friday, but Mbakwe hasn't decided if he'll return to the Gophers or enter the NBA draft. Mbakwe says "there's still possibility" that he'll enter the draft, but he also wants to help the Gophers get to the NCAA tournament.
Gophers forward Trevor Mbakwe can return to the Gophers for sixth year of NCAA hoops if he wants, and Tubby Smith thinks Mbakwe "wants to be here." The team sent a letter to the NCAA requesting an extra scholarship for Mbakwe next season.
Tubby Smith might make some big changes to the starting lineup now that Trevor Mbakwe is out for the season with a torn ACL. During his weekly radio show, Smith said Rodney Williams could start at power foward, where he'll be expected to be more of a rebounding presence.
Gophers basketball star Trevor Mbakwe returned to the court on Wednesday to go through individual workouts with some of the team's coaches and a few of his teammates. Head coach Tubby Smith said Mbakwe is "looking good" as he continues working his way back from a torn ACL.