LeVert Out For Season With Foot Injury
Caris LeVert came up limping following the final play against Northwestern last night and was seen on crutches after the game. Today, Michigan confirmed our worst fears—LeVert will miss the remainder of the season with a foot injury:
Junior guard Caris LeVert of the University of Michigan men's basketball team injured his left foot during Saturday's (Jan. 17) game vs. Northwestern and is scheduled to have surgery this week. He will miss the remainder of the season following a 12-week recovery and rehabilitation period. LeVert had surgery on the same foot this past May.
"Caris has been working so hard this season, and for this to happen is very unfortunate," said U-M head coach John Beilein. "If we know anything about Caris, he will do everything it takes to not only get better but to help his teammates during this time. He is a tremendous young man who I will really miss coaching the remainder of the season. However, I am optimistic he will have a complete recovery."
"While this is obviously not what I wanted, I know this team will come together and be stronger because of it," said LeVert. "Now more than ever, it is important for all of us support this team. For me, I am familiar with the recovery process and what work lies ahead for me. I am very confident that I will return 100 percent and have already begun work to ensure that happens."
This is obviously a huge blow to Michigan's hopes of making even the NIT. LeVert leads the team in minutes, points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks; with Derrick Walton limited by injury, LeVert has often been the only Wolverine capable of creating his own shot. Freshmen Aubrey Dawkins and Kameron Chatman should see a major uptick in minutes with LeVert sidelined.
If this is the end of LeVert's Michigan career—despite a disappointing season, he's still been projected in the first round of the NBA draft by many experts—it's certainly been a good one. Here's hoping for a speedy and full recovery.
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January 18th, 2015 at 3:15 PM ^
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January 18th, 2015 at 3:15 PM ^
Definately sucky...
January 18th, 2015 at 3:15 PM ^
January 18th, 2015 at 4:02 PM ^
we beat Syracuse and are currently over .500 in big ten play. Did you not see a season prior to 5 years ago?
January 18th, 2015 at 3:15 PM ^
January 18th, 2015 at 3:16 PM ^
Oh for fuck's sake
January 18th, 2015 at 3:17 PM ^
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January 18th, 2015 at 3:29 PM ^
January 18th, 2015 at 3:18 PM ^
and the team and us. Major bummer.
January 18th, 2015 at 3:18 PM ^
the maize and blue again, if he chooses to go pro. regardless, wish quick, complete recovery.
January 18th, 2015 at 3:18 PM ^
... But more concerned for the man himself. I hope he has a full recovery (and selfishly) knocks it out of the park for us next year.
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January 18th, 2015 at 3:19 PM ^
Well fuck.
January 18th, 2015 at 3:19 PM ^
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January 18th, 2015 at 3:21 PM ^
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January 18th, 2015 at 3:21 PM ^
First Mitch, now Caris. What the hell did we do to piss off the gods?
January 18th, 2015 at 3:21 PM ^
How bad is it that he injured the same foot? Could this end up being a chronic injury?
January 18th, 2015 at 4:29 PM ^
It was reported last year that Caris had surgery to repair a stress fracture in his foot. I'm only guessing, from the report, that this is a similar injury.
I would post a link in here, but I may not have enough points to post links. Sorry.
Google search for Stress Fractures of the Foot and Ankle. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) provides a nice overview.
January 18th, 2015 at 5:27 PM ^
also, tho, you could just cut & paste a link in...
January 18th, 2015 at 5:48 PM ^
cool name btw.
January 21st, 2015 at 1:16 PM ^
nice avatar pic y'self...
January 18th, 2015 at 9:00 PM ^
finally reaching the point where he couldn't continue.
Caris was on the floor at the end of the game, and took Michigan's final shot with 17 seconds left.
January 18th, 2015 at 5:23 PM ^
"gerbil"?
January 18th, 2015 at 3:27 PM ^
FUUUUU....
Well.. I guess it's been echoed here already...
but....FUCCCCCCCCCCK
January 18th, 2015 at 3:27 PM ^
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January 18th, 2015 at 5:25 PM ^
a double post. 'pologies!
January 18th, 2015 at 3:28 PM ^
We have to go with Walton and Spike in the backcourt.
PG: Spike - 30 / Walton - 10
SG: Walton - 25 / MAAR - 10
SF: Irvin - 30 / Dawkins - 10
PF: Donnal - 15 / Chatman - 10 / Wilson - 10 / Irvin - 5
C: Doyle - 25 / Max B - 15
....also who are we losing?
Max B and we have a scholarship available, right? So we can bring in 2 guys assuming LeVert comes back?
January 18th, 2015 at 3:34 PM ^
January 18th, 2015 at 4:09 PM ^
That's not a lot. That's just as much as Max B.
Chatman has been AWFUL.
January 18th, 2015 at 3:34 PM ^
ain't coming back.
January 18th, 2015 at 4:11 PM ^
He's now at the end of the 1st round (per draft experts) and that was pre-injury.
January 18th, 2015 at 4:26 PM ^
but he was projected first team all big ten. he led the team in pts, reb and assists. plays solid D. there is no reason for him to stay. some team in the nba will jump on him in the first round for sure.
January 18th, 2015 at 5:10 PM ^
Especially after this.
January 18th, 2015 at 9:03 PM ^
and that revelation might increase his stock, explaining why he wasn't lottery-dominant this year.
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January 18th, 2015 at 3:48 PM ^
January 18th, 2015 at 3:55 PM ^
We have 2.
January 18th, 2015 at 3:32 PM ^
over/under likely 3 wins the rest of the way now. this really sucks. hopefully, he heals 100%.
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