Kansas basketball's Melvin Council Jr. breaks right foot in practice
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LAWRENCE — Kansas basketball will be without veteran guard Melvin Council Jr. for some time, due to injury, according to an announcement Monday by the team.
Council, a senior, broke his right foot during practice Monday. While Council is expected to make a full recovery, and will undergo surgery in the near future, the hope is that Council returns around the start of Big 12 Conference play. No. 14 KU’s Big 12 opener is set for Jan. 2 at home against West Virginia.
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“Melvin broke the fifth metatarsal in his foot during Monday’s practice and will have surgery in the next couple of days,” Kansas coach Bill Self said in a statement. “We expect a full recovery and we’re hopeful he will return around the start of the conference season.”
In the immediate future, KU (2-0) has a Champions Classic matchup Tuesday in Chicago against Kentucky. This comes ahead of the Players Era event later this month in Las Vegas. There are a number of challenging matchups facing the Jayhawks in the weeks ahead, before the Big 12 slate begins in early January, which means Self and company will need a number of players to step up.
Council has started each of Kansas’ first two games this season, wins at home against Fordham and Middle Tennessee, after being a regular starter last season who became the Big 12's newcomer of the year. Although his average of eight points, five assists and 3.5 rebounds per game might not jump off of the stat sheet, he and his fellow starters haven’t had to play significant minutes yet — as both of the contests so far have been blowouts. Look for freshman guard Taylen Kinney’s role, especially, to grow in Council’s absence.
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He was the 2022 National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas. Contact him at [email protected] or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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