NCAA Basketball: Injury Report (Is Miles Bridges close to a return?)

Catch up on the latest injury updates before this weekend’s NCAA basketball games.

We are only a month (and change) into the college basketball season, but we have already seen significant injuries sweep through the nation.

Ben Carter is out for the season for Michigan State, while Gavin Schilling also suffered a knee injury and may not return until late in the year, if at all. Harry Giles still isn’t back for the Duke Blue Devils. Ray Smith tore his ACL for the third time in three years for Arizona. And Cal’s Kameron Rooks remains out with a knee injury, zapping the Bears of some rim protection and aggressiveness on defense.

These are just some of the injuries that have had a massive impact on certain programs across the country.

Obviously, teams, coaches and players want to avoid injuries at all costs. However, it doesn’t always work like that. Some rosters will get ravaged by them, while others will be pristine clean.

Duke was playing with six guys just two weeks ago, but now the Blue Devils have two of their top three freshman back. Meanwhile, Michigan State has three key players who are currently on the sideline. They are relying on multiple youngsters to carry their team.

This is why it’s important to look at the key injuries in college hoops every week. This week, we will continue with five updates.