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

Dec 6, 2016; East Lansing, MI, USA; (Left to right) Michigan State Spartans guard Miles Bridges (not dressed) guard Cassius Winston (5) and guard Kyle Ahrens (0) celebrate from the bench during the second half against the Youngstown State Penguins at Jack Breslin Student Events Center. Spartans win 77-57. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dec 2, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Illinois-Chicago Flames forward Dikembe Dixson (10) controls the ball as DePaul Blue Demons guard Eli Cain (11) defends during the first half at UIC Pavilion. DePaul won 82-55. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports /

Dikembe Dixson tears ACL, done for year

UIC receives very little national attention due to their status in the Horizon League — they are 5-5. However, they do have a star player who won the Horizon League Freshman of the Year honors last season and was one of the leading scorers in the nation until playing just six minutes in the Flames’ last game.

The sophomore forward, Dikembe Dixson, will miss the remainder of the 2016-17 season though. The 6’7″, 200 pound “big man” has a torn ACL and will be eligible to pursue a medical redshirt, according to College Basketball Talk.

From CBT:

"“We’re all disappointed that Dikembe’s season has come to an end,” UIC coach Steve McClain said in a statement. “After he put together one of the best freshman seasons in the history of our program and the Horizon League a year ago, he dedicated himself to improve every single day. He was having another great year as one of the top scorers in the NCAA and a fantastic leader in our program.” “I have no doubt that his positive attitude and the relentless support we will give him will help Dikembe come back stronger than ever next season,” said McClain."

Dixson was averaging 20.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.5 steals in 29.3 minutes per game. He was also shooting 48 percent from the field, 37 percent from three and 79 percent from the free throw stripe.

If UIC had any chance of earning the Horizon League’s at-large bid (and it was a true long shot with Valpo and Oakland in the conference), they needed Dixson to be a star. Now, he won’t even play, which could result in UIC being the worst team in the league.

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