Senior forward Ryan Childress will undergo surgery early next week to repair an injury to his right knee, the University of Tennessee confirmed Thursday.
Childress dislocated his right kneecap during a pickup game, the News Sentinel reported Wednesday, and could miss as much as three months of workouts.
UT’s statement did not predict when Childress could participate in offseason workouts.
The injury is a setback for the 6-foot-9 forward who hoped to regain his sophomore form following a disappointing 2007-08 season.
Childress averaged 2.3 points and 2.4 rebounds as a junior in UT’s SEC regular-season championship season. He did not score in the Vols’ final 20 games and played in only seven of the final 16.
The previous season Childress was one of the most improved players on the squad. He averaged 5.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 15.7 minutes, playing in all 35 games.
He averaged 8.7 points and 5.0 rebounds in three 2007 NCAA tournament games in which he was 6-of-8 from 3-point range.
However, as a junior Childress was only 3-of-17 from 3-point range. He scored 14 points in an early-season game but slid out of the rotation the final two months of the season as freshman Brian Williams improved and sophomore Duke Crews returned from a medical hiatus.
Childress’ projected role in 2008-09 is in flux with the arrival of freshman Philip Jurick and Renaldo Woolridge.
Still, Childress is the only senior on the team and ranks sixth in minutes played among the returnees. When Crews was dismissed from the team by coach Bruce Pearl, the opportunity to gain minutes improved.
UT is still recruiting another power forward. Emmanuel Negedu visited earlier this week and could make an announcement after finishing visits to Memphis and Georgia Tech.
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Comments » 9
jhayes1911 writes:
LMAO!!! I was thinking the same thing! Do these guys not have spell check or an editor!
rusty_shackleford writes:
Hey Kaplan, defend this spelling error! ;-)
FishTacos writes:
Who is Chiklress? The people that are supposed to be editing the paper have a little work to do. How in the hell can you miss that?? Chiklress. Hell if I wanted to read a poorly edited and written newspaper I would go and get a Bristol Herald Courier. Come on KNS don't stoop to the BHC's level (which is nothing more than rough toilet paper). Read what you post!!! Who typed the headline a pre-schooler?? Chiklress??
bobbarbilly writes:
Hope that you heal fast Ryan. Best of luck to you.
ncvol writes:
Sending well wishes your way. Go Vols !
volhoopsfan001 writes:
Chiklress is a teammate of Reynaldo (Renaldo Woolridge). Heck, I think ever Mr. Jurick spells his first name with only one "l" (Philip), and they got that one wrong, too.
Laydbakvol writes:
Looks like Childress to me. You guys are nuts.
Bigger_Al writes:
Hurry back, Chill.
richvol writes:
It's not just this site...the paper itself is obviously not edited by anyone competent. Additionally, navigation on this site is getting worse.
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